The Magic Behind the Curtain

Special Effects

We explore all varieties of effects in this chapter (Fig. 15.1). Effects can fall into any of the departments we already discussed, or the production may add a special effects department if there is a need for many specialized effects. A prop may need to explode into flames, it may need to rain or snow for a certain scene, and a character might need to fly through the air. All of these effects can be handled in a ...

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