Before Gravity, no one had attempted to make an entire movie in simulated microgravity. Among the 3-D thriller’s technological feats was a nine-foot cube for the actors, rigged with 1.8 million individually controllable LED bulbs.
While the actors remained upright, the lighting design replicated in stunningly realistic detail the motion of a person floating — or falling — in space.
But Gravity is just the latest in a long line of films that have pioneered new technology. Here are some of TIME’s favorite tech breakthroughs in cinema.
Before Gravity, no one had attempted to make an entire movie in simulated microgravity. Among the 3-D thriller’s technological feats was a nine-foot cube for the actors, rigged with 1.8 million individually controllable LED bulbs.
While the actors remained upright, the lighting design replicated in stunningly realistic detail the motion of a person floating — or falling — in space.
But Gravity is just the latest in a long line of films that have pioneered new technology. Here are some of TIME’s favorite tech breakthroughs in cinema.