The Promising Power of Props
These days, movies often use a combination of CGI and physical props to create the effects they need. On-screen, it looks great. Behind the scenes, it honestly looks kind of silly. Here, we can see just what a Thestral from the Harry Potter series looked like in reality.
Yep, just a really well-made head from the props department! Of course, some CGI was also used for the final scene, but it was the combination of the two that gave the impression that this mythical beast could actually exist in the real world.
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