Complex sentence: While the original film focused on just a few sports--primarily surfing--and used cranes and other Hollywood trickery to portray them, the new movie eschewed all of that, including green screens, and relied on real life practical stunts.
Split into simpler sentences: While the original film focused on just a few sports--primarily surfing--and used cranes and other Hollywood trickery to portray them. The new movie eschewed all of that including green screens and relied on real life practical stunts.