Movie Special Effects

The dispute concerning why superheroes have become so popular recently is mainly due to the modernized special effects available to the film industry. This is because designers have a further diversity of options to work with, as well as better software and technologies than what they had 20 years ago. These special effects make the movies more realistic than ever. The article “The Rise of Superhero Films” by the New York Film Academy gives an insight on modernized special effects, the critical factor that's presently used in every superhero movie to date. It states

In the final scene from Thelma and Louise the cinematographic effects are astounding. Panning, reaction shot, and dissolve are all used in the last section of the movie clip extensively. These three cinematographic terms are perfect for this clip because of the intensity they add to the scene. Through the use of panning, reaction shot, and dissolve the actresses portray two extreme emotions of desperation and the tranquility of freedom.

Special effects are another very important tool in defining the horror genre. In the years leading up to the 1970s, special effects were almost non-existent, or minimal at best, in the film industry. It wasn’t until The Exorcist was released in 1973 that movie goers were hit with believable special effects that would have been thought impossible a mere half decade before. As a result of these revolutionary special effects, The

Imagine sitting down in the cool air of an air conditioned movie theater, bursting with anticipation to see the new blockbuster. It has a 98% score? It better be good! Then, the lights go dark. The opening screen floods the theater with light. Breathtaking visuals flash across the screen. “How did they do that?!” you ask. In the 1960’s, this never happened. Special effects in movies are more realistic than ever before. Instead of sitting in a sticky theater on a hot day, you can now escape into a cool theater. Today, movie reviews are more in-depth and reliable than ever. Therefore, movies are better for teens today because of special effects, movie theaters, and movie reviews.

Stylistically and in order to enhance the experiential aspect of the film, the action runs seamlessly, with few cuts between shots; the visual effects were essential in allowing these fluid transitions.

CGI is becoming a mature art form, but even now, there are occurrences where you cannot beat doing traditional matte painting and model effects ‘in camera’(Savage). Spencer

Katie Herrmann Dr. Heath Cinema Appreciation 24 November 2014 George Lucas When it comes to the filmmaking industry, there are many greats. Each one has stamped their unique methods onto the world of film that developed into the beloved art that is present today. Among one of those greats is George Lucas. George singlehandedly had one of the most significant impacts on the development of special effects and sound technology.

Most films today rely on dialogue to further the narrative, allowing characters to explain what is happening at all times. In Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, dialogue is purposely minimal. In fact, the opening and closing sections of the film have absolutely NO dialogue whatsoever, amounting to nearly one hour of no spoken word. This kind of "deafening quiet" had not been known in movies since the silent film era, however this does not mean the story remains stagnant. Like in the silent film days, Kubrick relied on alternate measures to further the narrative, including stark visuals, classical music composition, and sometimes even the silence itself.

The universe of movies and film has created the some of the most outstanding things over the years. Film is an amazing topic. It is outstanding how much it has evolved over the years. It started in black and white, and with no sound. Now we have things like 3D.

ABSTACT Many years ago films have entertain people. These stories have made history and also the filmmakers. Films have impact people’s imagination and the way they tell a story. Also behind film are director, music, production, and actors.

Editing is all about bringing a creative force into a film. The process could mean fixing a number of things like moving things around, meaning to arrange, select, and assemble - this goes for every component in the film. What you visualize, hear, with the use of special effects all are components that are edited and added to the film in a unique way to create a good story. The movie to be analysis is the film Forrest Gump with editor, Arthur Schmidt, he won an Oscar at the 67th academy awards for best film editing. Arthur Schmidt had three responsibilities as an editor in the film, which are spatial relationship, temporal relationship, and rhythm.

The introduction of motion picture drastically changed the world as we know it along with introducing new and advanced ways of making and presenting media to the masses. Before the introduction of motion picture the only way people were able to hear about the news or new products was either by newspaper or word of mouth. Before we had T5i’s or any other new and elaborate camera we had to film with black and white picture with no sound, like the old classic super eight film cameras. The process of editing has changed over the decades from where film was just cut and scenes would be placed right after the other with hard cuts with the raw material, literally they cut the film, to now where most editors use non-linear editing with a computer to add transitions, text, and other video effects to produce the most visually appealing and most understandable when producing a video production. The way the video productions are shown to the public have also adapted throughout its brief existence. When commercials and films first made their appearances in the early twentieth century Directors and Producers had no idea how to use color to catch the audience’s attention by using their sub conscious, they didn’t realize that the length of the production would play a role in rather a person will watch it or not. Nowadays there are entire books on how to grab the audience’s attention.

While Arnheim’s views on the future of film and the idea of a complete film can be somewhat insightful, I disagree with his conclusion that the introduction of sound and color diminishes the creative quality and originality of movies. He states his belief that eventually film will develop to the point where we “we have nothing to look forward to” (Arnheim , 184).

For Lucas it has always been about telling a good story; “For me, digital effects are necessary to my craft-an enchantment to tell stories. Everything we did was driven by that goal-finding better ways to tell stories” (Lucas qtd in Goldman). Exactly as a writer, Lucas wanted to do his best to get people to feel the emotions the characters felt and be able to be swung into another world. In movies it can be both easier and harder to get those feelings out than in books, but nothing had ever stopped Lucas because his passion was to be able to tell a good story. He was able to tell his stories with the visual effects that he made and in that way the movie became more realistic and honest. Lucas also sees visual effects workers and people working in the film industry as artists. “People who work in special effects are extremely important creative partners in this regard. They are all artists.” (Lucas qtd in Goldman). People might not understand the importunateness and hard work video editors and visual effects workers do daily. Just as a painter or photographer, visual effects workers are artists, whom Lucas worked hard on to express and show the world, and also make people interested in his

Previously, editing used to be a challenge for most filmmakers. Often, they relied on manual methods when filming to add effects to the films. Incorporating visual effects to the film was a demanding task that