36 Low-Tech Tricks Hollywood Uses

As you may have noticed, we love to dissect movies here at Cracked.
36 Low-Tech Tricks Hollywood Uses

As you may have noticed, we love to dissect movie effects here at Cracked. That's why we asked our readers to show us the shockingly simple tactics behind executing some of the most visually complex scenes in film history.

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36 Low-Tech Tricks Hollywood Uses
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36 Low-Tech Tricks Hollywood Uses
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The waterfalls surrounding the city of Theed in Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace were created by pouring salt down a velvet screen. They used
Question: How do you get actors in a car to look like they're really in a moving car? Answer: Use a process trailer. AFEIS The trailer rides low, so
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In the 1950 film Orpheus by Jean Cocteau, Orpheus has to travel between our world and the Underworld through a magic mirror. The film shows Orpheus st
In order to keep production budgets reasonable, many TV shows will plan for episodes that have only the main characters, using only a few regular sets
Ever notice that dreamy cloud-like aura that happens at certain moments in movies? The secret is... Vaseline. Camera operators smear it on the lens to
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Save the Cat Shortly after introduction, the main character does a good, selfless deed, So the audience will know that despite questionable actions,
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