Did you know that the Wicked movie uses practically zero CGI in any of the set design?

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The video leverages high-interest behind-the-scenes trivia about a major upcoming film, tapping into existing fan anticipation while providing educational value about movie production.

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The creator discusses the extensive use of practical sets in the upcoming Wicked movie, comparing the production design to the Barbie movie. He highlights the impressive scale and attention to detail, expressing excitement for the film's release.

Structure

1Introduction to practical set design in Wicked
2Examples of real-world builds like the village and train
3Comparison to the Barbie movie's practical sets
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The set design for the Wicked Movie is INSANE and I cant believe how much of this was real builds vs CGI. I definitely think it maies the scale of the movie feel massive and create that balance of fantast and realism #wickedmovie #arianagrande #cynthiaerivo #moviefacts #wicked @Wicked Movie

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The video features clips from the Wicked movie and discusses its production design, effectively promoting the film.

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I can't wait to see this and look to see if you can notice some of these sets and things when you're watching the movie.

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Did you know that the Wicked movie uses practically zero CGI in any of the set design? JON M. CHU DIRECTOR THE DAILY SHOW BARBIE WICKED EVERYONE DESERVES THE CHANCE TO FLY WICKED NOVEMBER 22

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Did you know that the Wicked movie uses practically zero CGI in any of the set design? Like, they planted over 9 million tulip seeds to create the Munchkin village and built it completely from scratch. They built Shiz University from scratch, they built the Emerald City from scratch, even down to the train. They took a real 16-ton train and added all these exterior green pieces to make it match the Emerald City. The director Jon M. Chu said he thought it was really important to do this so that the audience could feel the scale of how massive everything is and how magical and fantastical this world is supposed to be. This was actually something they did in the Barbie movie as well, where they built the entirety of Barbie World out of real designs. Greta Gerwig said, Barbies are real, it's a real toy house, so it should be a real house. I think this applies similarly to Wicked as well. It was a Broadway production and Broadway has real sets. But I think it's so cool that this architecture and everything is actually real and tangible. This movie was actually filmed in the UK, so I don't know if these sets are still up. I think it would be so cool if they opened it to the public and you could like buy a ticket and walk through it. Like, I would certainly go. But it's truly this level of attention to detail and creating a world in a movie that I think really brings it to life and makes it resonate with an audience. So, I can't wait to see this and look to see if you can notice some of these sets and things when you're watching the movie.