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Practical & mechanical effects · Specialist

Special-effects supervisor

Also called: SFX supervisor

ELI5

The department head designing and controlling physical production effects.

Used in conversation

“Can the special-effects supervisor join the next production meeting?”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Special-effects supervisor” in production, set safety, stunts & practical effects conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains the physical-production roles, plans and safety systems behind the shoot.

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Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.