10 CGI Movie Moments NOBODY Noticed
3. Brahms' Mask - The Boy
2016's horror film The Boy was produced for just $10 million and didn't seem to include much CGI at all, yet the production impressively pulled off one hell of a clever effect without basically anyone knowing.
The movie ends with the villain, Brahms (James Russell), emerging from the wall of his house and attacking our heroes, all while wearing a doll mask.
But during filming, actor James Russell didn't wear a mask at all, and it was only in post-production that director William Brent Bell realised they had a problem - test audiences didn't find Brahms scary enough.
And so, the decision was made to digitally add a mask on top of Russell's face in order to make Brahms more imposing.
But because this wasn't planned during filming, and the VFX team had no tracking markers on Russell's face to work with, it was considerably more complicated to pull the effect off - which was used in roughly 350 shots.
However, the final result is basically seamless regardless - a testament to the ingenuity of the VFX team and likely aided by the climax of the film being a relatively low-lit affair, helping conceal any flawed elements.