Back in the day, filmmakers used miniature models, paintings, masks and creative tricks with smart photography to achieve impossible looking movie effects. Today, film industry has nearly perfected the art and application of computer-generated imagery (CGI) in movies.
We all know that visual effects (VFX) is widely used in today’s movies, but you’ll be surprised to see just how extensively they’re used to create movie magic!
Here are just a few comparisons between the before-and-after VFX shots that clearly tells you what the cameras filmed and what you saw in the theater…
300 — Rise of an Empire
The Avengers
Life of Pi
The Wolf Of Wall Street
Godzilla
300 — Rise of an Empire
Maleficent
King Arthur
The Life of Pi
Boardwalk Empire
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Godzilla
RoboCop
Elysium
Deadly Honeymoon
The Wolverine
Brick Mansions
A Good Day to Die Hard
Prometheus
The Avengers
300 — Rise of an Empire
Oz, the Great and Powerful
Ender’s Game
Man of Tai Chi
300 — Rise of an Empire
King Arthur
The Avengers
Tron: Legacy
The Prey
300 — Rise of an Empire
The Homesman
RoboCop
Elysium
The Wolverine
The Monuments Men
Ender’s Game
300 — Rise of an Empire
The Chronicles of Narnia
Maleficent
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