Even when electricity wasn’t fully utilized yet, people loved to tell stories. In the earlier years of civilization, most tales would often be shared in a gathering, where one man tells everyone the accounts of his journey, his trials, and tribulations. Eventually, these stories found their way to other places, like cave paintings, scrolls, and books. However, thanks to the ever-growing improvements in technology, storytellers now have another way to share their work.
Everyone loves to watch movies, especially when they’re entertaining and good. Through the years, films have premiered on various platforms like cinemas and streaming services. Furthermore, with a little help from technology, filmmakers can now tell stories in fictional settings. Through them, people can let their imagination come to life.
For this article, we will be talking about what actors and filmmakers do when the cameras aren’t rolling. On the making of these films, producers would often spend a good portion of their investment money on actors and sets. Besides ensuring the stars perform their best, the movie also needs to look real to convince the audience – this includes working on costumes and visual and practical effects. Well, without further ado, let’s take a look at a few of them, shall we?
Talk To The Hand
Among the many films that people still love today are the original Ghostbusters films – with the excellent chemistry shared by the cast, who wouldn’t? Throughout the movies, fans get to see the leads, the Ghostbusters, do what they do best – like pest control, but against ghosts. In this photo, we see Sigourney Weaver sitting on a prop couch. With all things considered, it would’ve looked comfortable to sit on – if it weren’t for the monster hand tearing through. Well, it’s safe to say the special effects crew deserves some credit for bringing to reality a scenario that often only happens in nightmares.
“Luke, Help Me Take This Mask Off”
Before it spawned several spin-offs, including TV series, movies, and videogames, Star Wars was a passion project George Lucas wanted to make investments on. To this day, the first three Star Wars films are still considered the best trilogy ever to be released. The story revolves around the hero, Mark Hamill’s Luke Skywalker, and the villain, Darth Vader. Throughout these movies, the iconic antagonist was portrayed by four actors, including David Prowse – the subject of this picture. Each one of them had a particular role: Prowse did most of the scenes, Bob Anderson for the stunts and lightsaber duels, Sebastian Shaw for Vader’s face, and James Earl Jones provided his voice when the villain wore his signature mask.
When Magic And Technology Collide
Another series of films that have achieved the same degree of success as Star Wars is undoubtedly the Lord of the Rings movies. Based on JRR Tolkien’s books, the story involves an unexpected group of characters, from different backgrounds, trying to destroy a ring that possesses world-shattering abilities. The leader and adviser of this fellowship is none other than the wizard Gandalf, portrayed by Sir Ian McKellen. Onscreen, Gandalf is quite an expert in magic. However, when the cameras stopped rolling, he would take time to browse through his MacBook – perhaps McKellen was reading through his notes about the character when this photo was taken.
It Was Anthony Daniels All Along
Sometimes, a movie depicts a fictional world so convincingly that it almost seems like it could exist in reality, too. Well, that was probably the sentiment shared by many after seeing the first Star Wars movies during its premiere in cinemas. At that time, films involving aliens, spaceships, lightsabers, and space travel were still a rarity for people. However, another aspect Star Wars’ film crew spent their investment money on was the robots and costumes, including the favorites: C-3PO and R2-D2. Although they are indeed robots, in reality, behind the metal and steel are two people. This goes to show that the best actors can perform just about anything, even non-human characters.
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