special effects
plural noun
: visual or sound effects introduced into a movie, video recording, or taped television production
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There’s very little special effects.
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Vogue, 9 Oct. 2025
Scott’s 1979 Alien, for example, with its reliance on practically special effects, visually holds up better than most of the film’s sequels.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
No special effects were required to trigger Curry's stark drift from amiability to horrifying emptiness.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
The series boasted respectable special effects, cool early CGI spaceship design, and old-fashioned space escapades.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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Vogue, 9 Oct. 2025
Scott’s 1979 Alien, for example, with its reliance on practically special effects, visually holds up better than most of the film’s sequels.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
No special effects were required to trigger Curry's stark drift from amiability to horrifying emptiness.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
The series boasted respectable special effects, cool early CGI spaceship design, and old-fashioned space escapades.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Special effects.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/special%20effects. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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