Practical effects

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While working on a feature film called The Grind, filmmaker Vashi Nedomansky had to come up with a way to shoot a flashback scene, complete with Humvee,

“Kamino under construction. #StarWars #SpotlightOfTheWeek #BehindTheScenes #BTS”

Wait—the podracing arena from THE PHANTOM MENACE was a miniature? Filled with thousands of Q-tips, and characters like Prince Xizor and Chewbacca?

More miniatures were created for any one of the Star Wars prequels than the entire original trilogy combined. LEts look at Star Wars Prequels Miniatures.

I seriously had no idea how many practical effects and miniature models were used in the development of the Star Wars prequel trilogy. A lot of people have made complaints over the years that there were not enough practical effects used in the making of the film, when in reality there were a ton

This is Dimitri Kaliviotis model.

Photographer John Dykstra says he believes in the power of perspective. His surreal photo style is created entirely with practical effects and simple

A tweet by Universal Studios comparing CGI standards against the practical effects of 1982 horror The Thing didn't go as planned.