Portions of a motion picture that are not actually filmed. They are usually added later, either as minatures with stop action or computer graphics added in blue screening.
Visual effects applied to clips and sequences such as motion effects, layering, and filters.
Sound or video used in the editing process to heighten drama or suggest a time, place or story element. Often used as a transition.
A term used to describe any unusual effect to create an illusion on film. These effects range from the elements (rain, fog, snow) to pyrotechnics (explosions, fires, bullet hits) to intricate visual effects.
Use for person(s) involved in the creation of action sequences and/or of apparent action or sound using photographic, mechanical, electric, optical, or electronic devices. Effects range from simple optical effects to elaborate explosions, miniatures, computer- produced action, sets, or props. The term also includes stunt arranging, fight arranging, flying sequences, stunt men, etc. For special sound effects, use "Sound." For animated effects, use "Animation."
Artistic effects added to a video production in order to enhance the production by creating drama, enhancing the mood or furthering the story. Special effects may vary from the limited addition of patterns or the mixing of several video images together, to sophisticated digital effects such as picture compression, page flipping and three-dimensional effects.
Visual or sound effects used to enhance a theatrical performance.
sepia, black-and-white, possibly others
Enhancements, such as as wipes, fades, freeze-frames, animation, titles, and negative effects, often produced by a Special Effects Generator during post-production, that add to the sophistication of a video production.
Also called Digital Video Effects, these may include animated backgrounds, slow motion, still frames, letterbox, color effects like overstauration, black and white or sepia tones, or supplemental film footage, such Super 8.
Special effects are tricks of sight and sound mostly achieved by combining technology, ingenuity and creativity and employed in films to facilitate suspension of audience disbelief.
Artificial effect used to create an illusion in a movie.
Responsible for the trickery of making movies. Some of the duties of the special effects team include making miniatures for explosions, rear screen projection, blue screen with the background to be put in later by a computer, squibs (miniature explosions, i.e. a gunshot), so on and so forth.
A term used to decribe special theatrical make-up effects, as well as other theatrical and film effects. Often abbreviated as SPFX or F/X.
Can be either mechanical (breakaway chairs), or optical (in-camera effects like speeding up the film), computer graphics, or a combination.