20 Before-And-After Movie Effect Shots That Will Blow You Away

The Chronicles Of Narnia

As you could easily guess, the land of Narnia is an imaginary land on the page and on the screen. Like so many fantasy universes in cinema, CGI was internal part of bringing the settings and fantastic beasts of the source material to life.

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy

The realization of the creature Gollum is unquestionably one of the most seminal moments in the history of CGI. What most don’t see is the months and months of work that went into the creation of the creepy little beast, not to mention the hard work of the actor who brought him to life, Andy Serkis.

Twilight Saga

Twilight heroine Bella encounters a lot of supernatural creatures in her day, but her werewolf friend Jacob required extra attention. When Jacob turns wolf, actor Taylor Lautner did the motion capture for the alternate version of his character, too.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

While a lot of the Lord of the Rings was realized with the compositing of miniatures and real life, the Hobbit films used a lot more of the computer. Most of the settings, for instance, were almost entirely computer generated.