special effects
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He told The Media Show there were times he "used to dread going on a Doctor Who set" because of the expensive special effects and "explosions going on, people pulling themselves in to prosthetics".
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
"Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson, a special effects specialist, said in May at the Cannes Film Festival that he thought AI was "going to destroy the world".
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
His singular belief in his skills, that the special effects were the movie, made sense given how personally he took his work.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
Any material that cannot be shot in front of a live studio audience — because of limitations with sets, timing or special effects — is shot the day before the live taping.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
He likes creating these special effects: the stranger and the harder, the better.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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