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Christopher Nolan planted 500 acres of corn for Interstellar rather than use CGI.

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Best part of “Interstellar” is still the fact that Christopher Nolan spent $100K to plant 500 acres of real corn in Alberta (instead of using CGI to recreate a field). Then, sold the corn for a profit after filming. Remains most profitable commodities trade in Hollywood history.

Best part of “Interstellar” is still the fact that Christopher Nolan spent $100K to plant 500 acres of real corn in Alberta (instead of using CGI to recreate a field). Then, sold the corn for a profit after filming. Remains most profitable commodities trade in Hollywood history.

Trung Phan

7,623,633 views • 8 months ago

For A Aa movie , Trivikram planted 500 acres of corn just for the film because he did not want to CGI the farm in. After filming, he turned it around and sold the corn and made back profit for the budget.🙏🙏

For A Aa movie , Trivikram planted 500 acres of corn just for the film because he did not want to CGI the farm in. After filming, he turned it around and sold the corn and made back profit for the budget.🙏🙏

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La mejor parte de “Interstellar” (2014) sigue siendo cuando Christopher Nolan invirtió 100.000 dólares para plantar 500 acres de maíz real en Alberta, en lugar de utilizar CGI, y después del rodaje vendió todo el maíz cultivado, recuperando la inversión y convirtiendo esta transacción en la venta de materias primas más rentable de Hollywood.

La mejor parte de “Interstellar” (2014) sigue siendo cuando Christopher Nolan invirtió 100.000 dólares para plantar 500 acres de maíz real en Alberta, en lugar de utilizar CGI, y después del rodaje vendió todo el maíz cultivado, recuperando la inversión y convirtiendo esta transacción en la venta de materias primas más rentable de Hollywood.

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Christoper Nolan famously prefers practical effects over CGI (somehow, “Oppenheimer” has no CGI). He took the approach to the next level in “Interstellar”. Instead of digitally recreating a corn field, Nolan spent $100,000 to plant one and sold it for a profit afterwards. Why practical effects? Nolan digitally enhances his shots but prefers working on location and with cameras. “It’s more fun for me and the actors,” he said of his approach during an interview with the BBC. “There’s nothing more dispiriting than showing up to a green screen. The magic is not there.” For the “Interstellar” cornfield, the most difficult part was finding a location to plant 500 acres of the crop. The script called for farm land near a mountain (not a ton of those around). Nolan tapped Zack Snyder for advice because the director had filmed a cornfield in “Superman”. The final location: a plot of land outside of Calgary, Alberta. The intention was never to grow the corn for sale, just to get some awesome shots. But Nolan later said “we got a pretty good crop and made some money on it.”

Christoper Nolan famously prefers practical effects over CGI (somehow, “Oppenheimer” has no CGI). He took the approach to the next level in “Interstellar”. Instead of digitally recreating a corn field, Nolan spent $100,000 to plant one and sold it for a profit afterwards. Why practical effects? Nolan digitally enhances his shots but prefers working on location and with cameras. “It’s more fun for me and the actors,” he said of his approach during an interview with the BBC. “There’s nothing more dispiriting than showing up to a green screen. The magic is not there.” For the “Interstellar” cornfield, the most difficult part was finding a location to plant 500 acres of the crop. The script called for farm land near a mountain (not a ton of those around). Nolan tapped Zack Snyder for advice because the director had filmed a cornfield in “Superman”. The final location: a plot of land outside of Calgary, Alberta. The intention was never to grow the corn for sale, just to get some awesome shots. But Nolan later said “we got a pretty good crop and made some money on it.”

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Did you know? Maverick Maruthi planted 500 acres of sugarcane just for The Raja Saab film because he did not want to CGI the farm in. After filming, he sold the sugar cane and made profits.

Did you know? Maverick Maruthi planted 500 acres of sugarcane just for The Raja Saab film because he did not want to CGI the farm in. After filming, he sold the sugar cane and made profits.

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Drilling 320 acres of hilly ass ground back to native grass. Rather raise cattle than lose money on corn or milo. #nativegrass #fuckcorn #blackangus #prairierestoration #cowchow

Drilling 320 acres of hilly ass ground back to native grass. Rather raise cattle than lose money on corn or milo. #nativegrass #fuckcorn #blackangus #prairierestoration #cowchow

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