Here’s How Hollywood Builds a Malibu Dream Home—on a Vancouver Soundstage

Novotny employed an "old-school theater trick" to give the impression of depth on the terrace, angling the lawn upward toward the photo backing to trick the eye. He also printed additional trees, glued them to plastic backing, and planted them at the end of the lawn. "You move your head, and the trees move a bit to give you a sense of perspective," he explains.