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special effects



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The device was made at Pinewood studios by special effects engineers who won an Oscar for 1917 and who work on Star Wars, James Bond and Mission Impossible.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

But “Is God Is” refuses to gussy up its allegories with too many special effects or gratuitous gore.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

The staging is a marvel of special effects, but the most spectacular coup is the injection of emotionally resonant meaning.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Yellowstone elevated television to a new level, and did so without special effects or CGI, but instead via a combination of compelling story, strong writing and acting, and cinematography that rivaled that of movies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 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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