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On-set VFX data & reference · Core

VFX reference

Also called: visual-effects reference

ELI5

Recorded or collected material used to guide visual-effects motion, lighting, texture, scale or physical behaviour.

Used in conversation

“Can VFX show us the VFX reference in the next review?”

Pitch context

You may encounter “VFX reference” in vfx, virtual production & animation conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains image creation that extends beyond straightforward live-action photography.

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Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.