20+ Shots From Movies That Can Describe Better Than Any Words What “Movie Magic” Is All About

Actors and directors rarely please us with photos from the set. Perhaps they try to preserve the mystery of the movie-making process. But on those rare occasions when they open the veil of mystery, we are ready to start believing in magic. How else can we explain the difference between what we see on the screen and how it was created?

The secrets of filming Pinocchio

And this is what the quantum world from Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania looks like in real life

Amazing dogs from the movie The Call Of The Wild

The Mandalorian series: Expectation vs Reality

Who would have known what happens during a Doctor Strange production?

The kind of animals Dr. Dolittle had to work with!

Mary Poppins Returns fairytale

The collage from the movie Kingsman: The Golden Circle

Jumanji: The Next Level is really next level.

Ghostbusters (2016): this is what this character looks like in reality.

Alice Through the Looking Glass never ceases to amaze us.

Gigantic and scary in A Monster Calls

Gemini Man with the young and old Will Smith

The film director Taika Waititi lulls Baby Yoda.

The Amazing Spider-Man with Emma Stone: even the elevator isn’t real here.

Dolittle and his green men

The Call of the Wild: pure magic

Man of Steel: before and after

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets: this is how the alien race was created.

Alita: Battle Angel: this is how the actress becomes the animated character.

The sweet couple Vision and Wanda.

The behind-the-scenes secrets of filming Dumbo.

These photos are mesmerizing! When you know the history of filming, movies become even more interesting to watch. And to get a deeper understanding of your favorite films, we advise you to learn about the secret messages that directors put into their movies.