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Seeing an amazing scene from the entertainment cinema, we can be almost certain that it is CGI (computer-generated imagery). Overuse of computer effects is very common now. It's easier and cheaper to get something from CGI studios than hiring stuntmen, teaching actors difficult sequences. Fortunately, there are exceptions to this rule.
Let's start with the movie "The Dark Knight" more specifically the scene with the demolition of the hospital. The director of this work is none other than Christopher Nolan, who is known for not using a lot of special effects, prefers to disturb space-time itself. And the old, abandoned candy factory was renovated to make this scene. It was renovated to look like a hospital and then blown it up. It was difficult scene to shoot, because you can't put the building back on. So the crew only had one chance to record this scene. There were 20 cameras set up, at different angles, and 5 different helicopters were circling around to make sure that everything would go according to the director's mind and look good in the film.
The whole action of blowing up the hospital was carefully thought out by the pyrotechnics, because when you normally demolish buildings, it looks less spectacular than we think. There are no flames or giant explosions. Therefore, for the purposes of the film, the crew had to add some spectacular pyrotechnic materials, such as guns that eject shards of glass and concrete. All this to make the scene look as impressive as possible. The only thing that was added in post-production were windows falling out of the building so that people standing around would not be hurt. Eventually, we got one of the best scenes of a building explosion through pyrotechnics in the history of the film. This is not the only unusual scene in this film, nor in the works of Christopher Nolan.
The next unbelievable scene is the one from the movie "FAST AND FURIOUS 7" when we see cars falling out of planes, we have the impression that this is a mass of computer effects. But the creators really threw the cars out of the plane and shot them in the air. For this we needed a team of jumpers with cameras mounted on their heads. When the operators jumped out of the plane, the vehicles to which parachutes were attached were thrown out. Camera operators descended at a speed of almost 200km/h and took shots during the fall. Cars had to be dropped at the right distance to avoid collision. The actors, as you expect, were not inside the cars. Scenes from inside were later shot on special mechanical structures that imitated the movement of cars in the air.
The actor who also likes to be in the air is Tom Cruise, who is known to perform almost all the dangerous feats in the series “Mission Impossible"; himself. This also happened in "Mission: Impossible- Rogue Nation". I mean, the scene when he holds on to a plane taking off. It all started with preparations, and when the crew received permission from the label to perform the scene and made sure it could be performed. At that time, together with the engineers in charge of the aircraft, she planned the deployment of the cameras, which had to be fixed in safe places for spectacular shots. Then it was made sure that Tom Cruise was firmly strapped and not in danger of falling out. The plane took off. The effect was staggering as we could see while watching the film.
There are many more unlikely scenes without the use of CGI, however, the above described gives an idea that even the most exciting and dangerous scenes can be recorded without a computer. Let's hope that in the future the directors won't overuse special effects and the viewers will be able to admire their courage, imagination and skills.
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