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Take a quiz on how Hollywood has made fake snow in movies over the years

Photography and snow don’t mix. Bright lights aren’t enough to just shoot to make Frosty Snowman The sweat and logistical headaches of timing and location shooting combined with the cold dandruff of nature makes for an unpredictable teammate. That’s why over the decades, Hollywood directors and special effects artists have discovered a number of tricks to create cinematic magic with the white stuff.

Let’s now be seen Whether he could be fooled or not. Take a minute with the test to see if you can figure it out difference. If you are I can’t quite say it, just fake it til you make it. Or, as these movies do, fake it when you make it.

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“The Wizard of Oz”: real snow or a magical drink?

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“It’s a wonderful life,” but is it a wonderful lie?

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: So after fire comes ice, but is it true?

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Charlie Chaplin’s “The Gold Rush”: Is it real or fake snow?

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“It’s a blizzard, Harry.” Real snow or magic in “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”?

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Those seasons were filmed in Notting Hill: was this snow real or fake?

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“The Last of Us:” Fake or real snow?

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A Charlie Brown Christmas: Real or fake snow?