All about Visual Effects (VFX).
                     All about Visual Effects 
(VFX)
VFX
• Visual effects or VFX, is an image manipulation technique 
outside of a live action shot in filmmaking. It involves the 
integration of live action footage and generated imagery which 
look realistic.
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• VFX also involves creating environments, inanimate objects, 
animals and creatures which look realistic but would be 
dangerous, expensive, impractical, time-consuming and 
almost impossible to capture on film.
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Timing
• Visual effects are integral to a movie’s story and appeal. 
Though most visual effects work is completed post production, 
it has to be carefully planned and choreographed in pre-
production sequences.
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Categories
• Visual effects are broadly classified into special effects and digital 
effects. Special effects cover any of the on-set events like stunts 
and explosions. Digital effects include the various processes with 
which imagery is manipulated from photographic assets.
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Motion Capture
• Motion capture is the process of recording movements of objects 
and people. In a session of motion picture, the subject whose 
motion is being captured is recorded and sampled many times per 
second by different scanners placed all over the environment.
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VFX Software
• Popular VFX softwares are Adobe After Effects, 3Ds Max, Nuke, 
Autodesk Maya, Maxon Cinema 4D, Mocha, Syntheyes etc.
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In movies
• VFX artists, producers and editors use computer-generated 
imagery (CGI) to create the impossible imagery seen in 
cinemas. It has become increasingly common in big budget 
movies.
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Types
• VFX is further classified into 5 types, Simulation FX, Modeling, 
Animation, Matte Painting and Composting. Images are 
processed multiple times quicker than our brains leaving 
lasting impressions on the brains of viewers.
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Conclusion
• VFX and animation industry has been developing exponentially 
and it has drastically transformed movie making into 
something unimaginable and so powerful.
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