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Long Before Computers, How Movies Made Us Believe

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A sketch of the &quot;ice palace&quot; set in <em>Dr. Zhivago</em> (1965). Production designer and illustrator John Box dressed the sets in hot white wax, which was sprayed with cold water to imitate the look of frost and ice. (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Courtesy of the Art Directors Guild)
A sketch of the "ice palace" set in Dr. Zhivago (1965). Production designer and illustrator John Box dressed the sets in hot white wax, which was sprayed with cold water to imitate the look of frost and ice. (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Courtesy of the Art Directors Guild)

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