VFX vs SFX vs FX vs CGI

How to distinguish VFX from CGI? This lesson explains the difference between Visual Effects (VFX), Special Effects (SFX), Digital Effects / Simulation (DFX/FX) and Computer Generated Imagery (CGI) - and how they are connected to each other through skills. Thank you and enjoy.

0:00 Intro
0:04 CGI (Computer Generated Imagery)
0:22 VFX (Visual Effects)
0:34 SFX I (Sound Effect)
0:52 SFX II (Special Effects)
1:11 FX (Digital Effects / Simulation Effects)
1:19 Department Overview
1:46 Skill Connection
2:09 Final Words

3rd PARTY FOOTAGE mentions:
1. Car Destruction by FlyzVFX -    • Houdini - Car destruction  
2. Foley Sound FX -    • Foley Artist Gary Hecker  
3. Animatronics I -    • Rick Baker's Men in Black Puppets and...  
4. Animatronics II -    • Animatronics Showreel 2011  

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