| The following effects have appeared in movies and have been attempted by previous students. We strongly discouraged them for your projects unless you can do better than previous students, if not as well as the professionals. |
| Effect | Previous Students' Projects | Professional Effects |
| Cloning |  A Day in School (2008) Photo-cloning Frame (2009) |
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| Bullet |  Ars Goetia (2008) |
Wanted (2008) |
| Bridge / building collapse |
 Hunter Hunted (2007) |
Lord of the Ring 3 Transformer 2 |
| Sandman |  Treasure Your Life (2007) |
Spider-Man 3 Mummy |
| Robot, Transformer |
  Escape (2004) IBM Transpad (2005) |
 Transformers (2007) |
| Shadow morphing |
 The Reflection (2004) |