special effects

British

plural noun

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

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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

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

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026

But “Is God Is” refuses to gussy up its allegories with too many special effects or gratuitous gore.

From Salon ● May 19, 2026

Remember that 1966 sci-fi movie “Fantastic Voyage,” set inside a human body, the special effects groundbreaking though still analogue?

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026

He wasn’t sure if it was from yesterday’s head injury, Phorcys’s special effects, or his sister’s lectures on nauseating sea monster facts.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

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