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VFX concepts, shots & elements · Core

VFX shot

Also called: visual-effects shot

ELI5

A shot requiring planned visual-effects work.

Used in conversation

“Let’s test the VFX shot in previs before we lock the VFX approach.”

Pitch context

You may encounter “VFX shot” 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.