Here we have collected 20 stunning movie shots that show how special effects transform move shots. Since the 1990s, computer-generated imagery (CGI) has come to the forefront of special effects technologies. It gives filmmakers greater control and allows many effects to be accomplished more safely and convincingly and—as technology improves—at lower costs. As a result, many optical and mechanical effects techniques have been superseded by CGI.
In the below collection, you can find some amazing shots from our favorite movies. You can check differences before and after the special effects.
Scroll below and inspire yourself. All photos are linked and lead to the sources from which they were taken. Please feel free to explore further works of these photographers on their collections or their personal sites.
#1 Look at how realistic the hobbit’s scenery looks in the movie
Image Source: The Hobbit / Warner Bros. Pictures
#2 What do u think it would feel like to pet this massive eagle in your hands in real life?
Image Source: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them / Warner Bros. Pictures
#3 Why couldn’t they have at least used the real flag for it though?
Image Source: The Hunger Games / Lionsgate Films
#4 They made the animation look contemporary and expensive-looking when in real life the character was just laying on a lame-looking blue screen
Image Source: Tron: Legacy / Walt Disney Pictures
#5 Of course they couldn’t have put actual sparks so close to the actor’s hands. This is so creative.
Image Source: Doctor Strange / Walt Disney Studios
#6 Wait, what?! Iron man wasn’t wearing his suit in the movie all the time?
Image Source: Iron Man / Marvel Studios
#7 It’s impressive that they made the railing actually blow up!
Image Source: A Good Day to Die Hard / 20th Century Fox
#8 Hermione could’ve probably done this with her own powers. She didn’t need their help but they gave it anyway
Image Source: Harry Potter / Warner Bros.
#9 Why does it feel so surprising that this movie wasn’t made under the ocean when the idea of that happening is both absurd and impossible
Image Source: Aquaman / Warner Bros.
#10 It’s a wonder they were able to act as good as they did in a room with just a full green setup.
Image Source: Guardians of the Galaxy / Marvel Studios
#11 It’s weird how you could’ve been in the same room as the dude that plays the beast, in Beauty and the Beast, and never have known it.
Image Source: Beauty and the Beast / Walt Disney Pictures
#12 The scene looks so realistic we could’ve never thought it was animated on a green screen footage.
Image Source: Wonder Woman / Warner Bros. Pictures
#13 Her facial proportions are so perfect for this.
Image Source: Alita: Battle Angel / 20th Century Fox
#14 Looking at this really makes you wish forests looked this magical in real life.
Image Source: The Jungle Book / Walt Disney Pictures
#15 It’s nice to see how safe our favorite superheroes actually are when they’re performing for such dangerous-looking scenes.
Image Source: Wonder Woman / Warner Bros. Pictures
#16 Most of us watched this scene with our hearts in our throats not realizing that it was all just special effects
Image Source: Pan / Warner Bros. Pictures
#17 Benedict has such a kind and soft face it’s a wonder they chose him to play the role of a menacing tiger.
Image Source: Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle / Netflix
#18 The alive paintings in harry potter weren’t actually paintings?
Image Source: Harry Potter / Warner Bros. Pictures
#19 The animation team did such a great job with this one. The dinosaur is so interestingly detailed.
Image Source: Jurassic World / Universal Pictures
#20 He must’ve had so much fun flying around on that machine for this scene
Image Source: Ender’s Game / Summit Entertainment
