Computer graphics
Computer graphics noun - The pictorial representation and manipulation of data by a computer.
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Special effects and computer graphics are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Special effects" with "Computer graphics", this phrases are similar.
Special effects
Computer graphics and special effects are semantically related. You can use "Computer graphics" instead a noun phrase "Special effects".
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Expensive, state-of-the-art computer graphics and animatronics were employed by Industrial Light and Magic and Amalgamated Dynamics for the special effects sequences.
Source: Film / Jumanji -
Although computer-generated special effects had appeared in film as early as 1974, TRON (1982) marked the first time that computers were used to create something "real", rather than to just represent computer graphics (sort of "real", anyway, since the story takes place inside a computer).
Source: Film / TRON - As noted by its presenter in the private showing, and as can be seen even through the distorted perspective of the camera that captured it all, the people doing the computer graphics special effects really do seem to have given it their best effort.
Source: Took the Bad Film Seriously
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