The Visual Effects Society (VES) is an
entertainment industry organization representing
visual effects practitioners including artists, animators, technologists, model makers, educators, studio leaders, supervisors, PR/marketing specialists and producers in film, television, commercials, music videos, and video games. It has about 4,000 members in 42 countries. Since 2002 it has produced the
Visual Effects Society Awards
The Visual Effects Society (VES) is an entertainment industry organization representing visual effects practitioners including artists, animators, technologists, model makers, educators, studio leaders, supervisors, PR/marketing specialists and pr ...
which honor the best work of the previous year in various categories.
The VES List of the Most Influential Visual Effects films
In 2007, the Visual Effects Society unveiled their list of the 50 most influential films in visual effects. Due to ties, there were actually 51 films in the list. The films were:
*1. ''
Star Wars'' (1977)
*2. ''
Blade Runner
''Blade Runner'' is a 1982 science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott, and written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples. Starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, and Edward James Olmos, it is an adaptation of Philip K. Dick's ...
'' (1982)
*3. ''
2001: A Space Odyssey'' (1968)
*(tie) ''
The Matrix'' (1999)
*5. ''
Jurassic Park'' (1993)
*6. ''
Tron'' (1982)
*7. ''
King Kong'' (1933)
*8. ''
Close Encounters of the Third Kind'' (1977)
*9. ''
Alien
Alien primarily refers to:
* Alien (law), a person in a country who is not a national of that country
** Enemy alien, the above in times of war
* Extraterrestrial life, life which does not originate from Earth
** Specifically, intelligent extrater ...
'' (1979)
*10. ''
The Abyss'' (1989)
*11. ''
The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980)
*12. ''
Metropolis
A metropolis () is a large city or conurbation which is a significant economic, political, and cultural center for a country or region, and an important hub for regional or international connections, commerce, and communications.
A big c ...
'' (1927)
*13. ''
A Trip to the Moon'' (1902)
*14. ''
Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' (1991)
*15. ''
The Wizard of Oz'' (1939)
*16. ''
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' is a 1988 American Live-action animated film, live-action/animated comedy film, comedy mystery film directed by Robert Zemeckis, produced by Frank Marshall (filmmaker), Frank Marshall and Robert Watts, and loosely ad ...
'' (1988)
*17. ''
Raiders of the Lost Ark'' (1981)
*18. ''
Titanic
RMS ''Titanic'' was a British passenger liner, operated by the White Star Line, which sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after striking an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, Unite ...
'' (1997)
*19. ''
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (2001)
*20. ''
Jason and the Argonauts'' (1963)
*(tie) ''
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'' (or simply ''E.T.'') is a 1982 American science fiction film produced and directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Melissa Mathison. It tells the story of Elliott, a boy who befriends an extraterrestrial, d ...
'' (1982)
*22. ''
Toy Story'' (1995)
*23. ''
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'' (2006)
*24. ''
The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments (Biblical Hebrew עשרת הדברים \ עֲשֶׂרֶת הַדְּבָרִים, ''aséret ha-dvarím'', lit. The Decalogue, The Ten Words, cf. Mishnaic Hebrew עשרת הדיברות \ עֲשֶׂרֶת הַדִּבְ� ...
'' (1956)
*25. ''
The War of the Worlds'' (1953)
*(tie) ''
Forrest Gump'' (1994)
*(tie) ''
Citizen Kane'' (1941)
*(tie) ''
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad'' (1958)
*(tie) ''
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea'' (1954)
*30. ''
The Terminator'' (1984)
*31. ''
Aliens
Alien primarily refers to:
* Alien (law), a person in a country who is not a national of that country
** Enemy alien, the above in times of war
* Extraterrestrial life, life which does not originate from Earth
** Specifically, intelligent extrater ...
'' (1986)
*32. ''
Mary Poppins It may refer to:
* ''Mary Poppins'' (book series), the original 1934–1988 children's fantasy novels that introduced the character.
* Mary Poppins (character), the nanny with magical powers.
* ''Mary Poppins'' (film), a 1964 Disney film star ...
'' (1964)
*33. ''
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' (2003)
*34. ''
Forbidden Planet'' (1956)
*35. ''
Babe'' (1995)
*36. ''
The Day the Earth Stood Still'' (1951)
*(tie) ''
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' (2002)
*38. ''
King Kong'' (2005)
*39. ''
Planet of the Apes
''Planet of the Apes'' is an American science fiction media franchise consisting of films, books, television series, comics, and other media about a world in which humans and intelligent apes clash for control. The franchise is based on Frenc ...
'' (1968)
*40. ''
Fantastic Voyage'' (1966)
*41. ''
Jaws
Jaws or Jaw may refer to:
Anatomy
* Jaw, an opposable articulated structure at the entrance of the mouth
** Mandible, the lower jaw
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Jaws (James Bond), a character in ''The Spy Who Loved Me'' and ''Moonraker''
* ...
'' (1975)
*42. ''
Ghostbusters'' (1984)
*43. ''
Sin City'' (2005)
*44. ''
Superman
Superman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and debuted in the comic book '' Action Comics'' #1 ( cover-dated June 1938 and pu ...
'' (1978)
*45. ''
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" is a 19th-century German fairy tale that is today known widely across the Western world. The Brothers Grimm published it in 1812 in the first edition of their collection '' Grimms' Fairy Tales'' and numbered as ...
'' (1937)
*46. ''
The Lost World'' (1925)
*(tie) ''
Return of the Jedi'' (1983)
*48. ''
What Dreams May Come'' (1998)
*49. ''
An American Werewolf in London'' (1981)
*50. ''
Darby O'Gill and the Little People
''Darby O'Gill and the Little People'' is a 1959 American fantasy adventure film produced by Walt Disney Productions, adapted from the ''Darby O'Gill'' stories of Herminie Templeton Kavanagh. Directed by Robert Stevenson and written by Lawrence E ...
'' (1958)
*(tie) ''
The Fifth Element'' (1997)
In 2017, an additional 21 films were added to the list:
*''
300'' (2007)
*''
Apollo 13'' (1995)
*''
Avatar
Avatar (, ; ), is a concept within Hinduism that in Sanskrit literally means "descent". It signifies the material appearance or incarnation of a powerful deity, goddess or spirit on Earth. The relative verb to "alight, to make one's appear ...
'' (2009)
*''
Back to the Future'' (1985)
*''
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' (2008)
*''
District 9
''District 9'' is a 2009 science fiction mockumentary film directed by Neill Blomkamp in his feature film debut, written by Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell, and produced by Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham. It is a co-production of New ...
'' (2009)
*''
Ex Machina'' (2015)
*''
Gertie the Dinosaur'' (1914)
*''
Godzilla
is a fictional monster, or '' kaiju'', originating from a series of Japanese films. The character first appeared in the 1954 film '' Godzilla'' and became a worldwide pop culture icon, appearing in various media, including 32 films produ ...
'' (1954)
*''
Gravity
In physics, gravity () is a fundamental interaction which causes mutual attraction between all things with mass or energy. Gravity is, by far, the weakest of the four fundamental interactions, approximately 1038 times weaker than the stro ...
'' (2013)
*''
Inception'' (2010)
*''
Independence Day'' (1996)
*''
Life of Pi'' (2012)
*''
Mad Max: Fury Road'' (2015)
*''
The Mask The Mask may refer to:
Books and comics
* ''The Mask'' (comics), a comic book series by publisher Dark Horse Comics
* Mask (DC Comics), an opponent of Wonder Woman
* ''The Mask'' (novel), a 1981 novel written by Dean Koontz under the pseudonym ...
'' (1994)
*''
Rise of the Planet of the Apes'' (2011)
*''
Starship Troopers
''Starship Troopers'' is a military science fiction novel by American writer Robert A. Heinlein. Written in a few weeks in reaction to the US suspending nuclear tests, the story was first published as a two-part serial in ''The Magazine of F ...
'' (1997)
*''
The Thing'' (1982)
*''
Total Recall'' (1990)
*''
Transformers
''Transformers'' is a media franchise produced by American toy company Hasbro and Japanese toy company Takara Tomy. It primarily follows the Autobots and the Decepticons, two alien robot factions at war that can transform into other forms, ...
'' (2007)
*''
Young Sherlock Holmes'' (1985)
References
External links
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