15 Visual effects
Visual effects are part of the magic of film and television production. They enable us to create an illusion which, if used skillfully, can appear completely natural, and will be accepted as ‘the real thing’ by the most critical audience. The various effects we shall be concentrating on here are widely used in studio production, and directly affect lighting techniques.
Light effects
Firelight
Firelight has a strongly evocative quality for us all, ranging as it does, from quiet restfulness and romatic allure to the frightening excitement of a fierce conflagration. Firelight has become symbolic, and can make a persuasive contribution to the atmospheric quality of a scene. But it needs to be imitated well if it is to be ...
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