Special EffectsVocabulary Words

digital effects

• noun

• pictures and sounds

created by the computer

illusion

• noun

• something that appears to be different than what it actually is

props

• noun

• any piece of furniture or small item used in performing or making a movie or TV show

gruesome

• adjective

• causing horror or disgust

realistic

• adjective

• true to life or nature

three dimensional

• adjective

• giving the appearance of depth

image

• noun

• picture production of a photographic material or electronic display screen

recreate

• verb

• create again, especially in the imagination

graphics

• noun

• a picture, map, or graph used for illustration

simulate

• verb

• to give the appearance or effect of

prehistoric

• adjective

• belonging to periods before recorded history

landscape

• noun

• a view of scenery on land

miniature

• noun

• reduced image or likeness; done on a small scale

explosions

• noun

• violent bursts

background

• noun

• the part of a picture or scene toward the back

reassembled

• verb

• came, brought, or put together again