16 Incredible Behind-the-Scene Pictures That Show What Really Happens On Movie Sets

Have you ever noticed that no matter how absurd something seems to be in a dream, you still believe it? Interestingly enough, the same holds for movies. Sometimes we become so engrossed in a movie that a flying man, a wizard, or talking aliens don't seem at all outlandish.
The amount of activity on a film set that the director of photography may capture is limited. After all, they're designed to convince us of the impossibility. The crew members are working incredibly hard to fulfill the director's wishes and their conception of the plot, including the art department, the effects team, and other crew members. To make the production as jaw-dropping as possible, they spent months or even years making everything from a life-size animatronic shark to a levitating pen.
The audience won't necessarily eat whatever is served to them, though. Realistic illusion creation is more difficult than it appears. For those who are curious, the majority of movie DVDs include a behind-the-scenes part that explains how the producers were able to trick you. Even then, though, the 'real' creation of the movie is rarely revealed.
Below are 16 behind-the-scene pics of some of the most iconic movies for you to get a bigger picture of how these incredible scenes are made.

#1 The dog in The Call of the Wild (2020) is actually a human actor wearing a CGI suit.

Source: © The Call of the Wild / 20th Century Studios and co-producers

#2 Here's a breathtaking horseback scene from Mulan (2020)!

Source: © Mulan / Walt Disney Pictures and co-producers

#3 Recall the mental hospital from the 2010 film Shutter Island. Behind the scenes, things don't seem quite so evil.

Source: © Shutter Island / Paramount Pictures and co-producers

#4 The cast and crew needed to shoot a scene from The Irishman, both in front of and behind the camera (2019)

Source: © The Irishman / Tribeca Productions and co-producers

#5 The classic scene from The Walk (2015) that had you glued to your seat is revealed behind the cameras

Source: © The Walk / Sony Pictures Entertainment and co-producers

#6 Additionally, freezing weather isn't actually so cold...

Source: © The Call of the Wild / 20th Century Studios and co-producers

#7 Will Smith used a unique outfit, which you can see here, to transform into the blue genie from Aladdin (2019).

Source: © Aladdin / Walt Disney Pictures and co-producers

#8 Comparing what we saw on-screen in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) to what we witnessed on the set

Source: © Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice / Warner Bros. and co-producers

#9 An edited scene from Suicide Squad before and after (2016)

Source: © Suicide Squad / Atlas Entertainment and co-producers

#10 In the 2019 film Avengers: Endgame, there's more than meets the eye

Source: © Avengers Endgame / Marvel Studios and co-producers

#11 Fortunately, the fire isn't real in Lovecraft Country (2020-present).

Source: © Lovecraft Country / Warner Bros. Television and co-producers

#12 View the brilliant Millie Bobby Brown amid a Stranger Things sequence (2019).

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#13 The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) has genuinely filmed moments with tiny models.

Source: © The Grand Budapest Hotel / Fox Searchlight Pictures and co-producers

#14 The Great Wall (2016) is confined within a film set.

Source: © The Great Wall / Legendary East and co-producers

#15 Dark Shadows (2012) cast practicing on the "cliff's" edge

Source: © Dark Shadows / Warner Bros. and co-producers

#16 And of course... Aquaman (2018) underwater scenes were not actually taken place underwater

Source: © Aquaman / Warner Bros. and co-producers