Amazing Effects in Classic Films - How Did They Pull It Off? | Part 14

Summary by Krater

This video breaks down the practical effects and stunts used in blockbuster action films like Mission: Impossible, True Lies, and The Dark Knight, analyzing how filmmakers achieved seemingly impossible sequences using scale models, practical stunts, and advanced special effects.

From the video

Answers: How were the practical stunts and special effects created in famous action movie scenes?

• practical effects in action movies
• miniature models and bridge explosion
• helicopter and limousine stunt sequences
• building destruction and water tank filming
• truck flip stunt execution
• motorcycle sword fight choreography
• HALO jump high altitude skydiving

What it concludes

• Directors achieved complex action sequences like bridge explosions and collapsing buildings by combining miniature models, remote-controlled vehicles, and practical stunts rather than relying entirely on CGI.
• Christopher Nolan's signature 18-wheeler truck flip in The Dark Knight was executed entirely as a practical stunt using a remote-controlled piston beneath the truck with no CGI used.
• Mission: Impossible - Fallout utilized extreme practical stunts, including the first HALO jump performed on camera by Tom Cruise at 25,000 feet, trained extensively using a specialized high-altitude wind tunnel.