Hollywood's Best-Kept Secrets: Behind the Green Screen Magic

10. Godzilla

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Godzilla's contemporary rendition shows how far special effects technology has advanced to produce plausible huge monsters. The production used big green screens and advanced CGI to bring the famous kaiju to life rather than depending on conventional practical effects like suits and miniatures. The performers had to act out their scenes while visualising Godzilla's towering presence, which called for extraordinary ability in responding to an invisible menace. Using pre-visualization tools and reference points, the production crew guided the performers in knowing where to look and how to react to the motions of the monster. While practical effects alone would not be able to create amazing devastation scenes, this method of filmmaking permitted more dynamic and realistic interactions between the human characters and the digital beast.