We have been so spoiled by the movie industry, sometimes it's hard to imagine just how much actual work is being put into the production. We see cutting-edge visuals, striking shots, and amazing movie effects - but all of that takes a lot of time and effort, sometimes even months or years to perfect. Bored Panda has already made a list of the amazing CGI that Hollywood uses in its movies, but this time, we're focusing on the so-called practical effects that are produced physically without computer-generated imagery. We have compiled a list for you of photos from the sets of popular movies in which you get to see the amazing props, models, masks, puppets, and even robots which were used to bring movie magic to life. Scroll down below to see all of the fascinating shots and vote for the ones that you like!
#21 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Setting up models of vehicles.
118points
#22 The Muppet Movie (1979)
Jim Henson and other Muppeteers working on the set.
117points
#23 Honey, I Shrunk The Kids (1989)
A giant robotic bee that was used to film the bee ride scene. In the post-production of the movie, some digital effects were also added.
113points
#24 Star Wars: Episode VI — Return Of The Jedi (1983)
George Lucas and the fully operational Death Star.
110points
#25 Raise The Titanic (1980)
55-foot scale model of the Titanic being positioned by a diver.
110points
#26 Independence Day (1996)
The highest grossing movie of 1996 used a mixture of models and CGI for the effects shots. Around 80% of effects were models (like the large-scale model below) while the other 20% were created digitally.
106points
#27 Escape From New York (1981)
The '80s action flick features a scene in which police officers are looking at a digital map of the city. At the time, technology was not advanced enough to create the actual digital graphics so a real-life model was built instead.
106points
#28 True Lies (1994)
A shot from filming the helicopter scenes for the 1994 action movie with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis. For the movie, the US Government supplied three Marine Harriers and their pilots for a fee of $100,736.
101points
#29 Jaws (1975)
Bruce, the animatronic shark under construction.
96points
#30 Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom (1984)
Filming the plane crash scene.
86points