Vfx

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of visual effects. abbreviation, alt-of, plural, plural-only

    "Where is the main visual effects shot in that movie?? Hint: There are five VFX shots, four of them are modifications of the fire in the scene. One of them is something else, what is it?"

Verb
  1. 1
    To create or manipulate (something) using visual effects techniques. transitive

    "When we were filming all the scenes in Charlie’s house, I had a huge scab. I think they VFX’d it out and that’s where most of the budget went."

Synonyms

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visual effects

Example

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"Where is the main visual effects shot in that movie?? Hint: There are five VFX shots, four of them are modifications of the fire in the scene. One of them is something else, what is it?"

Etymology

From the initial letter of "visual", and the pronunciation of "effects".

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