# A cinematic journey through visual effects

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2012
- Speaker: Don Levy
- Year: 2012
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: History, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/don_levy_a_cinematic_journey_through_visual_effects)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

It's been 110 years since Georges Méliès sent a spaceship slamming into the eye of the man on the moon. So how far have visual effects come since then? Working closely with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Don Levy takes us on a visual journey through special effects, from the fakery of early technology to the seamless marvels of modern filmmaking.

## Lectures

1. [A cinematic journey through visual effects](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/don_levy_a_cinematic_journey_through_visual_effects/736cd135934b), 7 min (TED's player)