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title: "What is SFX?"  
description: "A short explanation of SFX and its importance for games, films, and movies"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-09-30  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2738/what-is-sfx  
category: "movies"  
tags: ["CGI", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is SFX?

![What is SFX](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/c72c8818-6ff9-47fd-866e-4b8c5db2c8d8/images/b523f125-a89b-4b21-9eab-b9af5dd7e383.jpeg) ![What is SFX](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/c72c8818-6ff9-47fd-866e-4b8c5db2c8d8/images/e5998524-0743-4ca3-81ec-edea82909da7.jpeg) Special effects and sound effects are both referred to as SFX. ![What is SFX](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/c72c8818-6ff9-47fd-866e-4b8c5db2c8d8/images/6172027a-630f-4f94-838a-d016041a7211.jpeg) It can be used to add realism, suspense, excitement, or humour to a film, television show, video game, or other piece of media. ![What is SFX](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/c72c8818-6ff9-47fd-866e-4b8c5db2c8d8/images/5d4941ed-6176-4ecc-93d5-50871a1d3afd.jpeg) They can also be utilised to set a particular tone or mood. ![What is SFX](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/c72c8818-6ff9-47fd-866e-4b8c5db2c8d8/images/79b4283c-eeb0-4eba-a812-50b314ea08dc.jpeg) SFX artists create and record special effects for use in films, television shows, video games, and other forms of media. ![What is SFX](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/c72c8818-6ff9-47fd-866e-4b8c5db2c8d8/images/9baf565f-5a1f-4c28-a88a-a559d39ca0e1.jpeg) They produce SFX by recording real-world sounds, synthesising sounds with computers, and altering existing sounds.

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