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Still, the film’s efforts to combine backlit animation, 2D computer effects, and live-action film makes its release one of the most significant moments in cinematic history.

From computer generated imagery to animation, lighting, set design, pyrotechnics, some of the most amazing practical effects ever, and hundreds of other types of special effects, they're a massive ...

The 1980s were a high-water mark for many classic special effects disciplines, representing the peak of various techniques before the slow but steady advancement of computer-generated imagery ...

It took three special effects companies to come up with the first instance of computer-animated water in a feature film, complicated by the need for Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio’s character to ...

A miniature model designed and built by special-effects artists can be scanned into a computer and enlarged on-screen by the visual-effects team after filming — no camera tricks necessary.

The Empire of Effects is ostensibly about Industrial Light & Magic, the special effects company that George Lucas started in the 1970s to work on Star Wars and that ended up defining the look of ...