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special effects
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illusions or tricks to change appearance
Special effects are techniques used to create illusions or tricks that change how things appear on screen, in films, television, or other visual media. They matter because they allow filmmakers to show audiences impossible or fantastic scenes that wouldn't be possible to film in real life, making stories more engaging and entertaining.
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A special effect of a miniature person from the 1952 film The Seven Deadly Sins
Special effects (often abbreviated as F/X or simply FX) are illusions or visual tricks used in the theater, film, television, video game, amusement park, and simulator industries to simulate the fictional events in a story or virtual world. It is sometimes abbreviated as SFX, but this may also refer to sound effects.