special effects
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This spawned a series of comical situations, much slapstick and the use of fairly primitive special effects, mainly sped-up film.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
The British-American director, who once again makes use of spectacular special effects in "The Odyssey", added that he expected AI to result in some useful "imaging tools".
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Coffin was especially interested in alluding to the work of special effects master Ray Harryhausen, who created the creepy hovering aircraft in 1956’s “Earth vs. the Flying Saucers.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
James is every ambitious director threatening to topple this town in a narcissistic quest to create the ultimate special effects epic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
I’m not talking about their contribution to the world of special effects.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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