Introduction
The growth of computer-generated special effects has led some people to believe that most television visual effects will eventually be created electronically. The argument for this is a powerful one based on the fact that the computer with its facility to memorise images – coupled with the support of software which can bend shapes, alter textures and change lighting angles – could be used to input stored effects into any relevant programme: it is easy to see the possibilities.
Nevertheless, there will always be ‘horses for courses’ and while the tail of a gaseous comet hurtling through space would be best achieved as a computer-generated animation, other, more physical, effects will continue to be produced in the workshop.
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