special effects

British

plural noun

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

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His singular belief in his skills, that the special effects were the movie, made sense given how personally he took his work.

From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026

Mitchell’s special effects team has cleverly chosen to give the raptors mangy feathers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

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

A 3-D printed sculpture concept at Monster City, a special effects studio in Santa Clarita.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026

I’m not talking about their contribution to the world of special effects.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

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