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a man kneeling down in the sand next to a toy truck and camera set up

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,

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this is an aerial view of some buildings and structures in the desert with sand surrounding them

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.

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an image of a creature that appears to be being attacked by two people in the dark

history For more than half a century, the Jim Henson name has been synonymous with the creation of expressive and enduring characters. Innovation has been a hallmark ever since a teenage Jim Henson made the pioneering leap from the traditional hard materials of theater puppetry to the flexibility of fabric and foam, transforming the art…

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there is an image of a boat being built in the middle of a movie set

You may think that most movies use computer imaging in order to add in their effects. Well, in many cases that would be true, but there are a bunch of other ways to make these things happen like practical effects and motion capture. Back in the day, practical effects were pretty much the norm and many of the movies on this list use such effects. You wouldn't normally get to see them, but if you keep reading you just might be able to understand how these effects come to be.

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two pictures of people in front of a cave and behind them is a cameraman

As regular readers will know (from my previous miniatures post here, as well as other behind-the-scenes film posts which can be found here, here (about Return of the Jedi), here, here and here), I am fascinated by movie miniatures and how they can trick the viewer into completely believing the world the film-maker presents to them. When I wrote my first miniatures post, I didn't want to talk about the ILM work on "Star Wars" as it's been so well documented in the past (though I couldn't…

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Creating Blast Effects in Toy Photography! Toy photographer Johnny Wu stops by Adam Savages studio to demonstrate another of his practical effects for miniature photos. This time he shows how he uses sparklers to create fiery action behind his subjects evoking battle scenes to dramatic effect! Please note: Sparklers and fireworks are inherently dangerous and we do not recommend attempting this at home. Flour is also extremely flammable! Find more of Johnny's work at…

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