Unit 17-P1
Special effects
A special effect is an effect made with a physical object or
model it does not require visual effects and or computer generated imagery.
There a five types of special effects.
A mechanised prop such as animatronics is a machine or
puppet created to look like a creature or someone else such as a robot or a
giant sluggish alien. It can be controlled by an actor inside the suit or
remote controlled from a controller.
Stunt props are also a form of special effects the props one
example is a breakable bottle they are made of sugar glass a mould made out of
a form of sugar it is used to simulate a real object being broken and is used
to avoid injury but maintain the believability that is real glass that has
shattered. They can also be breakable furniture and walls made out of balsa
wood which is a lightweight material that can break easily with enough force
fake furniture or walls are made out of this wood to be broken.
Scale models are models in detail to simulate or giant
object or a type of vehicle such as a spaceship. It being used ca give a real
life effect towards the object unlike a clean smooth outline from a visual
effect.
Make up prosthetic's are used to show a form of injury or
scaring on a face or on any area it is mainly created by latex and using paint,
tissue. This gives the character using the make up further detail in their look
and not making them look bland or dull. This can also effect the narrative as
if a character gets hurt the audience will be looking for any form of scaring
or injury.
Pyrotechnics is using an explosion or fire to add towards
the scene. This is done by fuel fire or rigged explosives like a set charged or
wire. It adds realism and believabilty depending on the film such as a war
film or an action as if the audience see a bomb dropped on screen they would
look forward to seeing the aftermath and the explosion that came after being
dropped.
Terminator 2: Judgement day uses special effects with
prosthetic's make up and pyrotechnics. For example, the final fight scene uses
mixture of make-up and prosthetic's. At 2:15[1]
The T800 is broken and hurt his arm has been torn off and his metal face is
showing as it has been ripped off the skin this done by the use of latex, scar
tissue, face paint, and contact lenses. The use of this make up enhances the
film as the T800 is broken and is barely functioning he is exposed the way he
is hurt is similar if a human character was hurt.
Pyrotechnics are also used in the truck chase[2] at
2:41 the truck has crashed and is leaking petrol and is sparked and is ignited.
The truck being blown up is done with a with pyrotechnics and set charges at a
controlled rate. This special effect is done to enhance the film as the level
of detail the explosion has done which can and would kill any normal person is
shown to show how powerful and strong the new terminator is. And this excites
the audience as they get to see an explosion and don’t see many trucks crash
and be destroyed like that in any normal day.
Stunt props are used in earlier scenes between the fight of
the T800 and the T1000. At 2:31-2:36 fake walls are used to show the strength
of the two terminators. The walls are made out of an easily breakable wood so
when a heavy force is pushed against them they are easily broken. The effect
done in the film enhance the content as it shows both Terminators are strong
enough to withstand a force of being thrown against and wall but are also
strong enough to bust through a wall.
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