VFX PHOTOGRAPHY - ORIGINS
The earliest effects were produced within the camera (in-camera effects), such as simple jump-cuts or superimpositions, or were created by using miniatures, back projection, or matte paintings. Optical effects came slightly later, using film, light, shadow, lenses and/or chemical processes to produce the film effects.
Film titles, fades, dissolves, wipes, blow ups, skip frames, bluescreen, compositing, double exposures, and zooms/pans are examples of various optical effects.
Cel animation, scale modeling, claymation, digital compositing, animatronics, use of prosthetic makeup, morphing, and modern computer-generated or computer graphics imagery (CGI) are just some of the more modern techniques that are widely used for creating incredible special or visual effects.
Over the countless years visual effects have changed dramatically and have been categorised into genres and sub genres, which make it difficult sometimes to determine, and amongst the confusion pioneers have also been seperated into a various disciplines which include painting, Film and theatre.
One of the names that stand out for photography and film would be Walker vernon born on May 2nd 1894. His vision and dedication to the medium changed the outlook of the up coming future of the film industry.
Vernon L. "Vern" Walker started out as assistant to cinematographer Fred Jackson in the camera effects department (later known as "special effects") at First National studios. In the early 1930s, Walker moved to RKO Radio, where he was appointed the successor to become a camera effects supervisor. Who were involved in the creation and was the special-effects for King kong (1933).
After this film was a success his later projects moved onto the much more defined Flying down to Rio (1933), and Citizen Kane (1941). Thanks to the expertise of Walker and the most talented crew of experts, the RKO product contained some of the best special effects and back-projection work in the industry.
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