Outstanding PRACTICAL VFX of 1984’s DUNE

In light of the recent release of Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s science fiction novel, we’ve decided to take a look back at the original 1984 version, which despite having its flaws, actually had some pretty good practical effects for its time. Like the music in this video? Get it on iTunes: ► ◄ Listen on Spotify: ► ◄ Buy it on Amazon: ► ◄ More than 70 sets, around 1700 people, over 8000 costumes, and $40 million went into this film. Originally is was going to be shot in many locations all over the globe but it ended up being shot in Churubusco Studios and the desert of Samalayuca near Ciudad Juarez in Mexico. Although this decision meant that all the filming locations were close together and easy to get to, due to Mexico’s limited resources at the time, a lot of materials necessary for the production had to be brought in or imported from Los Angeles. Miniatures. A lot of miniature sets and models were made for this