eli5: How is CGI made?

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For (a random) example, what is the process behind thinking ‘I want two people sword fighting on top of a moving train in the mountains’ and seeing that formed on the screen. How are those images generated, is it purely animation, does it involve prop actors with green screens, etc.

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It can be entirely in camera, entirely CG or (most commonly) some combination of both. Exactly how will vary based on many, many things – without a more specific question, it’s difficult to give a more detailed answer!

(I’ve been doing this professionally for about 14 years).

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