visual effect

[ vizh-oo-uhl i-fekt ]

noun

, Movies, Television.

1. Usually visual effects. a special effect that is added to a film or video in post-production, as computer-generated imagery. : VFX

Word History and Origins

Origin of visual effect¹

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

They should have communication skills and creativity with an idea of visual effects.

From TechCrunch

The interest in visual effects in branded videos is “not going to change in Q4,” Caporoso said.

From Digiday

First, TikTok has made visual effects a bigger means of captivating audiences, similar to what Snapchat has done with its augmented reality filters.

From Digiday

A sumptuous production, two of the planet’s most likable actors, a gripping story, and visual effects that still hold up.

From Washington Post

While their function has yet to be studied, it’s possible that these borders create a flickering visual effect to help the fish escape from predators, suggests Geoff Moser, a retired NOAA fisheries biologist not involved with the study.

From Science News

Most of them were large birds—hawks, egrets, and even peacocks—for spectacular visual effect as they took flight.

From The Daily Beast

So we ended up scanning the real Bruges Madonna and putting it in as a visual effect.

From The Daily Beast

It has been rendered as for visual effect; the character is not intended to convey phonetic information.

From Project Gutenberg

The visual effect of one propeller seen through another—that was identification.

From Project Gutenberg

The aim of the music was thus to intensify and supplement the visual effect.

From Project Gutenberg