How Does Hollywood Achieve Those Special Effects?

Published on August 7, 2019 By Chloe Draws

Boardwalk Empire

This shot from HBO’s Boardwalk Empire shows just how easy it can be to set the scene for a television show. It turns out that the cast and crew didn’t need to travel to the ocean to film their scenes by a port – they just placed a green screen there!

Hollywood
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Amazingly, just that small amount of green helped with the entire background. It was only a few years ago that crews would need to film on location. How times have changed for Hollywood!