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They built a custom car just for this 4-minute oner

August 20, 2026

Some incredible car and camera rigging, and invisible visual effects stitches, are behind this extended one-take in ‘Children of Men’.

It’s the latest episode in our new Great Moments in Effects History series, the accompanying videos to my new book, WOAH! Great Moments in Effects History Vol. 1.

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