The phrase
"effect sequences" refers to a series of actions or events that produce specific outcomes or results. It implies that each action in the sequence has a direct impact on the subsequent actions, causing a chain reaction of effects.
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There's a cast of decent actors, a script that's at least not embarrassing, and a couple of solidly fun
special effects sequences.
From there the film is pumped up action / adventure fantasy, with
big effects sequences and action scenes as the race of giants, who have a taste for humans, skin, bones and all, menace the humans.
The emphases in counseling on respect for the orderly cause -
effect sequences in the world of the psyche and on the necessity of a person's growing in his responsibility for his own inner life can help to counteract any tendency in spiritual healing to function in ways which encourage magic or the temptation to shift the total responsibility to God.
So, to make up for the material's shortcomings, he throws in everything but the kitchen sink with his special
effects sequences for the film's preposterous final third.
The giant bugs sequence, being the most thoroughly creepy and terrifyingly well realized
effects sequence of the film, deserves a lion's share of the praise Peter Jackson's film continues to receive.
But the movie's infectious, cartoonish energy, along with some incredible special -
effects sequences driven by miniatures, moves it into the plus column.
The many different species of plants and animals each have their own particular natures because of a long history of interactions and cause - and -
effect sequences which have made each species what it is.
And rather than
huge effects sequences set across an entire city, the action is claustrophobic — confined to a few cramped rooms underground.
An interesting science fiction premise (possibly lifted from the awful 1979 MST3k lampooned flick, Parts: The Clonus Horror) gets dumbed way down for mass consumption in The Island, the latest film that Michael Bay (Bad Boys II, Pearl Harbor) ruins by trying to blow us away with ridiculous, logic - defying special
effects sequences where things crash hard, burn long, and blow up big.
Special
makeup effects sequences director Greg Cannom was at the top of his game with Dream Warriors, and his work is easily a series highlight.
No one doubts Zemeckis» ability to stage an exciting and
compelling effects sequence; heck, he even tackled a plane crash with more distance and less clarity in Cast Away.
Now, in his latest, «2012» — a surprisingly sturdy apocalyptic thriller built on his trademark over-the-top,
outsized effects sequences — the whole planet gets Emmeriched.
Ghostbusters seemed to prove Paul Feig either wasn't interested in or wasn't comfortable with
big effects sequences, and maybe Ayer is the same.
Led by graduate student Patrick O'Hern, the team at Brown and the University of Cologne in Germany uncovered a complex cause - and -
effect sequence in both C. elegans worm and mouse models of SMA.
Deforestation is one of the clearest examples of this cause - and -
effect sequence.
There's almost no visual tone to the movie and
the effects sequences are atrocious.
Ray Lovejoy's editing is fantastic though, especially how he cuts
the effects sequences together (I love how Batman's obviously a little model in the Batwing, but it doesn't matter).
Cary Elwes plays John Paul from ages 18 through 50, whereupon Elwes morphs (quite literally, thanks to a brief — and controversial — special -
effect sequence) into Jon Voight, who takes over as the older pope.
Lots of beautiful filmmaking here, the music against the exquisite, ageless, and all around perfect special
effects sequences.
While he can fling together a competent action or special
effects sequence, his handling of the plot and actors is strictly routine.
Any reaction will do, since his real focus is on putting together extended special -
effects sequences: The bed shakes, the posts change shape and trap Eleanor in bed, and — but what's the use of describing it?
Both Speed and Twister were excellent ideas for movies, and the special
effects sequences were great.
The special -
effects sequences are up to the usual high standards of Marvel excellence, but by far the best elements of «Homecoming» are the writing, which brims with humor, and the performances.
Right away you can see that the movie is relatively advanced; «The Mummy Returns» had no plot, and one special
effects sequence, which was 121 minutes long.
The plot of «Lara Croft Tomb Raider» exists as a support system for four special
effects sequences.
The visual
effects sequences are still fantastic, but few and far between.
The special
effects sequences may have been the ones most used in the marketing material to sell the movie, but they are also the movie's weakest aspect.
While the director does a commendable job on the action and
effects sequences, he really shines when it comes finding the right tone between the earnestness of the characters and the absurdity of the plot.
As well, you can take a peek at composer Harold Arlen's home movies, outtakes and deleted scenes, special
effects sequences, the 1938 MGM short From the Vault: Another Romance of Celluloid: Electrical Power, the 1939 newsreel Cavalcade of Academy Awards, the 1939 trailer Texas Contest Winners, audio vault, the radio promo Leo Is on the Air, the 1939 radio show Good News, the December 25 1950 Lux Radio Theater broadcast, and stills galleries.
The second film suffered from an increase in softness when it came to
the effects sequences, but we don't see that problem here.
is a somewhat standard promotional documentary comprised of on - set interviews, shots from the film, B - roll footage, and a few (too few) nifty behind - the - scenes special
effects sequences.
This marks the first time a Star Trek film has shot outside the United States, with shooting in Iceland for special
effects sequences.
«Museum Magic: Entering the World of the Photograph» (5:41, HD) details a particvular special
effects sequence; Levy and VFX supervisor Dan Deleeuw participate.
Watching director Gabe Ibáñez's «Autómata,» it's hard not to note and appreciate the skill, will and invention brought to
the effects sequences, a mix of practical magic and CGI trickery, nor to marvel at how Ibáñez's film gets a billion - dollar look out of a «mere» $ 15 million.