What is the purpose of special effects (SFX)?

• A. To adjust color grading.
• B. To record sound effects.
• C. To create live effects during filming, such as explosions or artificial rain.
• D. To design marketing strategies.

Answer: (C)

Special effects are live, on-set techniques used during filming to create believable events. They let the camera capture explosions, artificial rain, wind, smoke, and other dramatic actions as they happen, so actors can react in real time and things look authentic on screen. This is about how things happen during the shoot, often using controlled devices and safety measures, sometimes even combining with digital work later but primarily focused on what occurs in front of the camera.

Color grading happens after filming to adjust how the footage looks, which is a post-production task, not an on-set effect. Recording sound effects is part of sound design done in post-production, not SFX. Designing marketing strategies is unrelated to the filmmaking process.