How special effects can be created in answers?
I have seen special effects in some answers
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Explanation:
Today's special effects are mostly computer generated. In older films (or smaller ones) they might, for example, create small scale sets and blow them up on camera for special effects. If you watch the Aviator DVD extras, I believe there's a great piece that talks about how they did the crash scene. It was fascinating. He chose not to do CGI, iirc. Tora, Tora, Tora is also a great example of that kind of work. (And a great film.)
Very simple older style SFX are things like green screen, which is still used, only much more efficiently, and with CGI. Like the weather person on your local news, but mega style. ;)
CGI is king. They will fill up a small section of a stadium with extras, and then just cut and paste them to fill a 100,000 people. And now, I'm sure they have so much more than when I was teaching it 10 years ago. They put lights on bodies and do green screen to create animated looking characters and such. I'm sure a pro may jump in here soon and do a better job of explaining than I.
If you are really interested, I suggest you look to see the program's your local community college has in film production. You would need to understand different aspects of film anyway, to get into the industry, but you could focus on CGI.
Good luck and have fun.
Today's special effects are mostly computer generated. In older films (or smaller ones) they might, for example, create small scale sets and blow them up on camera for special effects. If you watch the Aviator DVD extras, I believe there's a great piece that talks about how they did the crash scene. It was fascinating. He chose not to do CGI, iirc. Tora, Tora, Tora is also a great example of that kind of work. (And a great film.)
Very simple older style SFX are things like green screen, which is still used, only much more efficiently, and with CGI. Like the weather person on your local news, but mega style. ;)
CGI is king. They will fill up a small section of a stadium with extras, and then just cut and paste them to fill a 100,000 people. And now, I'm sure they have so much more than when I was teaching it 10 years ago. They put lights on bodies and do green screen to create animated looking characters and such. I'm sure a pro may jump in here soon and do a better job of explaining than I.
If you are really interested, I suggest you look to see the program's your local community college has in film production. You would need to understand different aspects of film anyway, to get into the industry, but you could focus on CGI.
Good luck and have fun.