We tend to watch a lot of sci-fi movies , traditionally the nerdiest of the nerdy cinematic pursuits. Almost across the board, these movies will have enormous computer-generated spaceships, monsters, and superheroic shenanigans. It’s part of the fun! These effects are usually very easy to spot. I can’t imagine most people will be under any assumption that, for example, the Millennium Falcon chasing TIE Fighters was shot entirely for real. But what most people don’t realize is that, even among those effects sequences, you’ll see dozens if not hundreds of “hidden” effects elements that enhance the experience. That’s the real movie magic.

In a recent Vanity Fair video, Industrial Light & Magic’s compositing supervisor, Todd Vaziri, breaks down his often unnoticed art in blockbuster

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