Questions tagged [effects]
Artificial visual or mechanical effects introduced into a movie or television show.
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How did Tenet film the shot where Sator is pushed off the boat?
Major spoilers immediately for Tenet.
This shot occurs at precisely 2h 16m 45s in the theatrical cut.
This is the scene on Sator's yacht, when Kat is supposed to keep ...
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How was the Universal Pictures 1936 opening logo created?
I've always been fascinated with the opening logo used by Universal Pictures in movies starting from 1936 and running a few more years.
Searching on the subject it may have coincided with the change ...
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Was South Park's pro-Trump PSA filmed with an actor on location or fully AI-generated?
In South Park S27E01 "Sermon on the 'Mount," the town of South Park is forced to create a pro-Donald Trump PSA (note: linked video is NSFW) as part of a legal settlement with Trump. Unlike ...
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How was this shot filmed in The Purple Rose of Cairo?
In the Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), a character in a movie falls in love with an audience member, and travels through the screen to be with her in real life.
The rest of the film involves various ...
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Is this a digital effect, or did Tom Cruise really do a magic trick in Mission Impossible (1996)?
In this scene in Mission Impossible (1996), Ethan Hunt performs sleight of hand to make an optical disc seem to disappear:
I guess it might be CGI, but I also know that ...
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On which hardware and software were the CGI scenes of "Space: Above and Beyond" created?
On which hardware and software were the CGI scenes of the TV series Space: Above and Beyond (1995) created? The following details would be especially interesting to me:
Were they normal x86 PCs or ...
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Two characters played by the same actor shake hands. How was this effect accomplished?
On season 9 of Last Man Standing, Mike Baxter (Tim Allen) meets Allen's previous sitcom character, Tim Taylor.
Having them on-screen talking with each other is no big deal; we've seen TV and movies ...
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Did boa constrictors or pythons stand in for lash vipers in "Blink Twice"?
In Blink Twice (2024), Slater (played by Channing Tatum) reveals that his private island is home to "lash vipers." Their venom is revealed to play a crucial role in the plot. According to ...
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How did the filmmakers break the glass in Ghost Dog?
At 1h34m29s, Ghost Dog (Forest Whitaker) is assassinating somebody.
He is standing outside the target's home, looking through the window at his intended victim as they watch TV. He applies a piece of ...
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Is there any information on who did the RPOP prop/effect for Space Cowboys?
Midway through the movie Space Cowboys (2000), while they're rendezvousing with a satellite, the computer prop / program effects in the following screenshot show up.
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What is the first movie with a one-bit color depth?
I have just seen a movie, Renaissance (2006), with a one-bit color depth. Also, I couldn't find another movie with one-bit color depth.
What is the first movie that has one-bit color depth throughout ...
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What’s the significance of the rain on the second night at Freddy's?
In Five Nights at Freddy’s (2023), on the second night that Mike Schmidt works as a security guard at the abandoned Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza Place, it rains.
Just like the previous night, Mike falls ...
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Looking for the name of an animation technique (1930's–50's) which uses a rotating wheel to create a parallax effect
I saw a documentary back in the 90's about animation in the 1930's, particularly Disney, Warner, and Fleischer Studio. The bit I'm trying to identify is a background technique. The documentary showed ...
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What is the purpose of the screen freeze here?
Seated at the head of the table, Dr. Teddy is having dinner with Dr.
Randall’s family. While Dr. Teddy is speaking, he is shown eating, so his
voice continues in the background while his image on the ...
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What's the meaning of this effect?
In The Departed (2006), before meeting Dignam and Queenan in the Special Investigation Unit building, Sullivan is
framed in a small circle as he stands near a traffic signal, which enlarges to full ...
