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A combination of lighting and atmospheric effects, the right film stock, and a proprietary motion-controlled camera system called the “Ice-Box” gave Blade Runner’s miniatures and…
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When the Burton Batmobile reappeared in 2023’s The Flash, it didn’t race through Gotham or fire its afterburners. It just sat in the Bat Cave…