Visual Effects Techniques:
Use of Visual and Special Effects Informational Video:
Videos Which I Used:
Visual Effects:
This video contains a magic Teacher Morphing from a cat into her human form. This enhances this scene and the film because it suggests the magic theme. Time selection [0.25 – 0.36]
This video contains the Rotoscoping effect because the light from the lightsabers is rotoscoped on top of the video. This enhanced the scene because it made the lightsabers look like weapons which are actually form the future. Time selection [0.10 – 0.43]
This video is on ‘The Good Dinosaur’ which is a film all created using 3D animation, it shows the creation of film and how this effect is used. The 3D animation style enhanced the film because it appeals to the young viewers and it gives them a lot of freedom when creating emotions of the characters. Time selection [0.18 – 0.47]
This video shows how the film ‘The Avengers – Assembled’ used chroma keying to create a background for their main fight scene in the movie. This enhanced the scene because it made it look like they were in a location which was impossible to be in. Time selection [0.02 – 0.21]
This video shows how ‘Lord of the Rings’ used CGI to create one of their main characters. This enhanced the film as the character looked like someone who couldn't exist without CGI. Time selection [0.20 – 1.05]
This video is about how they escape Cloud city and a Matte painting effects was used in their film. This enhanced the scene as it made the characters look like they are in a place which they couldn't film in as the technology didn't exist then. Time selection [1.38 – 2.20]
Special Effects
This video contains the main character E.T, who is an animatronic character. There is also a section which contains a puppet controlled hand. This enhanced the scene because they didn't have the technology for CGI at the time and this was the most realistic way to create an Alien. Time selection [0.00 – 0.25]
This scene used a combination of pyrotechnics and CGI. This enhanced the scene as the real explosion made the whole scene look more real than it usually would. Time selection [2.08 – 2.56]
This scene uses makeup to disfigure the monster, this is because he needs a human form but he needs to be more of a monster. This enhanced the scene as it was really realistic for the time, and it made the audience really scared. Time selection [0.11 – 0.26]
This scene uses sugar glass as a stunt prop. This made the scene effective as this prop is also something which is typically found in a bar. Time selection [1.11 – 1.20 and 1.54 – 2.02]
This video contains how they created and used the models in the VI episode of Star Wars. This enhanced the film as it made it look like there was actually a space station in space. Time selection [2.12 – 2.30]