special effectnoun [ C usually plural ]
uk/ˌspeʃ.əl ɪˈfekt/us/ˌspeʃ.əl ɪˈfekt/B1 an unusual piece of action in a film, or an entertainment on a stage, created by using particular equipment:
The movie's special effects are amazing.
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Cinema & theatre: production, direction & recording
- audition
- auteur
- computer-animated
- direct
- director
- dress rehearsal
- editor
- effect
- filmmaker
- make
- moviemaker
- picturize
- prop
- rehearsal
- run-through
- set
- setting
- stage
- staging
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