- special effects
- noun plural Date: 1937 visual or sound effects introduced into a motion picture, video recording, or taped television production
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special effects — n. 1. artificial visual effects, either realistic or fantastic, used to create illusions in films 2. the art or work of creating these illusions 3. the complex mechanical devices and photographic techniques used to produce the effects … English World dictionary
Special Effects — [ speʃəl ɪ fekts, engl.] (Spezialeffekte), Filmtechnik: im Film oder im Soundtrack eines Films eingesetzte Mittel zur Darstellung und Visualisierung von in der Realität so nicht existierenden Situationen, z. B. Aktionen in gigant. Landschaften … Universal-Lexikon
special effects — ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ illusions created for films and television by props, camerawork, computer graphics, etc … English terms dictionary
special effects — Motion Pictures, Television. unusual visual and sound effects beyond the range of normal photography or recording, as simulated fires or earthquakes, explosions, thunder and lightning, miniaturized or enlarged images, or other optical or… … Universalium
special effects — (or F/X, SFX, SPFX, or EFX) a broad, wide ranging term used by the film industry meaning to create fantastic visual and audio illusions that cannot be accomplished by normal means, such as travel into space. Many visual (photographic) or… … Glossary of cinematic terms
Special-Effects — Spezialeffekt: kleiner Feuerball Als Spezialeffekt (englisch special effects), auch Special FX (von englisch lautmalerisch „ef–eks“) bzw. kurz SPFX oder SFX (doppeldeutig mit SFX sound effects), werden mechanische Techniken bezeichnet, um… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Special Effects — Spezialeffekt: kleiner Feuerball Als Spezialeffekt (englisch special effects), auch Special FX (von englisch lautmalerisch „ef–eks“) bzw. kurz SPFX oder SFX (doppeldeutig mit SFX sound effects), werden mechanische Techniken bezeichnet, um… … Deutsch Wikipedia
special effects — Motion Pictures, Television. unusual visual and sound effects beyond the range of normal photography or recording, as simulated fires or earthquakes, explosions, thunder and lightning, miniaturized or enlarged images, or other optical or… … Useful english dictionary
Special effects of The Lord of the Rings film trilogy — The Lord of the Rings film trilogy used many groundbreaking practical and digital visual effects. The first film has around 540 effects shots, the second 799, and the third 1488 (2730 in total).cite video|title=Weta… … Wikipedia
special effects technician — specialiųjų efektų technikas statusas T sritis profesijos apibrėžtis Technikas, kuris kuria spektakliuose, filmuose, televizijos laidose, multimedijoje ir kitose srityse naudojamų elektroninių triukų, regimųjų ir garsinių efektų būdus ir… … Inžinieriai, technikai ir technologai. Trikalbis aiškinamasis žodynėlis
special effects — spe′cial effects′ n. pl. mot rtv unusual visual and sound effects created for motion pictures or television, as simulations of space travel, earthquakes, or supernatural phenomena • Etymology: 1940–45 … From formal English to slang
