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<h2 id="practical-effect-techniques">Practical effect techniques</h2> <ul><li>The use of <a href="/facts/Prosthetic_makeup/5bhWPt0F">prosthetic makeup</a>, <a href="/facts/Animatronics/B8D2jRre">animatronics</a>, <a href="/facts/Puppetry/eIC58sLA">puppetry</a>, or <a href="/facts/Creature_suit/EDu5Kf6Q">creature suits</a> to create the appearance of living creatures.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Miniature_effect/ySoCY0Mf">Miniature effects</a>, which is the use of <a href="/facts/Scale_models/YgCtlwqb">scale models</a> which are photographed in a way that they appear full sized.</li> <li>Mechanical effects, such as <a href="/facts/Aerial_rigging/1BnejCDc">aerial rigging</a> to simulate flight, stage mounted <a href="/facts/Gimbals/FI8hEuss">gimbals</a> to make the ground move, or other mechanical devices to physically manipulate the environment.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Pyrotechnics/Gocs5Gcu">Pyrotechnics</a> for the appearance of fire and explosions.</li> <li>Weather effects such as <a href="/facts/Irrigation_sprinkler/ttgK7IDB">sprinkler systems</a> to create rain, <a href="/facts/Fog_machine/I9XTvm0Q">fog machines</a> to create smoke, and <a href="/facts/Fake_snow/IFxBleJ4">fake snow</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Bodily_mutilation_in_film/A8l0MKmt">Body mutilation effects</a> such as <a href="/facts/Bullet_hit_squibs/eAsj581K">bullet hit squibs</a> to create the illusion of gunshot wounds and <a href="/facts/Fake_blood/5JJ6o6dg">fake blood</a>.</li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Special_effect/LHutf1pg">Special effects</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Computer-generated_imagery/ThJ2gh1X">Computer-generated imagery</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Visual_effects/AdoEkAWU">Visual effects</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Optics/p0vq4S1T">Optics: Visual effects</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"What Are 'Practical Effects'?". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2023-04-21. <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/what-are-practical-effects" target="_blank">https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/what-are-practical-effects</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>