On-screen, everything looks picture perfect. From close-up shots to elaborate fight scenes, it seems there’s no room for error in our all-time favorite movies. And although it’s true, that doesn’t mean it’s a given.
In fact, many A-list filmmakers have been putting all their best effort, ingenuity, and talent into coming up with something as good as the iconic rooftop scene from The Matrix.
So this time, Bored Panda has compiled a list of the most incredible behind-the-scenes photographs that reveal all the big and small cinematographic tricks. Get your popcorn ready, we’re about to find out how on earth do they do this!
#1 The Phantom Menace (1999)
Model maker Michael Lynch created this miniature set for Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. To fill the stands, 450,000 Q-tips were cut, painted and inserted into a mesh. By blowing fans from underneath the model stands, the Q-tips appeared as a live crowd moving around in their seats
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#2 Guardians Of The Galaxy (2014)
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#3 Jurassic World (2015)
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#4 Forrest Gump (1994)
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#5 Exterior Of The Sewer Set In It
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#6 Star Wars
Grant Imahara (RIP) and Tory Belleci from Mythbusters working on Trade Federation battleship from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
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#7 E.T The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
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#8 The Godfather (1972)
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#9 Back To The Future Part III (1990)
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#10 Pulp Fiction (1994)
What was inside the glowing briefcase in pulp fiction
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#11 The Hunt For Red October (1990)
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#12 The Call Of The Wild (2020)
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#13 Star Wars: BB-8
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#14 Baby Driver (2017)
How the car was driven in Baby Driver when the actors were busy acting inside
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#15 Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
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#16 Shutter Island (2010)
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#17 Life Of Pi (2015)
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#18 Avengers Endgame (2019)
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#19 Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Spider-Man, War Machine, and Hulk behind the scenes Avengers: Endgame
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#20 The Invisible Man (2020)
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#21 Titanic (1997)
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#22 Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
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#23 Knives Out (2019)
In Knives Out, Matt Mania (Key Grip) cleverly sculpted mattes to reshape the lighting equipment into scenery you’d realistically expect to see reflected in the glasses.
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#24 Men In Black (1997)
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#25 I Am Legend (2007)
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#26 Avengers : Infinity War (2018)
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#27 Space Jam (1996)
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#28 Mulan
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#29 The Matrix
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#30 Harry Potter
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