This week we take a look at special effects for motion pictures, using the recent Star Wars release as our example.
One of the big lessons of media literacy is that things are not always what they appear. That is, anything can be convincingly faked, and what you think you are looking at may not exist. National Geographic famously moved pyramids to new locations to make a better cover photo, and some news outlets have erased people from images or coverage of events.
So, it is important to know that we are being fooled, and fooled often. Knowing this doesn’t take the fun away when the tricks are used to entertain, but it should help sharpen critical viewing skills.
I saw the latest Star Wars and knew I was being tricked. That’s why I went. This short film shows the extent to which we were deceived.
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