CLIPS on Instagram: "🎬 Fun Fact: Blade Runner 2049 (2017) The film’s stunning visuals relied heavily on practical sets and real environments rather than pure CGI. Director Denis Villeneuve and cinematographer Roger Deakins built massive physical sets — including the desolate Las Vegas ruins — and enhanced them with minimal digital effects. Deakins also used innovative lighting techniques, like bouncing light off giant colored panels, to create the film’s signature neon-soaked, atmospheric look.