SFX or VFX - what's the difference and which to use for your film | TOP 6 TIPS
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Steve Ramsden here with DIY Moviemaking and today we are looking at the difference between Special and Visual Effects and I share my top 6 tips on how to decide which to use in your own films!
A lot of people seem to think Special and Visual Effects are the same thing or get them mixed up, especially as they are both of course technically ‘visual’ and they’re seen all the time in films and TV.
Special Effects (which are sometimes called SFX or practical effects) usually refers to on-set techniques that were done in real time, in camera on the day - and this would be things like pyrotechnics, rain machines, animatronics or puppets, miniatures, or perhaps stage blood and prosthetic makeup.
Visual Effects (which gets referred to as VFX or sometimes Video Effects) normally refer to things that weren’t there on the day but are digitally added later -now this might be things that were filmed separately such as weather or action elements, or shots done with green screen where you are removing a background and adding another one which is often called a ‘plate’, or maybe it’s full computer generated imagery or CGI which will get added in to a finished shot.
On big film and TV productions that use a lot of effects, there will be a discussion during pre-production about which approach to use for each shot, and many films use a combination of both.
But most importantly, both SFX and VFX are methods of enabling you to enhance the narrative of your story. I regularly do experiments with both practical and digital effects as you might have seen on my TH-cam channel, and I’m always trying to get great results with very little budget.
But when I try these effects, even as individual experiments, I’m always trying to root them in storytelling - they are still little sequences with a beginning, a middle and an end - there’s usually a setup and a pay-off. So if people ask me what kind of effects they should use in their short films, I usually start by saying it will be a better film if the effects support the story and not the other way round.
And using both these kinds of effects in your films can really up your production value if they are done well. But if done badly they can look incredibly distracting. But let’s say you do want to use some effects to add to your story - well how do you choose the right type of effect for your script, and how do you execute it properly? Well, check out the video for my top 6 tips to choose between SFX and VFX. - ภาพยนตร์และแอนิเมชัน
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@@hadjersebata7415 There should be french subtitles for most of the videos :)
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I truly thank you for taking the time that you did to give me answers.,😊🙏 you are the best
all thumbs up for : PRACTICAL effects!!
Steve gives the best content here!
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If only my friends were as enthusiastic about filmmaking as i am
Haha that's a common problem!
Where are you based? Fellow filmmaker here always looking for hands on my projects
That explains a lot! Thank you very much!
Thanks for the info Steve
It was really insightful and educative video. Thank you steve!
Loved the jumping out of the car effect. Sweet!
Love it man.
Very helpful video Steve.
Ah i thought SFX meant Sound Effects
Yes, just to make things more confusing, SFX can be used to mean that too 😂
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Beautiful Very nice .. I watched the full video
Great tutorial..... ❤️🙏
Great content ☺️ man.
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Hey Steve
Thanks a lot
Nice Explanation
Many thanks
can please make the electroma robot explode effect
For over 7 years i thought SFX stands for Sound Effects... Thank you
It is Sound Effects.
Yes confusingly it can be used to mean both!
I had an argument with my relative that it means both..
It is actually used for both, special effects, sound effects, & special effects makeup, all use the “SFX”
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I agree totally, the best special effect is that no one noticed...eventually!!
Thankyou!!
You're welcome
Спасибо за видео)👍
Wow, there is a translation into Arabic, thank you.♥️
will you help us with compoisiting real footage with 3d softwares like maya or blender? it will be good if you can show the most common practical examples too.
I like the subtle Brady Bessette clip of Sara.
I love your content and it’s inspired me to want to learn but im not sure my pc is good enough? I have an i7, 2.5 GHz, 16gb, AMD Radeon HD 7850M, 1tb ssd drive and I’m just wondering if this would handle editing 1080 videos using after effects etc. Just to get started or will the rendering time take days and have potential crashes due to not enough ram and cpu/gpu power?
The best way to find out is to install the free trial of AE and see how it behaves. Often you'll just need to knock your preview quality down and wait a little longer if your machine is slower - but you can still get some great results 👌
@@SteveRamsdenTH-cam ty Steve for taking the time to reply, it's much appreciated and I will give it a go 😁👍
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As an SFX and VFX guy, I always find it very frustrating that VFX get lots of scrutiny from everyone with a voice. And SFX everyone is cheering when a prop is brought to set and they are all like: "that is so cool!" -- even when it was a rush job.
It's as though there's not the same level of scrutiny because it simply is tangible and not virtual. Directors, Producers and Art Directors know how difficult it is to do something in reality. Since VFX is so abstract, and "software" oriented it seems to them to be simpler and held to a higher standard.
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SFX Não era Efeitos Sonoros? Fiquei confuso, mas entendi.
I will always refer to them as Visual Effects (which is what the BBC quite logically reverted to using years ago) to avoid being confused with Sound Effects (and the Sound Effects Department). These days the terms and words get bastardised, somebody starts this and people get easily carried along with it, if modern day VFX is specifically referring to CGI then why not use that explicit term CGI instead?
I would say because VFX can still mean things other than CGI, e.g. combining real filmed elements together that were filmed separately
Mostly it's combination of both!
This conversation is a deep one. I actually hate when people call visual effects, special effects. For the record..
SPECIAL EFFECTS - PRACTICAL EFFECTS - THINK REAL FIRE, EXPLOSIONS, BLOOD SQUIBS, DONE ON DAY OF FILMING - ETC
VFX - EFFECTS THAT ARE ADDED IN POST - THINK GREEN SCREEN SET EXTENSION, COMPUTER GENERATED IMAGES (CGI)
Sorry for caps, I was actually raging when typing that.
They should both be categorized under the umbrella term VFX, and then differentiated as either "practical" or digital". They're both "visual" after all.
That way "Sound Effects "can remain as SFX, because that makes way more sense.
SFX is practical. VFX is digital. :)
can you tell difference between Green and blue screen? what if Gamora and nebula are filmed which screen they would use
É um ponto interessante, mas ver o antes e depois de VFX de Guardiões da Galáxia deve explicar.
Thanks for making me less dumb 🖤
Haha glad if it helped
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what's your advice in finding motivation to film as someone who is an aspiring film maker?
Great question. Partly this is a thing that can be helped by practicing just regularly making anything rather than making nothing. One of the ways to force yourself to do it is to create your own deadlines. Also, all your favourite directors will have made plenty of terrible films when starting out. So reduce the pressure on yourself to come up with a masterpiece right away! 😀
@@SteveRamsdenTH-cam Thanks! ill try my best to put this into practice!
Sound advice.
As a fan of movies I can say I prefer practical effects.
Computer effect have come a long way, and yes you can make them seamless.
I am thinking along the lines of camera movements along with practical elements.
A good example I always love is the store explosion from Robo Cop. The actors were not really expecting it to be as big as it was so those were real oh shit reactions.
Car chases like Starsky and Hutch are visceral, and not CGI or over the top where they are impossible in reality.
There is something to be said on keeping things grounded to pull the viewer into the story.
Then we have all the practical work on movies like Star Wars. Yup models, and lots of composite shots, but it all seemed to work.
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Is there any school to learn SFX?
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I thought sfx meant sound effects..? What is the real term?
Hey Steve!!
Thanks a lot! Just saw that you used one of my tutorials "Rain and Thunderstorm" for your video!! Really cool... always wanted to get in contact with you for some chatting... how can we set this up? Looking forward hearing from you!!
Hello! Yes, this time I used a few clips from other youtubers to illustrate some of the points (crediting everyone of course) - glad you enjoyed it. Happy to chat more in the future! Feel free to get in touch via email 😀
Pure VFX is so common these days that it is losing its magic gradually , whereas SFX or physical effects judicially blended with CGI have more captivating impression
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Are you from UK or US?
I'm based in the UK but I work on projects worldwide 👍
@@SteveRamsdenTH-cam Ok. Because I heard, your English is British. :)
I thought that sfx is sound fx😁
The car jump isn't perfect, you can see that there's something "wrong" with the grass, so the added sequence in the middle is obvious.
999 like :D
PRACTICAL*.
I always thought SFX were "Sound Effects", and VFX were... VFX
i thought SFX is mean Sound Effect
It does. The term SFX is used for both.
@@johnlynch2492 oh thank you so much
Visual Effects was the term invented to avoid the confusion with Sound Effects.
Create movie real peapole with cartoon ?
all these days my lame ass thought SFX means sound effects :((
SFX can mean either sound effects or special effects depending on the context.
@@johnlynch2492 thanks john.
sfx ... coming from sound effects not special effects
sfx means sound effects, not special effects.
Wrong. It means SPECIAL EFFECTS
@@BrainPlanetStudios oh.
My dumbass thought sfx was sound effects
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@@PhantomEye11 yes becouse it replace human user behavior and they operate much faster than human users.