SFX or VFX - what's the difference and which to use for your film | TOP 6 TIPS

[@SteveRamsdenYoutube]

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[@hadjersebata7415]

Please , i need to follow you in French, I do you have a French channel, thank you very much.

[@SteveRamsdenYoutube]

@@hadjersebata7415 There should be french subtitles for most of the videos :)

[@hadjersebata7415]

@@SteveRamsdenKZbin I truly thank you for taking the time that you did to give me answers.,😊🙏 you are the best

[@CharityAkubuilo]

Have always had the passion for film making, thank God i just discovered you today, you have all the answers to my prayers. I wish to ask if you can give out your old cameras, laptop, lighting equipments, I have so many ideas but constrained in these. Will be glad if your answer is positive.

[@janmartenlocher]

all thumbs up for : PRACTICAL effects!!

[@PhantomEye11]

Ah i thought SFX meant Sound Effects

[@SteveRamsdenYoutube]

Yes, just to make things more confusing, SFX can be used to mean that too 😂

[@GreenMagic0]

The only video of Ryan Reynolds on KZbin with green eyes! kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZDIcoJqr9akj5Y

[@Dima_Sen_]

Steve gives the best content here! Goooood! 😀🍪

[@KK-jv2qt]

can please make the electroma robot explode effect

[@Q1w1N]

For over 7 years i thought SFX stands for Sound Effects... Thank you

[@Bonbon1948]

It is Sound Effects.

[@SteveRamsdenYoutube]

Yes confusingly it can be used to mean both!

[@directorjayalex]

I had an argument with my relative that it means both..

[@taytertottss]

It is actually used for both, special effects, sound effects, & special effects makeup, all use the “SFX”

[@רפאל-ב]

That explains a lot! Thank you very much!

[@mosa7120]

Wow, there is a translation into Arabic, thank you.♥️

[@ShawnShaman]

This conversation is a deep one. I actually hate when people call visual effects, special effects. For the record.. SPECIAL EFFECTS - PRACTICAL EFFECTS - THINK REAL FIRE, EXPLOSIONS, BLOOD SQUIBS, DONE ON DAY OF FILMING - ETC VFX - EFFECTS THAT ARE ADDED IN POST - THINK GREEN SCREEN SET EXTENSION, COMPUTER GENERATED IMAGES (CGI) Sorry for caps, I was actually raging when typing that.

[@Leukick]

They should both be categorized under the umbrella term VFX, and then differentiated as either "practical" or digital". They're both "visual" after all. That way "Sound Effects "can remain as SFX, because that makes way more sense.

[@CallousCoder]

As an SFX and VFX guy, I always find it very frustrating that VFX get lots of scrutiny from everyone with a voice. And SFX everyone is cheering when a prop is brought to set and they are all like: "that is so cool!" -- even when it was a rush job. It's as though there's not the same level of scrutiny because it simply is tangible and not virtual. Directors, Producers and Art Directors know how difficult it is to do something in reality. Since VFX is so abstract, and "software" oriented it seems to them to be simpler and held to a higher standard.

[@SteveRamsdenYoutube]

100%

[@giooadrians]

It was really insightful and educative video. Thank you steve!

[@SpectrumFilmSchool]

Nice Explanation

[@SteveRamsdenYoutube]

Many thanks

[@hoofhearted1102]

I love your content and it’s inspired me to want to learn but im not sure my pc is good enough? I have an i7, 2.5 GHz, 16gb, ‎AMD Radeon HD 7850M, 1tb ssd drive and I’m just wondering if this would handle editing 1080 videos using after effects etc. Just to get started or will the rendering time take days and have potential crashes due to not enough ram and cpu/gpu power?

[@SteveRamsdenYoutube]

The best way to find out is to install the free trial of AE and see how it behaves. Often you'll just need to knock your preview quality down and wait a little longer if your machine is slower - but you can still get some great results 👌

[@hoofhearted1102]

@@SteveRamsdenKZbin ty Steve for taking the time to reply, it's much appreciated and I will give it a go 😁👍

[@GreenMagic0]

The only video of Ryan Reynolds on KZbin with green eyes! kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZDIcoJqr9akj5Y

[@securityrobot]

I will always refer to them as Visual Effects (which is what the BBC quite logically reverted to using years ago) to avoid being confused with Sound Effects (and the Sound Effects Department). These days the terms and words get bastardised, somebody starts this and people get easily carried along with it, if modern day VFX is specifically referring to CGI then why not use that explicit term CGI instead?

[@SteveRamsdenYoutube]

I would say because VFX can still mean things other than CGI, e.g. combining real filmed elements together that were filmed separately

[@trainlover16]

Very helpful video Steve.

[@flicksonj]

will you help us with compoisiting real footage with 3d softwares like maya or blender? it will be good if you can show the most common practical examples too.

[@mariogalvan8032]

Love it man.

[@brastory1]

Hey Steve Thanks a lot

[@saitama5399]

can you tell difference between Green and blue screen? what if Gamora and nebula are filmed which screen they would use

[@narkhiahbr5213]

É um ponto interessante, mas ver o antes e depois de VFX de Guardiões da Galáxia deve explicar.

[@Nishandh_Mayiladan]

Thankyou!!

[@SteveRamsdenYoutube]

You're welcome

[@KuratifCG]

Спасибо за видео)👍

[@Ranger7Studios]

SFX is practical. VFX is digital. :)

[@SushantaHalderArts]

Great tutorial..... ❤️🙏

[@mamasboy6116]

what's your advice in finding motivation to film as someone who is an aspiring film maker?

[@SteveRamsdenYoutube]

Great question. Partly this is a thing that can be helped by practicing just regularly making anything rather than making nothing. One of the ways to force yourself to do it is to create your own deadlines. Also, all your favourite directors will have made plenty of terrible films when starting out. So reduce the pressure on yourself to come up with a masterpiece right away! 😀

[@mamasboy6116]

@@SteveRamsdenKZbin Thanks! ill try my best to put this into practice!

[@jonathannewman4899]

Here for the comments

[@dan8402]

As a fan of movies I can say I prefer practical effects. Computer effect have come a long way, and yes you can make them seamless. I am thinking along the lines of camera movements along with practical elements. A good example I always love is the store explosion from Robo Cop. The actors were not really expecting it to be as big as it was so those were real oh shit reactions. Car chases like Starsky and Hutch are visceral, and not CGI or over the top where they are impossible in reality. There is something to be said on keeping things grounded to pull the viewer into the story. Then we have all the practical work on movies like Star Wars. Yup models, and lots of composite shots, but it all seemed to work.

[@PaperFlight]

Is there any school to learn SFX?

[@mash_rafi]

Great, sir ❤️

[@sleepday777]

Good!

[@petersolomon5227]

Sound advice.

[@navn2523]

I thought sfx meant sound effects..? What is the real term?

[@flo.motion]

Hey Steve!! Thanks a lot! Just saw that you used one of my tutorials "Rain and Thunderstorm" for your video!! Really cool... always wanted to get in contact with you for some chatting... how can we set this up? Looking forward hearing from you!!

[@SteveRamsdenYoutube]

Hello! Yes, this time I used a few clips from other youtubers to illustrate some of the points (crediting everyone of course) - glad you enjoyed it. Happy to chat more in the future! Feel free to get in touch via email 😀

[@cg.man_aka_kevin]

Are you from UK or US?

[@SteveRamsdenYoutube]

I'm based in the UK but I work on projects worldwide 👍

[@cg.man_aka_kevin]

@@SteveRamsdenKZbin Ok. Because I heard, your English is British. :)

[@lushhyderabadi7552]

Sir big fan frim pakistan

[@amazingkmakers]

i thought SFX is mean Sound Effect

[@johnlynch2492]

It does. The term SFX is used for both.

[@amazingkmakers]

@@johnlynch2492 oh thank you so much

[@securityrobot]

Visual Effects was the term invented to avoid the confusion with Sound Effects.

[@alexseleniar]

PRACTICAL*.

[@ilcompare1184]

Create movie real peapole with cartoon ?

[@silbars_6904]

you are cool. i will study.

[@manmohansinghmanna2321]

Pure VFX is so common these days that it is losing its magic gradually , whereas SFX or physical effects judicially blended with CGI have more captivating impression

[@fxrff4628]

استمر

[@VisitBeforeHumanPollute]

Mostly it's combination of both!

[@Marcosik1992]

999 like :D

[@suracutsandartsshorts7175]

💞

[@jaysonfontela5761]

👍💖

[@Armaanbassan]

Second 😁😁

[@Leukick]

I always thought SFX were "Sound Effects", and VFX were... VFX

[@SnehithPamarathi]

all these days my lame ass thought SFX means sound effects :((

[@johnlynch2492]

SFX can mean either sound effects or special effects depending on the context.

[@SnehithPamarathi]

@@johnlynch2492 thanks john.

[@DogeyboyThePieChow]

sfx means sound effects, not special effects.

[@BrainPlanetStudios]

Wrong. It means SPECIAL EFFECTS

[@DogeyboyThePieChow]

@@BrainPlanetStudios oh.

[@CompleXplaygames]

My dumbass thought sfx was sound effects

[@PBCSandMarci]

If only my friends were as enthusiastic about filmmaking as i am

[@SteveRamsdenYoutube]

Haha that's a common problem!

[@riderdieproductions]

Where are you based? Fellow filmmaker here always looking for hands on my projects

[@twopencilartacademy]

👍

[@Interestfun]

Big fan 😭😭plz replay

[@narkhiahbr5213]

SFX Não era Efeitos Sonoros? Fiquei confuso, mas entendi.

[@twopencilartacademy]

Beautiful Very nice .. I watched the full video

[@qbiack]

The car jump isn't perfect, you can see that there's something "wrong" with the grass, so the added sequence in the middle is obvious.

[@gogologo9708]

sfx ... coming from sound effects not special effects

[@a-z-a-r5890]

I thought that sfx is sound fx😁

[@lichtycoon2832]

Thanks for making me less dumb 🖤

[@SteveRamsdenYoutube]

Haha glad if it helped

[@WhySteve]

I like the subtle Brady Bessette clip of Sara.

[@mematube2842]

wow i am happy to waching your video

[@janmartenlocher]

I agree totally, the best special effect is that no one noticed...eventually!!

[@talemaker1]

Loved the jumping out of the car effect. Sweet!

[@PraveenVlogsPB]

Great content ☺️ man.

[@steverileyretired]

Thanks for the info Steve

[@dprvideo]

Good

[@mematube2842]

wow i am happy to waching your video

[@PhantomEye11]

Bot?

[@mematube2842]

@@PhantomEye11 yes becouse it replace human user behavior and they operate much faster than human users.