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special effects

plural noun

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

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Today's stars are secondary—anonymous, anodyne action figures overwhelmed by special effects.

And the special effects-heavy 3D visuals deprived the film of any real heart or magic.

They weren't involved with the cost of the movie's special effects nor the actors' salaries.

Since Carruth is a one-man band and autodidact, he learned how to create the special effects for the creature himself.

That was actually a landmark moment for film special effects.

Special effects of this force are classified as (a) capillary action, and (b) surface tension.

Among special effects the glissando is really beautiful when properly done.

We return, with a better chance of distinguishing them, to the consideration of the special effects that it brings about.

It describes the ordinary equipment of the stage, but includes the obtaining of special effects on a large scale.

Poetry uses the rainbow tints for special effects, but always keeps its essential object in the purest white light of truth.

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