Miniatures vs Reality the Documentary VFX of First Man

This video juxtaposes shots from Damien Chazelle s film First Man (2018) with footage recorded by NASA during the X15 test flights (19591968), the Project Gemini missions (19611966), and the Apollo missions (19661972). The visual effects in First Man are unique in the way they recreate the compositions and imitate the aesthetic of the iconic images recorded by NASA. Most of the VFX shots were created by photographing physical models with the camera hardmounted to the model itself. By photographing mini