Visual Effects: 100 Years of Inspiration

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.

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

• Category

  Film & Animation

[Victor Murillo]

What happen with Melies films, Thief of Bagdad (1924), Sherlock Jr. (1924),The Lost world (1925), Ben Hur (1925), Faust (1926), Metropolis (1927), Frau im Mond (1929), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931), San Francisco (1936), In Old Chicago (1937), The Hurricane (1937), The Rains Came (1939), Reap the Wild Wind (1942), Green Dolphin Street (1947), War of the Worlds (1952), The Ten Commandments (1956) , The Time Machine (1960), Tora Tora Tora (1970), The Black Hole (1979), Blade Runner (1982),etc.?

[skruvmaejsel]

Wtf? Jurassic Park looks by far better than Spiderman!

[Snot Nose]

I love how all this stuff is all CGI shit. where was all the AMAZING Practical Effects?

[BrendanRoganArts]

Fifth-graders, huh. Since when are vfx taught in fifth grade?

[Anissalorene]

hi mother said this is ridicules and told me to get a job :D

[Anissalorene]

hi



[darkwoodmovies]

The Golden Compass and The Spiderwick  Chronicals. Read the credits.

[marioriospinot]

Nice.

[Xienixnlpsc]

Rods and Cones - Blue Man Group

[yaezek]

0:15 i can make that effect! :D

[yaezek]

wow *-* nice video :)