CLIPS on Instagram: "🎬 Fun Fact: Oppenheimer (2023) Christopher Nolan chose to film the Trinity Test explosion — the first nuclear detonation in history — without CGI. Instead, his special effects team recreated the blast using gasoline, magnesium, and aluminum powder, captured with ultra high-speed cameras to safely mimic the light and energy of an atomic explosion. The scene was filmed in the New Mexico desert, echoing the location of the real 1945 test. Cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema expl