Blade runner, Lord of the rings if you are looking for cities made in miniatures, if you're looking for extensive use of miniatures in general, the list is nearly endless. James bond, Star wars, Inception, Grand budapest hotel, etc...
[https://www.reddit.com/r/Moviesinthemaking/comments/18mwdkm/bunch\_of\_amazing\_miniature\_movie\_sets/](https://www.reddit.com/r/Moviesinthemaking/comments/18mwdkm/bunch_of_amazing_miniature_movie_sets/)
However the Fifth Element scale is much bigger.
[https://www.reddit.com/r/Moviesinthemaking/comments/18mwdkm/bunch\_of\_amazing\_miniature\_movie\_sets/](https://www.reddit.com/r/Moviesinthemaking/comments/18mwdkm/bunch_of_amazing_miniature_movie_sets/)
This is a good one.
Have you [seen](https://www.fxguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/10Jul/newdeal/Inception_CherryPicker2.jpg) the [size](https://i.redd.it/y5gkafmamdv11.jpg) of [some](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51b3dc8ee4b051b96ceb10de/1510642697563-YKJON00JFNKHGPSR6MX0/blade-runner-behind-the-scenes-miniature.jpg) of the [miniatures](https://sm.pcmag.com/t/pcmag_uk/photo/h/harry-pott/harry-potter_y4za.800.jpg) I [mentioned](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/godzilla_1998_v0_xf51t2xapnxa1.jpg) in my previous post?
Godzilla was really the only one of those examples that is on the same scale as the Fifth miniatures, primarily because, IIRC, they're using as their basis the Hudsucker Proxy city buildings. Fifth Element was going to use these, Mark oversaw their construction at his previous company, Stetson Visual Services, which he sold his interest in to his partners to become a VFX for hire, beginning with this film. But those miniatures got locked down in a rental on another project so a new "bigature" city had to be created for Fifth.
The NY city miniature shoot took all available stage space at Digital Domain which forced James Cameron to do the miniature photography for Titanic at rented stages, versus at the facility he partially owned at the time, much to his annoyance. Also, because those stages were on sandy ground that used to be wetlands at one point extensive rotoscoping had to be employed to clean up the miniature photography because the ground shifted sufficiently enough between lighting setups for beauty and matte passes that the mattes didn't line up. Which furthered Cameron's angst over being scheduled out of his own stages :D
Here's what was likely the original size they got ahold of, as it's what's been passed around for years by the people \*in\* the photo...
https://preview.redd.it/c6iw2nzfsl3d1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6e2d313b84c917dceb6b282d9775d9955f6233ba
It's a pretty normal crew photo. What's going on is a lot of people pretty dang proud of their work.
edit: I'm just kinda scratching my head here because I don't really associate the aesthetic of this film with "cassette futurism" but okay.
[https://youtu.be/sLxxbfsj8IM?si=rFi--dctjExIcbVS](https://youtu.be/sLxxbfsj8IM?si=rFi--dctjExIcbVS)
Not as big as the Fifth Element sets. But they are quite extensive.
No, I knew about these;
* [FIFTH ELEMENT miniature effects](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WAi7N-3pyCo) interview by piercefilm productions (Great channel)
* [Fifth Element, creating the Mondoshawans](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lgi7JeDpwxM&pp=ygUqZml0aCBlbGVtZW50IG1vbmRvc2hhd2FuIHByYWN0aWNhbGUgZWZmZWN0) (Segment)
My all time favorite movie! I didn't have it on DVD as a kid but at some point I saw behind the scenes and finally realized just how much effort it took to make the movie.
But I wonder what they did with the miniatures, they could easily do mini episodes of life in 2263.
This is amazing but the fifth element is far from the last movie to use miniatures comparable to this.
Any other good examples?
Blade runner, Lord of the rings if you are looking for cities made in miniatures, if you're looking for extensive use of miniatures in general, the list is nearly endless. James bond, Star wars, Inception, Grand budapest hotel, etc...
[https://www.reddit.com/r/Moviesinthemaking/comments/18mwdkm/bunch\_of\_amazing\_miniature\_movie\_sets/](https://www.reddit.com/r/Moviesinthemaking/comments/18mwdkm/bunch_of_amazing_miniature_movie_sets/) However the Fifth Element scale is much bigger.
[https://www.reddit.com/r/Moviesinthemaking/comments/18mwdkm/bunch\_of\_amazing\_miniature\_movie\_sets/](https://www.reddit.com/r/Moviesinthemaking/comments/18mwdkm/bunch_of_amazing_miniature_movie_sets/) This is a good one.
**Large scale** miniatures. Take another look at those pictures.
Have you [seen](https://www.fxguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/10Jul/newdeal/Inception_CherryPicker2.jpg) the [size](https://i.redd.it/y5gkafmamdv11.jpg) of [some](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51b3dc8ee4b051b96ceb10de/1510642697563-YKJON00JFNKHGPSR6MX0/blade-runner-behind-the-scenes-miniature.jpg) of the [miniatures](https://sm.pcmag.com/t/pcmag_uk/photo/h/harry-pott/harry-potter_y4za.800.jpg) I [mentioned](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/godzilla_1998_v0_xf51t2xapnxa1.jpg) in my previous post?
Godzilla was really the only one of those examples that is on the same scale as the Fifth miniatures, primarily because, IIRC, they're using as their basis the Hudsucker Proxy city buildings. Fifth Element was going to use these, Mark oversaw their construction at his previous company, Stetson Visual Services, which he sold his interest in to his partners to become a VFX for hire, beginning with this film. But those miniatures got locked down in a rental on another project so a new "bigature" city had to be created for Fifth. The NY city miniature shoot took all available stage space at Digital Domain which forced James Cameron to do the miniature photography for Titanic at rented stages, versus at the facility he partially owned at the time, much to his annoyance. Also, because those stages were on sandy ground that used to be wetlands at one point extensive rotoscoping had to be employed to clean up the miniature photography because the ground shifted sufficiently enough between lighting setups for beauty and matte passes that the mattes didn't line up. Which furthered Cameron's angst over being scheduled out of his own stages :D
Yes, but it’s still _extremely_ uncommon. Lot’s of movies still use smaller scale miniatures, but it’s increasingly unusual to use these large ones.
I hate how ugly AI upscaling is for photos.
Yeah, I'm no expert, but this could have been upscaled using better techniques.
Here's what was likely the original size they got ahold of, as it's what's been passed around for years by the people \*in\* the photo... https://preview.redd.it/c6iw2nzfsl3d1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6e2d313b84c917dceb6b282d9775d9955f6233ba
They look like Imhotep’s crowd of zombified people in the Mummy Edit: in the group photo
Picture 3 they surely put all the scary people in the back.
Yeah, what the hell is going on there?
AI upscaling
It's a pretty normal crew photo. What's going on is a lot of people pretty dang proud of their work. edit: I'm just kinda scratching my head here because I don't really associate the aesthetic of this film with "cassette futurism" but okay.
If that's how my face will look like when I am proud of my work then forget it. Zoom in on the picture and you will see what we mean.
smh...that's someones terrible AI upscaling and a lot of projection
I’m guessing you didn’t zoom in on their faces?
I'm guessing you didn't see other hints you're looking at a terrible ai upscale of an image?
Blade Runner 2049 had many of these large scale miniatures. It came out in 2017.
[https://youtu.be/sLxxbfsj8IM?si=rFi--dctjExIcbVS](https://youtu.be/sLxxbfsj8IM?si=rFi--dctjExIcbVS) Not as big as the Fifth Element sets. But they are quite extensive.
I forgot that.
No, I knew about these; * [FIFTH ELEMENT miniature effects](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WAi7N-3pyCo) interview by piercefilm productions (Great channel) * [Fifth Element, creating the Mondoshawans](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lgi7JeDpwxM&pp=ygUqZml0aCBlbGVtZW50IG1vbmRvc2hhd2FuIHByYWN0aWNhbGUgZWZmZWN0) (Segment)
Lost art indeed.
I did not know this aaaarrh so amazing!!!
Are these classified as "bigatures" or "humungotures"?
Work like this is a beautyfull performance for creative spirits!👍
My all time favorite movie! I didn't have it on DVD as a kid but at some point I saw behind the scenes and finally realized just how much effort it took to make the movie. But I wonder what they did with the miniatures, they could easily do mini episodes of life in 2263.
They're called biggatures.
[https://www.facebook.com/didyoucatchthis/posts/pfbid02f7mxmJX6hCGroprCuqTMEit5YySguHCNZnEZczU7JLsA4eJgpzZxeuPndfVrgDuhl](https://www.facebook.com/didyoucatchthis/posts/pfbid02f7mxmJX6hCGroprCuqTMEit5YySguHCNZnEZczU7JLsA4eJgpzZxeuPndfVrgDuhl)
What the fuck is wrong with their faces? Is that photograph cursed or something?