“Visual Effects: 100 Years of Inspiration”

Here’s a cool video from this site:

A “5th-grader-friendly” collection of clips and making-of footage from notable visual effects films of the past century.

Originally intended for educational use as an introduction to a classroom lecture.

The music track is “Rods and Cones” from the album “Audio” by Blue Man Group.

A quick ‘history’ of visual effects in films including clips from the following movies:

1900 — The Enchanted Drawing
1903 — The Great Train Robbery
1923 — The Ten Commandments (Silent)
1927 — Sunrise
1933 — King Kong
1939 — The Wizard of Oz
1940 — The Thief of Bagdad
1954–20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1956 — Forbidden Planet
1963 — Jason and the Argonauts
1964 — Mary Poppins
1977 — Star Wars
1982 — Tron
1985 — Back to the Future
1988 — Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1989 — The Abyss
1991 — Terminator 2: Judgement Day
1992 — The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1993 — Jurassic Park
2004 — Spider-Man 2
2005 — King Kong
2006 — Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
2007 — Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
2007 — The Golden Compass
2008 — The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008 — The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

What are the most mind-blowing VFX you remember from movies past?

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