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• plural of special effect.

special effects

British  

plural noun

1. films techniques used in the production of scenes that cannot be achieved by normal techniques

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After a stint at his own animation studio, Ub returned to Disney as a special effects engineer, pioneering techniques like the 360-degree motion-picture camera.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026

The British-American director, who once again makes use of spectacular special effects in "The Odyssey", added that he expected AI to result in some useful "imaging tools".

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

Coffin was especially interested in alluding to the work of special effects master Ray Harryhausen, who created the creepy hovering aircraft in 1956’s “Earth vs. the Flying Saucers.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

“The venue wasn’t set up for the amount of production and special effects we brought,” Kenney said.

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026

Lights popped and caught fire as all the special effects in the building were triggered at once.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan