Hollywood Movie Magic Revealed In 30 Behind-The-Scenes Photos

We all love big-budget Hollywood movies but in case you’ve ever wondered how they pulled off those CGI-heavy or practical effects-filled scenes, here’s your chance to find out.

The photos we’ve compiled below will show you what some of our favorite films looked like before we saw them on the silver screen. Most of them are actually impressive but take note, some are surprisingly pretty hilarious!

Feel free to scroll down below to see what we mean:

#1. The Phantom Menace (1999)

That crowd scene from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace? The people are actually made of 450,000 colorful Q-tips!

#2. Guardians Of The Galaxy (2014)

Dave Bautista as Drax during a scene with Sean Gunn, brother of director James Gunn, as the live stand-in of Rocket Raccoon. Bradley Cooper provided the voice for the character.

#3. Jurassic World (2015)

#4. Forrest Gump (1994)

ILM digitally-removed actor Gary Sinise’s legs for Forrest Gump. Stephen Rosenbaum, who worked on the movie’s special effects, said:

“To take off his legs, it was all about background replacement and then tracking in 3D knee caps with bandage. It was pretty straightforward by today’s standards but it certainly shocked a lot of people, including Gary, actually.”

#5. Star Wars

#6. E.T The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

#7. Exterior Of The Sewer Set In IT

#8. Back To The Future Part III (1990)

#9. The Godfather (1972)

#10. Pulp Fiction (1994)

So this is what was inside the glowing briefcase in the movie!

#11. The Hunt For Red October (1990)

#12. The Call Of The Wild (2020)

Sometimes we couldn’t help but wonder how these actors kept a straight-face while filming scenes like this.

#13. Star Wars: BB-8

Rey (Daisy Ridley) and BB-8 in the deserts of Jakku.

#14. Baby Driver (2017)

This was basically how they filmed the driving scenes in the movie.

#15. Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Josh Brolin (Thanos) and Zoe Saldana(Gamora) sharing a light moment on the set of Infinity War.

#16. Life Of Pi (2015)

#17. Shutter Island (2010)

#18. Avengers Endgame (2019)

Yes, Chris Hemsworth (Thor) was wearing a fat suit. “Being able to do this new version of Thor, it’s hugely liberating and fun,” the actor said in an interview.

#19. Avengers: Endgame (2019)

#20. The Invisible Man (2020)

#21. Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

#22. Titanic (1997)

#23. Knives Out (2019)

#24. Men In Black (1997)

#25. I Am Legend (2007)

#26. Avengers : Infinity War (2018)

#27. Mulan

#28. Space Jam (1996)

Michael Jordan and a performer standing in for Bugs Bunny.

#29. The Matrix

#30. Harry Potter