20 Things You Somehow Missed In Shutter Island

Though it might seem like the bulk of Shutter Island was shot on location and in elaborate sets, Martin Scorsese spent a major chunk of his $80 million budget on expertly integrated VFX elements.

For one, green screen compositing was used to create the vast exteriors of the island itself, combining CGI with practical location elements and miniatures.

But most impressively, even the interior sets of Ward C required a ton of post-production tinkering. Due to the logistical and technical complexity of building and lighting such huge sets, Scorsese filmed most of these scenes on partial sets employing a ton of green screen.

The sets were then completed and extended in post, the results of which are staggeringly seamless throughout.