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特殊撮影 (とくしゅさつえい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

特とく殊しゅ撮さつ影えい

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Meanings

1

noun

special effects; SFX

Refers to visual or audio effects created through special filming techniques, often in movies, TV, or video production.

この映えい画がの特とく殊しゅ撮さつ影えいは本ほん当とうに素す晴ばらしい。
The special effects in this movie are truly amazing.
特とく

殊しゅ

撮さつ

影えい

チーム

が

新あたら

しい

技ぎ

術じゅつ

を

開かい

発はつ

し

た

。

The special effects team developed a new technique.

Kanji

特special
殊particularly, especially, exceptionally
撮snapshot, take pictures
影shadow, silhouette, phantom

Similar words

特とく撮さつ
Abbreviation of 特殊撮影; commonly used for tokusatsu genre films and TV shows featuring heavy special effects.
CG
Refers specifically to computer-generated imagery, a subset of special effects.

Etymology

Compound of 特殊 (special) and 撮影 (photography/filming). The term is a direct combination of these elements and has been used since the early days of Japanese cinema.