visual tricks or illusion made with or without a computer to enhance a story and its realism on-screen
Special effects
clay figures filmed using stop-motion
claymation
Recording patterns of movement from an actor and transferring the information digitally onto an animated character
Motion Capture or MOCAP
Known as the father of special effects
George Melies
Effects made without a computer
Physical, Mechanical or Practical effects
isolating a single color and making that value transparent, allowing another image to show through
green screen, chroma keying or compositing
Starts with a three-dimensional polygon mesh and is digitally sculpted to form a digital character and environment.
3D Animation and CGI
Materials used to create special fx make-up?
Silicone, latex and foam prosthetics