However, there is much more to the Parthenon than first meets the eye.Īs viewers, we welcome and accept the temple’s outward beauty and seeming perfection, but we don’t often stop to ask ourselves why the building so affects us. The quality of the craftsmanship, the stunning white Pentelic marble, the sheer size of this 2,500-year-old temple dedicated to Athena Parthenos – the virgin goddess and patron deity of ancient Athens – are all features of a unique, world-class monument that strike us immediately. See also additional sections of site for more related information: Film Terms Glossary (illustrated), History of Film by Decade, and Milestones and Turning Points in Film History.It is impossible not to be awed when one stands in the shadow of the great Parthenon and looks up at its elegantly carved Doric columns towering overhead. (using mirrors to combine full-scale live action and miniatures)
#Visual effects optical series#
To see a rapid series of individual frames (or images) of a Of vision (it was first described to some degree in 1824īy British physician Peter Mark Roget). Reason motion pictures are possible is because of the phenomenon Greatest Visual-Special Effects (F/X) Milestones in Film History:Įven its earliest days, films have used visual magic ("smokeĪnd mirrors") to produce illusions and trick effects that Film Milestones in Visual/Special Effects (F/X)