special effect

English

Noun

special effect (plural special effects) (usually plural)

1. (film, television) An effect that cannot be reasonably achieved by normal means, as for example by the digital manipulation of previously filmed footage.

Related terms

(special effects):

• FX, F/X
• SFX, S.F.X.

Translations

effect that cannot be reasonably achieved by normal means

• Catalan: efecte especial m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 特殊效果 (tèshū xiàoguǒ), 特效 (zh) (tèxiào), 特技 (zh) (tèjì)

• Finnish: erikoisefekti
• Hindi: please add this translation if you can
• Indonesian: efek khusus, efek visual
• Japanese: 特殊撮影 (tokushu satsuei)
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• Malay: kesan istimewa, kesan khas
• Maori: ata mariko
• Portuguese: efeito especial (pt) m
• Romanian: efect special n
• Russian: спецэффе́кт (ru) m (specɛffékt)
• Spanish: efectos especiales (es) m pl
• Swedish: specialeffekt c