10 Incredible Sets You Didn't Know Were Built From Scratch
You won’t believe these aren’t CGI.
It goes without saying that before any movie can even start filming, it needs somewhere to shoot, and yet set design is one of those essential elements of film-making that tends to go ignored for the most part. Despite its lack of celebration, it's a key facet to the movies we watch: without realistic, immersive sets, we would be pulled out of the action. Making a massive set from scratch is almost never the easiest thing to do, but it often is the right thing to do. Its even more impressive when you realize that sets that you long thought fake were in fact, actually built for real. The practical nature of an environment helps actors, heightens the realism and even makes adding special effects easier after the fact. Speaking of effects, while computer graphics can work wonders when used right, theres no substitute for the real thing. The eye can always tell that something is off so in an age of increasingly good computer generated images, some of these modern sets are even more impressive. Sometimes all it takes is some money to work with and a creative mindset to absolutely blow audiences' minds. Its astounding how influential a films location can be, and realistic sets like these ones were crucial to the successes of their respective films.