special effect

[ spesh-uhl i-fekt ]

/ ˈspɛʃ əl ɪˈfɛkt /

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noun Movies, Television.

Usually special effects . a video or audio illusion in film or other media, created with computer-generated images, prosthetic makeup, pyrotechnics, etc. Abbreviation: SFX

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Origin of special effect

First recorded in 1940–45

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The immersive aspect is pleasantly theatrical — Van Gogh in the round — but it’s no more substantive than any special effect.
Van Gogh’s images move in the cinematic ‘Immersive Van Gogh.’ But will the show move New Yorkers?|Peter Marks|June 17, 2021|Washington Post
Brad Pitt, Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Steven Yeun—the human face is magic, a spectacle of beauty and expression that leaves even the most elaborate special effects in the dust.
This Summer, We’re Going to Go to the Movies More—and Love It More|Stephanie Zacharek|May 12, 2021|Time
They want stories that they can watch with their whole family, that aren’t just special effects.
Audiences love family films. Hollywood might be catching on.|Ann Hornaday|May 7, 2021|Washington Post
While Unreal Engine is common in games, it also appears in architectural rendering situations, cinema special effects, and even in the infotainment system in the upcoming electric Hummer.
Meet the eerily realistic digital people made with Epic’s MetaHuman Creator|Stan Horaczek|February 11, 2021|Popular-Science

Participants can learn more about the causes of social anxiety and its special effects on the LGBTQ community, although the workshop is open to the general public.
Calendar: Jan. 29-Feb. 4|Philip Van Slooten|January 28, 2021|Washington Blade
“We wanted to create a very special effect for those ghosts to make it very scary,” he says.
Garfield Television: The Cat Who Saved Primetime Cartoons|Rich Goldstein|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the best special effect of all was Sigourney Weaver in her tank top.
William Shatner's 10 Favorite Space Movies|William Shatner|October 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST
But, granting the force of these criticisms, the question still remains, Is the special effect of use or disuse transmissible?
The Whence and the Whither of Man|John Mason Tyler
In planning a decoration, the artist has generally some special effect in his mind which he wishes to reproduce.
The Decoration of Leather|Georges de Rcy
The larynx must not be suddenly pressed down nor jerked up, except when this is desired as a special effect.
How to Sing|Lilli Lehmann
But the special effect, I have found, soon wears out The tale simply takes it's place with the rest.
Uncle Silas|J. S. LeFanu
A special effect of this is the removal of carbon dioxide from the air by the enhanced processes of weathering.
Climatic Changes|Ellsworth Huntington

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