12 photos that show what 'Barbie' looks like without visual effects
A behind-the-scenes still showing how an aquatic scene was filmed in "Barbie."Warner Bros.
- "Barbie" is now available to buy and rent digitally, and includes new behind-the-scenes featurettes.
- The movie looks a lot different once you strip away the visual effects.
The movie opens with Margot Robbie's Barbie appearing in front of a group of young girls.
In the scene, Helen Mirren explains how Barbie helped revolutionized children's dolls. Warner Bros
The opening scene is a reference to "2001: A Space Odyssey."
It seems Margot Robbie was placed on a soundstage with a miniature set so it appears she towers over her surroundings.
Margot Robbie wears the outfit worn by the original Barbie doll in this scene. Warner Bros.
When we next see Robbie's Barbie, we are taken through her perfect daily routine. She even floats down to the ground to get into her car.
This day includes Robbie's Barbie floating down like an angel to her pink car. Warner Bros.
Of course, Robbie was put in a harness in order to pull off the scene.
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When Barbie makes it to the beach, Ryan Gosling's Ken shows off by trying to ride the wave.
Instead of riding the artificial wave, Gosling just bounces off. Warner Bros.
This scene was also carried out using harnesses to pull Gosling back.
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After learning that Barbieland is in danger, Barbie and Ken journey to the real world.
Halfway through their journey, their car flips over when Barbie gets scared. Warner Bros.
In real life, Robbie and Gosling filmed the scene on a rather gray soundstage.
Director Greta Gerwig said that Gosling came up with his costume for this scene. Warner Bros.
The journey to the real world takes them through several landscapes, including a woodland area.
This is the only part of the journey that they're not in or on a vehicle. Warner Bros.
The travel montages were created completely with practical effects.
The woodland was, in fact, a painted set.
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The duo end up on a snowmobile to travel through a snowy terrain.
Robbie's Barbie drives all the vehicles during the travel montage. Warner Bros.
This scene was created using practical effects in which the stage moved rather than the camera.
A photo of the machinery behind the snow. Warner Bros.
When Barbie returns to Barbieland, she is chased by the CEO of Mattel and his goons.
Mattel were the original creators of Barbie. Warner Bros.
The actors sat on bikes but they didn't move.
The stage moves around them while they pedal. Warner Bros.
Toward the end of the movie, Ken serenades Barbie by a fire on the beach.
Gosling sings the song "Push" by Matchbox Twenty. Warner Bros.
In reality, it looks like the scene wasn't filmed at night, and visual effects were used to make the scene look darker.
This is the first of two songs performed by Gosling in the movie. Warner Bros.
After the fireside singalong, Gosling's Ken proposes war with the other Kens.
The Barbies manipulated the Kens into fighting each other. Warner Bros.
Gosling acted out this scene on a stage with human-sized Barbie houses.
The main Barbieland houses were built up for the movie so that the actors could physically interact with the world. Warner Bros.
At the beginning of the Kens' beach battle, Gosling's Ken and his allies arrive on the beach from the sea.
They ride in on horseboats because Gosling's Ken thinks horses are tied to the patriarchy. Warner Bros.
The horse-shaped boats were on tracks to help them move.
Barbieland does not have real water so the boats couldn't actually float. Warner Bros.
"Barbie" Music producer Mark Ronson and director Greta Gerwig have said in interviews that the "I'm Just Ken" battle was not in the original script.
During the beach battle, the scene transforms into a dreamlike ballet.
Gosling leads the scene, singing "I'm Just Ken" as he pours out his feelings. Warner Bros.
The scene was filmed on a giant soundstage.
It was a recreation of the set used in the dream ballet in "Singin' In The Rain." Warner Bros.
After ridding himself of the shackles of the patriarchy, Ken rides down a slide at the end of the movie.
Gosling's Ken decides to find his own identity after gaining some wisdom from Robbie's Barbie. Warner Bros.
Gosling appears to be in a harness while going down the slide.
The background behind him was painted. Warner Bros.
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