The Automaton from the movie Hugo was real and actually worked!
If you saw the movie Hugo, you know that one of the movie's best and most moving scenes is when Hugo finally manages to turn on the mysterious automaton he found in his dad's apartment.
You might've thought that the machine was all CGI, or at least parts of it were. However, it was an actual working machine that was able to draw in real time. It was created by Dick George Creatives and they made a video talking about how the Automaton was made. Check it out: