VFX

abbreviation

1. visual effect(s).

Word History and Origins

Origin of VFX¹

First recorded in 1980–85; blend of visual and FX, a phonetic spelling of effects ( def. )

Example Sentences

So while “Megadoc” does capture a moment reported on in the press when Coppola fires his VFX supervisor and the art department walks off the picture, it never quite gets to the heart of the matter.

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Normally, features like set extensions or digital effects would be created by CG and VFX graphics artists, paid laborers in an industry that is only just beginning to unionize.

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“Three dragons, buck shots, fire, we had to create the castle, the whole cliff and the sea, there was a big army enhancement as well — the ratio of super complex, very heavy-lift shots in that episode is off-the-charts high,” said VFX supervisor Daði Einarsson.

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Later, the VFX team will seamlessly impose du Pontavice’s face on Broad’s body.

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“The reason that CG and digital VFX got maligned is that there was an overreliance and a kind of laziness that started to develop in the industry where it was like, ‘Just shoot everyone on a blue screen and figure it out later,’” Saxon says.

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