Section 7
Visual Effects (VFX)
Visual effects have become an indispensable part of modern filmmaking, enabling storytellers to create worlds, creatures, and events that would be impossible, impractical, or prohibitively expensive to achieve practically. From the invisible wire removal and clean-up work that audiences never notice, to the breathtaking digital environments and creatures that define blockbuster cinema, the VFX department operates at the intersection of art and technology.
Visual effects have become an indispensable part of modern filmmaking, enabling storytellers to create worlds, creatures, and events that would be impossible, impractical, or prohibitively expensive to achieve practically. From the invisible wire removal and clean-up work that audiences never notice, to the breathtaking digital environments and creatures that define blockbuster cinema, the VFX department operates at the intersection of art and technology. The terms in this section cover the key VFX roles (from the VFX Supervisor to the Roto/Paint Artist), the fundamental techniques of visual effects production (compositing, keying, matchmoving, rotoscoping), and the essential lingo of the VFX pipeline.
Compositor
The Compositor is the VFX artist responsible for the final assembly of a visual effects shot. They take all the disparate elements — the live-action f...
Compositing
Compositing is the process of combining multiple visual elements from different sources into a single, seamless image. In modern filmmaking, compositi...
VFX Supervisor
The VFX (Visual Effects) Supervisor is the creative and technical head of the visual effects department, responsible for overseeing the execution of a...
VFX (Visual Effects)
Visual Effects (VFX) are the various processes by which imagery is created or manipulated outside the context of a live-action shoot. VFX encompasses ...