How’d They Do That?

Live, die…repeatedly strap yourself into a metal articulated exoskeleton that weighs 85 lbs.

My god, it’s full of stars! And innovative slit-scan photography!

A stunt so nice they showed it thrice. Here’s the story behind Jackie Chan’s legendary leap.

“If ever you want to blow up a head, I advise using kosher salt. But don’t do this at home.” – special effects artist Gary Zeller.

You know what doesn’t help an already challenging multiplane camera set up? An earthquake.

Everything in ‘Days of Heaven’ was accomplished in-camera. And yes that includes the locusts.

Here’s how cinematographers accomplish the disorienting trick also known as “the ‘Vertigo’ effect.”

One of the rare sound effects as iconic as its accompanying visual effect.

A perilous bridge traversal so nice they did it twice.