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special effects

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plural noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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This spawned a series of comical situations, much slapstick and the use of fairly primitive special effects, mainly sped-up film.

From BBC Jul. 27, 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

He does special effects for movies now, to support his artist habit.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

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