Just watched Blue Thunder (1983) and how the heck did they film all the helicopter action in Los Angeles before cgi?

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The guy who flew the helicopter under the low bridge in Terminator 2 actually flew the helicopter under the low bridge.

About the 4 minute mark in this clip https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sbj9n_Q80OE

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Your brain has all kinds of poorly understood cues to know the difference between real danger and no danger and reality and computer graphics.

One I notice is in cgi there is often a lot of charcoal grey like shadowing. And reflections of the environment are still exceeding hard to get right.

That helicopter body is reflecting all of the things around it. Its very hard for computers to crunch all that although they are getting better all the time.

Now the easiest way to recognize cgi is when there is simply too much action.

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"The stunt was performed by Charles A. “Chuck” Tamburro, a veteran stunt pilot as well as an actual, you know, veteran (Tamburro learned to fly helicopters in Vietnam). You might not know his name, but you’ve almost certainly seen Tamburro’s work. He’s piloted helicopters in everything from Predator, to Furious 7, to Scarface, to Blade Runner."

https://filmschoolrejects.com/terminator-2-helicopter-stunt/

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