the CGI sure had us fooled just right
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welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for another top
ten visual effects you thought were real
see before we begin we publish new
videos every day so be sure to subscribe
for more great content for this list
we’re looking at even more moments of
visual wizardry that made us believe the
magic not all these examples of CGI are
necessarily top-notch but through
careful editing and angles they
nonetheless managed to fool the average
viewer if you didn’t see an effect you
thought should be here be sure to check
out our first video of the top 10 visual
effects you thought were real number 10
rats the departed got this red no given
the metaphorical rats playing both sides
of the law in this crime drama most
viewers thought the actual on-screen rat
was genuine showing up right at the end
of the film our furry little friend runs
across a windowsill amazingly lifelike
in both away scurries and sniffs around
the look is uncanny look there is a rat
in the OL unit that is a fact all right
however despite its realistic appearance
the rat is actually digital while it’s
not clear whether the rat is a composite
or completely CGI the effect is the same
cleverly symbolizing the rats of the
film over a gold backdrop the shot is
undeniably one of the film’s best
donation of
number nine Kryptonian suits Man of
Steel I warned you
harvesting the coal was suicide making
the stylish Kryptonian suits fit zack
snyder’s brand of high-octane action was
no small feat but with a little CGI
magic they pulled it off in the opening
scenes on Krypton
most of the intricately detailed
costumes were real but as Zod actor
Michael Shannon explained these suits
which were made of a latex foam mix were
far too clunky for excessive movement
has been this been to allow for the best
possible performances the Kryptonians
were primarily filmed in mocap suits so
that their outfits could be digitally
added in post-production the scene goes
for Henry Cavill and yet despite the
abundance of CGI if you could fall to
look at these costumes number 8 Lex’s
face Jurassic Park in this classic
sci-fi adventure thriller a slip-up by a
stunt double resulted in the need for a
digital touch up can you spot where few
viewers can in this harrowing scene one
of our young heroes Lex nearly falls
victim to a Raptors gnashing teeth when
she stumbles from a ventilation system
of course for the actual fall actress
ariana richards was replaced by a stunt
double who accidentally looked up while
swinging from the bent edge though this
could have required costly reshoots the
VFX team was able to save it with an
early digital Face Swap flashing by
quickly it’s a minimal visual effect but
one that does the job
[Music]
number seven digital tears blood diamond
would never cool huh in their
heartbreaking final conversation Madi
and Danny share a touching goodbye which
causes the former to shed a single tear
drop of liquid wasn’t Jennifer
Connelly’s creation though nor was it an
old Hollywood staple glycerine the tear
was something that director ed Zwick
decided to try out after the fact so he
digitally added it in post-production
his choice to keep it however stirred up
a bit of controversy as it caused many
to question the appropriateness of using
effects to alter the emotion of a
performance dirty trick or not it
undeniably added something to the scene
even if we as viewers didn’t know it
yeah
number six erasing the scaffolding
American hustle
[Music]
few would have thought it from the look
of this film but David O Russell’s
American hustle actually featured
extensive VFX work though it’s a
thoroughly grounded story this period
piece required roughly 600 visual
effects in order to bring the 1970s to
life the filmmaker is notorious for his
attention to detail and in this case
that meant carefully erasing details
from the modern backdrops to turn back
the clock scaffolding was removed from
the faint Plaza Hotel in New York the
city skyline was adjusted and
contemporary cars were edited out
christian bale 60 extra pounds of flap
however that was the real deal
[Music]
number 5 John McClane in Harlem die hard
with a vengeance
it’s a white man standing in the street
cleaning one not like this in this
sequel when a terrorist forces hero John
McClane to wear a racist phrase in the
middle of Harlem tensions run high given
that the scene was actually being shot
in Harlem the production was at risk of
bringing the very same conflict to the
real world realizing that they might be
putting bruce willis in danger and could
potentially start a riot producers
decided to leave the sign blank while
shooting you’re having a nice day sir
you feeling alright
the infamous words were added to the
sign in post-production allowing the
filmmakers to also avoid any controversy
from the press because the phrase was so
dangerously offensive some TV versions
of the film later changed the sign to I
hate everybody you are about to have a
very bad day tell me about it
number 4 camcorder shots Nightcrawler
what are you off to a camcorder and a
police scanner director Dan Gilroy
forces you into Lou’s twisted
perspective by presenting the action in
this thriller through a camera’s monitor
though he initially planned on shooting
the action from multiple angles the team
quickly realized that viewfinders of the
on-screen cameras made for a more unique
presentation marrying handheld footage
with more advanced cameras the crew shot
from leaves point of view and after
selecting the best footage had to
digitally put onto the camcorder screen
thanks to some extensive degrading the
footage genuinely looked like it was
shot on the same camera more than just
visually a dynamic this little trick
made viewers feel complicit in Lou’s
sordid tale number three
almost everything the Martian even
though Ridley Scott didn’t actually go
to Mars for this interstellar feature he
decided to avoid most of earth as well
while handfuls of shots were grabbed for
reference from deserts in Jordan the
majority of the visuals were added in
post so they could guarantee a
controlled environment most of the film
was shot on a soundstage with a massive
green screen for the backgrounds the
astronauts visors proved to be the
biggest issue since they reflected the
crew and the equipment so in some cases
they were replaced entirely with CGI
visors and more Mars appropriate
reflections with the detailed sets and
the overall polish of the finished movie
they managed an interstellar illusion
Mark Watney
space pirate number 2 Leslie Mann naked
the chain jump
[Music]
proving that even the human body isn’t
safe from touch-ups Leslie Mann had her
body updated for the sake of comedy even
though man has appeared topless in
previous films the actresses nude shots
on the screen were quote enhanced with
CGI while her co-star Olivia Wilde was
given CGI nipples for modesty man’s
breasts were actually enlarged to
emphasize that she was nursing
contrasting the slow motion glory shots
with Mann’s digestive troubles the
excessive nudity made it all the more
funny I need to cool it on the Thai food
man kept the joke going even after
filming even telling reporters that
growing her breasts was one of her
strange talents but some people can do
that and I can it’s strange
yeah I am before we get to our top pick
here are a few honorable mentions
that was penicillin I took a detour
through your defense lab number one
lieutenant Dan’s missing legs Forrest
Gump would you like to see what
Lieutenant Dan looks like lieutenant
Dan’s painful transformation was a truly
visceral one for viewers and in 1994
audiences had no idea how they made his
injuries look so real the effects team
covered Gary Sinise’s legs with long
blue socks so they could edit them out
of every shot since Denise’s legs took
up real space holes were left in sets to
be digitally covered later Lieutenant
Dan stump swung uninterrupted thanks to
the clever design whether off the boat
or off the bed by digitally adding a
table in front of his legs in his
apartment they brought the audience even
further into the illusion and created
some truly seamless on-screen magic all
through the combination of practical and
digital effects so then the legs are
painted out and it just takes a little
bit more away from the artificial
quality of him do you agree with our
picks check out these other great clips
from WatchMojo and subscribe for new
videos every day
here
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for another top
ten visual effects you thought were real
see before we begin we publish new
videos every day so be sure to subscribe
for more great content for this list
we’re looking at even more moments of
visual wizardry that made us believe the
magic not all these examples of CGI are
necessarily top-notch but through
careful editing and angles they
nonetheless managed to fool the average
viewer if you didn’t see an effect you
thought should be here be sure to check
out our first video of the top 10 visual
effects you thought were real number 10
rats the departed got this red no given
the metaphorical rats playing both sides
of the law in this crime drama most
viewers thought the actual on-screen rat
was genuine showing up right at the end
of the film our furry little friend runs
across a windowsill amazingly lifelike
in both away scurries and sniffs around
the look is uncanny look there is a rat
in the OL unit that is a fact all right
however despite its realistic appearance
the rat is actually digital while it’s
not clear whether the rat is a composite
or completely CGI the effect is the same
cleverly symbolizing the rats of the
film over a gold backdrop the shot is
undeniably one of the film’s best
donation of
number nine Kryptonian suits Man of
Steel I warned you
harvesting the coal was suicide making
the stylish Kryptonian suits fit zack
snyder’s brand of high-octane action was
no small feat but with a little CGI
magic they pulled it off in the opening
scenes on Krypton
most of the intricately detailed
costumes were real but as Zod actor
Michael Shannon explained these suits
which were made of a latex foam mix were
far too clunky for excessive movement
has been this been to allow for the best
possible performances the Kryptonians
were primarily filmed in mocap suits so
that their outfits could be digitally
added in post-production the scene goes
for Henry Cavill and yet despite the
abundance of CGI if you could fall to
look at these costumes number 8 Lex’s
face Jurassic Park in this classic
sci-fi adventure thriller a slip-up by a
stunt double resulted in the need for a
digital touch up can you spot where few
viewers can in this harrowing scene one
of our young heroes Lex nearly falls
victim to a Raptors gnashing teeth when
she stumbles from a ventilation system
of course for the actual fall actress
ariana richards was replaced by a stunt
double who accidentally looked up while
swinging from the bent edge though this
could have required costly reshoots the
VFX team was able to save it with an
early digital Face Swap flashing by
quickly it’s a minimal visual effect but
one that does the job
[Music]
number seven digital tears blood diamond
would never cool huh in their
heartbreaking final conversation Madi
and Danny share a touching goodbye which
causes the former to shed a single tear
drop of liquid wasn’t Jennifer
Connelly’s creation though nor was it an
old Hollywood staple glycerine the tear
was something that director ed Zwick
decided to try out after the fact so he
digitally added it in post-production
his choice to keep it however stirred up
a bit of controversy as it caused many
to question the appropriateness of using
effects to alter the emotion of a
performance dirty trick or not it
undeniably added something to the scene
even if we as viewers didn’t know it
yeah
number six erasing the scaffolding
American hustle
[Music]
few would have thought it from the look
of this film but David O Russell’s
American hustle actually featured
extensive VFX work though it’s a
thoroughly grounded story this period
piece required roughly 600 visual
effects in order to bring the 1970s to
life the filmmaker is notorious for his
attention to detail and in this case
that meant carefully erasing details
from the modern backdrops to turn back
the clock scaffolding was removed from
the faint Plaza Hotel in New York the
city skyline was adjusted and
contemporary cars were edited out
christian bale 60 extra pounds of flap
however that was the real deal
[Music]
number 5 John McClane in Harlem die hard
with a vengeance
it’s a white man standing in the street
cleaning one not like this in this
sequel when a terrorist forces hero John
McClane to wear a racist phrase in the
middle of Harlem tensions run high given
that the scene was actually being shot
in Harlem the production was at risk of
bringing the very same conflict to the
real world realizing that they might be
putting bruce willis in danger and could
potentially start a riot producers
decided to leave the sign blank while
shooting you’re having a nice day sir
you feeling alright
the infamous words were added to the
sign in post-production allowing the
filmmakers to also avoid any controversy
from the press because the phrase was so
dangerously offensive some TV versions
of the film later changed the sign to I
hate everybody you are about to have a
very bad day tell me about it
number 4 camcorder shots Nightcrawler
what are you off to a camcorder and a
police scanner director Dan Gilroy
forces you into Lou’s twisted
perspective by presenting the action in
this thriller through a camera’s monitor
though he initially planned on shooting
the action from multiple angles the team
quickly realized that viewfinders of the
on-screen cameras made for a more unique
presentation marrying handheld footage
with more advanced cameras the crew shot
from leaves point of view and after
selecting the best footage had to
digitally put onto the camcorder screen
thanks to some extensive degrading the
footage genuinely looked like it was
shot on the same camera more than just
visually a dynamic this little trick
made viewers feel complicit in Lou’s
sordid tale number three
almost everything the Martian even
though Ridley Scott didn’t actually go
to Mars for this interstellar feature he
decided to avoid most of earth as well
while handfuls of shots were grabbed for
reference from deserts in Jordan the
majority of the visuals were added in
post so they could guarantee a
controlled environment most of the film
was shot on a soundstage with a massive
green screen for the backgrounds the
astronauts visors proved to be the
biggest issue since they reflected the
crew and the equipment so in some cases
they were replaced entirely with CGI
visors and more Mars appropriate
reflections with the detailed sets and
the overall polish of the finished movie
they managed an interstellar illusion
Mark Watney
space pirate number 2 Leslie Mann naked
the chain jump
[Music]
proving that even the human body isn’t
safe from touch-ups Leslie Mann had her
body updated for the sake of comedy even
though man has appeared topless in
previous films the actresses nude shots
on the screen were quote enhanced with
CGI while her co-star Olivia Wilde was
given CGI nipples for modesty man’s
breasts were actually enlarged to
emphasize that she was nursing
contrasting the slow motion glory shots
with Mann’s digestive troubles the
excessive nudity made it all the more
funny I need to cool it on the Thai food
man kept the joke going even after
filming even telling reporters that
growing her breasts was one of her
strange talents but some people can do
that and I can it’s strange
yeah I am before we get to our top pick
here are a few honorable mentions
that was penicillin I took a detour
through your defense lab number one
lieutenant Dan’s missing legs Forrest
Gump would you like to see what
Lieutenant Dan looks like lieutenant
Dan’s painful transformation was a truly
visceral one for viewers and in 1994
audiences had no idea how they made his
injuries look so real the effects team
covered Gary Sinise’s legs with long
blue socks so they could edit them out
of every shot since Denise’s legs took
up real space holes were left in sets to
be digitally covered later Lieutenant
Dan stump swung uninterrupted thanks to
the clever design whether off the boat
or off the bed by digitally adding a
table in front of his legs in his
apartment they brought the audience even
further into the illusion and created
some truly seamless on-screen magic all
through the combination of practical and
digital effects so then the legs are
painted out and it just takes a little
bit more away from the artificial
quality of him do you agree with our
picks check out these other great clips
from WatchMojo and subscribe for new
videos every day
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