Movie Magic

Movies like "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" and "Avengers: Infinity War" pulled out all the stops to bring imaginary worlds and creatures to life. Here's what these blockbuster movies looked like before CGI.

From glass bottles to plates to cinder blocks, some props used in movies are not meant to be held together. We took a tour of New Rule FX in Los Angeles, which specializes in breakaway props. You might have seen their work in hit shows like "Blindspot" and "Jessica Jones."

Robert K. Wittman founded the FBI's Art Crime Team and has helped recover more than $300 million in stolen works. There are many art heist movies involving elaborate schemes like "Ocean's 8" and "The Thomas Crown Affair," but these films aren't very accurate. We asked Wittman how real life heists he has witnessed compare to those in Hollywood.

Emmy-winning prosthetics designer Barrie Gower gave us a tour of his workshop BGFX just outside of London. The team here worked on seasons 4-8 of the popular HBO series "Game of Thrones", as well as feature films and TV shows. We learned how the Night King makeup is made, as well as wights and White Walkers. 

To play Killmonger in "Black Panther," Michael B. Jordan had to be covered in 3,000 prosthetic dots. Makeup artist Joel Harlow created Killmonger's hashmarks for the movie. The FX artist designed each in a mold, which was made from a glue-like material to stick to Jordan's skin.

RJ Palmer designed a series of realistic-looking Pokémon on DeviantArt, which were popular with fans of the series. The production designer of the new Pokémon movie "Detective Pikachu" found his work online and asked him if he wanted to work on the film. We spoke with RJ about his work and how he helped bring the Pokémon in the movie to life.

There's a new Spider-Man on the block, and his name is Miles Morales. And to go along with the fresh face, the filmmakers created a whole new style of animation that really brings him to life.

"Venom" was one of the big blockbusters of 2018, and Eddie Brock's epic motorcycle chase was one of the best scenes in the movie. Stunt coordinator Jack Gill takes us behind the scenes of this incredible sequence, explaining the ways they made the action look so realistic - and how Tom Hardy's stunt doubles pulled off those death-defying jumps.