"Avatar" uses special effects that have never been seen before in a movie.

VOA: special.2010.01.01

and the French-born action filmmaker says sought the advice of 89-year-old Ray Harryhausen, the special effects pioneer who used stop-motion animation to bring mythological creatures to life in the 1981 film.

VOA: standard.2010.04.08

Another was a set of special instruments that helped measure the effects of the sun's radiation on the outside of the aircraft.

VOA: special.2010.07.07

This year, special attention is being given to the harmful effects of tobacco marketing to women and girls.

VOA: special.2010.05.31

With special lighting effects, they became invisible and their brightly colored puppets took over the stage.

VOA: special.2009.09.23

He used technology and electronic effects to add a special sound to his music.

VOA: special.2009.09.27

One is the issuing of $250 billion worth of the IMF reserve currency, called Special Drawing Rights, or SDRs, to nations needing funding against the effects of the global financial downturn.

VOA: standard.2009.04.20