Chapter 12
Video Manipulation
Talking about Kubrick’s 2001 in the last chapter leads us on very well to consider the topic of video manipulation, full as the film is of many visual and video effects.
Box of Delights—It’s Playtime, Guys!
Let me first define the difference between visual and video effects. Visual effects (commonly shortened to Vid FX or VFX) are basically special effects that can be created in front of the camera and therefore include stuff like explosions, crashes, fire, water, rain, snow, and so on. Video effects (also commonly shortened to Vid FX or VFX, hence the confusion) include all forms of video manipulation performed on ...
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