Special effects

illusions or tricks to change appearance

thumb|upright=1.1|Pyrotechnic Gerb (pyrotechnic)|gerbs used in the entertainment industry

animation technique to make a physically manipulated object appear to move on its own

application of computer graphics to create or contribute to images

form of art

various processes by which imagery is created

artificially created or enhanced sounds, or sound processes used to emphasize artistic or other content of films, television shows, live performance, animation, video games, music, or other media

profession

thumb|upright|Morphing animation between two faces

thumb|right|200px|Pyrotechnics stunt exhibition by "Giant Auto Rodéo", [[Ciney, Belgium]] A stunt is an unusual, difficult, dramatic physical feat that may require a special skill, performed for artistic purposes usually for a public audience, as on television or in theaters or cinema. Stunts are a feature of many action films. Before computer-generated imagery special effects, these depictions were limited to the use of models, false perspective and other in-camera effects, unless the creator could find someone willing to carry them out, even such dangerous acts as jumping from car to car in

type of gradient noise in computer graphics

visual effect

type of musical instrument

camera effect

optical illusion

device with one or more film projectors mechanically linked to a movie camera

device that emits a dense vapor that appears similar to fog or smoke

cinematic special effect to combine images of live actors and miniature sets

in-camera visual effect

software package for generating crowd-related visual effects for film and television

real-world (non-visual) special effect for cinema

motion picture finishing process

photography technique in which the position and motion of the camera are tightly controlled

process of using prosthetic sculpting, molding and casting techniques to create special make-up effects

process of digitally assembling multiple images to make a final still or video image

American reality television game show (2011-2018)

thumb|A visual effects model of a ship from Close Encounters of the Third Kind featuring extensive greebling Greebles, also called greeblies (singular: greebly) or nurnies, are small relief details used to give visual complexity to a model. The act of decorating a model with greebles is known as greebling. While greebling originated as a technique in filmmaking, it is commonly used in model-making, toy design, and kitbashing.

substitute for blood in a theatrical or cinematic performance

thumbnail|right|A Casting from Life, an 1887 painting by Édouard Joseph Dantan. Lifecasting is the process of creating a three-dimensional copy of a living human body, through the use of molding and casting techniques. In rare cases lifecasting is also practiced on living animals. The most common lifecasts are 3D hand casting, casting of torsos, pregnant bellies, faces, and genitalia. It is possible for an experienced lifecasting practitioner to copy any part of the body. Lifecasting is usually limited to a section of the body at a time, but full-body lifecasts are achievable too. Compared w

set of cinematographic techniques performed in a computer graphics environment

filmmaking technique

cinematography special effect

1996 American documentary film by Ben Burtt

Artificial intelligence technology

special effect created for motion pictures and television programs using scale models