A movie film is a collaborative piece of art. Hundreds, thousands of people work to stitch a story together for a viewing audience that is barely aware of maybe a dozen or so of those pieces.
An integral part of a film's patchwork quilt is its 'special effects,' cinematic trompe l'oeil that fools the eye into seeing something that didn't really happen. Even if all the other constituent parts of a movie blend together seamlessly, poorly planned and executed special effects can be a film's downfall. The best special effects, no matter how grand in scope and delivery, must be invisible to the audience. If a viewer says, 'Wow! how did they do that?' during a movie, the artistic spell is broken.
Here is an example of the creativity and precision of special effects, and how, when they're done well, the audience never thinks about them.
Crimson Tide Effects from Christopher Salazar on Vimeo.
An integral part of a film's patchwork quilt is its 'special effects,' cinematic trompe l'oeil that fools the eye into seeing something that didn't really happen. Even if all the other constituent parts of a movie blend together seamlessly, poorly planned and executed special effects can be a film's downfall. The best special effects, no matter how grand in scope and delivery, must be invisible to the audience. If a viewer says, 'Wow! how did they do that?' during a movie, the artistic spell is broken.
Here is an example of the creativity and precision of special effects, and how, when they're done well, the audience never thinks about them.
Crimson Tide Effects from Christopher Salazar on Vimeo.
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