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Artificial visual or mechanical effects introduced into a movie or television show.
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Has a major film ever intentionally used live ammunition to film a scene?
"Act of Valor" (2012) featured extensive filmography which included actual bullets being fired as well as active-duty SEALs.
per: On Active Duty for the Movies (Real Ammo), The New York Times
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How do they film someone being stabbed with a weapon that goes all the way through?
Depending on the production values and budget, often you are seeing a mixture of practical effects and digital compositing with computer graphics. … Practical visual effects are not always so easy to unravel. Like magicians guard their secrets, so too do practical visual effects wizards. …
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Why do soap operas have the soap opera effect?
You will notice in films with less expensive computer generated visual effects that motion blurring is heavily relied upon to sell the look. …
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Name for the effect with an 'intensifying thriller sound' as someone is shown eavesdropping?
Such a cinematic musical phrase is called a "sting":
A musical sting can be used in drama, comedy, horror or any genre, and in radio and television advertising. It is a part of the music director' …
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