effects
What causes produce
Effects are belongings or possessions, especially personal items: She gathered her effects and left.
The word often appears in legal or formal contexts—someone's personal effects are collected after death or hospital stays.
Effects also names the technical elements that create illusions in film and theater: special effects, sound effects, practical effects.
Indirect results of actions
- ramificationsResulting effects or outcomes
- falloutPost-blast atmospheric particles
- aftermathResults following an event
- backlashStrong negative reaction
blowback · outcomes · results · impact · unintended · sequelae · ripple · domino
Things one owns
- propertySomething owned or inherent
- belongingsThings you possess
- goodsThings for sale
- estateProperty and grounds
chattels · assets · personal · movables · valuables · items · articles · things
Digital movie imagery
- VFXDigital film effects
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- graphicsVisual design elements
- animationTechnique creating movement illusion
compositing · motion-capture · practical · pyrotechnics · stunts · illusions · prosthetics · makeup
Prolonged sound reflection
- echoReflected sound wave
- delayEnforced waiting period
- distortionTwisting from original state
- chorusSingers performing together
flanger · phaser · compression · equalization · feedback · modulation · sustain · overdrive
Strength or compulsion
- collisionForceful contact between objects
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- joltAbrupt forceful shake
blow · recoil · concussion · vibration · pressure · momentum · kinetic · displacement
Rock back and forth
- cloutInformal power or punch
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- controlAuthority to direct
authority · persuasion · manipulation · shaping · conditioning · impact · dominance · pressure
Preparing for presentation
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
- lightingArt of illuminating spaces
- spectacleVisually striking event
illusions · magic · tricks · pyrotechnics · stagecraft · showmanship · presentation · visual
repercussions
Indirect results of actions
- ramificationsResulting effects or outcomes
- falloutPost-blast atmospheric particles
- aftermathResults following an event
backlash · blowback · outcomes · results · impact · unintended · sequelae · ripple · domino · knock-on
possessions
Things one owns
- propertySomething owned or inherent
- belongingsThings you possess
- goodsThings for sale
estate · chattels · assets · personal · movables · valuables · items · articles · things · stuff
CGI
Digital movie imagery
animation · compositing · motion-capture · practical · pyrotechnics · stunts · illusions · prosthetics · makeup · lighting
reverb
Prolonged sound reflection
- echoReflected sound wave
- delayEnforced waiting period
- distortionTwisting from original state
chorus · flanger · phaser · compression · equalization · feedback · modulation · sustain · overdrive · wah-wah
force
Strength or compulsion
- collisionForceful contact between objects
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
- impactForceful contact or consequence
jolt · blow · recoil · concussion · vibration · pressure · momentum · kinetic · displacement · disturbance
sway
Rock back and forth
control · authority · persuasion · manipulation · shaping · conditioning · impact · dominance · pressure · coercion
staging
Preparing for presentation
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
- lightingArt of illuminating spaces
spectacle · illusions · magic · tricks · pyrotechnics · stagecraft · showmanship · presentation · visual · sensory
- multimediaaudio, video, images, graphics, animation
- film termsfilm, auteur, genre, celluloid, mise-en-scene
- Fireworksfirework, sparklers, mortars, burst, bursts
- music productioncomposing, autotune, synthesizer, producing, arranging
- design softwarePhotoshop, InDesign, Figma, GIMP, CorelDRAW
- DJ cultureDJ, turntable, mix, scratch, crossfade
effectsbeginnings
Initial stages of something
starts · origins · precursors · antecedents · preliminaries
effectsimpedes
Blocks or delays
preventions · hindrances · blockages · obstacles · ineffectiveness
- side effectsUnintended treatment consequences
- special effectsArtificial cinematic illusions
- cause and effectHow events produce results
- sound effectArtificial audio enhancement
- take effectBecome active or operative
- domino effectSequential causation phenomenon
effect, effective, effectively, ineffective, effectiveness, ineffectual, effected, effectual, effecting