{"id":40666,"date":"2014-05-21T13:48:48","date_gmt":"2014-05-21T17:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=40666"},"modified":"2014-05-21T13:52:27","modified_gmt":"2014-05-21T17:52:27","slug":"the-evolution-of-vfx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/the-evolution-of-vfx\/","title":{"rendered":"The Evolution of VFX"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"watch-136-years-of-visual-effects-in-3-minutes\">Watch 136 years of visual effects in 3 minutes.<\/h2>\n<p>Visual effects have been around since the 1800s. While these <strong>early visual effects<\/strong> were meant to be more &#8220;spectacles&#8221; and not the <a title=\"VFX\" href=\"http:\/\/www.academia.edu\/3361280\/The_Evolution_of_VFX-Intensive_Filmmaking_in_20th_Century_Hollywood_Cinema_An_Historical_Overview\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">actual substance<\/a> the movie was built around, modern blockbusters are altogether impossible without VFX.<\/p>\n<p>To pay tribute to the history of the multi-billion dollar<strong> visual effects industry<\/strong>, Jim Casey has made an amazing video showing the evolution of VFX. Check out the video:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0BYovvLhy7A?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"490\" height=\"276\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As many post production professionals are well aware, the VFX industry is going through a growing period right now. With foreign tax subsidies incentivizing VFX companies to relocate, artists in Hollywood are having a hard time finding work. 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