How Cast Away Was ACTUALLY Filmed

What would happen if a FedEx plane full of cargo crashed into the sea?
This was a question that popped into the mind of actor Tom Hanks upon reading an article about FedEx and is how the initial idea for the movie Cast Away was born.
But we're not here to talk about the background history of this movie, we're here to show you the vast array of tricks, clever uses of CGI, slight of hand, camera moves, ingenious and mind bending sound design that the creators of this epic film used, in order to turn a disaster movie into a complete success.