# Special Effects on The No Agenda Show

Special Effects comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from August 2014 to February 2015.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** August 2014 – February 2015
- **Related topics:** [Cia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cia.md), [Ebola](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ebola.md), [Final Cut Pro](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/final-cut-pro.md), [Iraq](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/iraq.md), [Isis](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/isis.md), [Media Fear](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/media-fear.md), [Photoshop](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/photoshop.md), [Psychological Operation](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/psychological-operation.md), [Rita Katz](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/rita-katz.md), [Scanners](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/scanners.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### Video Authentication, Final Cut Pro, CIA Media Experts

- **Episode:** [693: Kunzite](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/693-kunzite.md)
- **Published:** 2015-02-05
- **Time:** 30:19–35:14
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/693-kunzite/chapter/video-authentication-final-cut-pro-cia-media-experts.md

A clip featuring a CIA analyst discussing the technical sophistication of terrorist videos is critiqued. The analyst suggests a single person with a laptop and Final Cut Pro could produce Hollywood-quality results, a claim the hosts reject, insisting the ISIS video required a professional multi-camera crew and significant post-production expertise.

Keywords: [final cut pro](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/final-cut-pro.md), [cia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cia.md), [site intelligence group](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/site-intelligence-group.md), [rita katz](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/rita-katz.md), [video editing](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/video-editing.md), [special effects](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/special-effects.md)

### Media Indoctrination and Special Effects in Scanners

- **Episode:** [662: Barama](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/662-barama-2.md)
- **Published:** 2014-10-20
- **Time:** 19:49–23:17
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/662-barama-2/chapter/media-indoctrination-and-special-effects-in-scanners.md

The psychological impact of Ebola coverage is compared to horror films like "Outbreak" and "Contagion." A detailed tangent explores the low-tech special effects used in the 1981 film "Scanners," specifically the practical method of using a shotgun to achieve the famous head-explosion scene.

Keywords: [scanners](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/scanners.md), david cronenberg, [special effects](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/special-effects.md), [ebola](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ebola.md), [media fear](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/media-fear.md), horror movies

### ISIS Staging Theories and Hollywood Special Effects

- **Episode:** [645: Ghost of Austin](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/645-ghost-of-austin.md)
- **Published:** 2014-08-22
- **Time:** 1:31:55–1:36:36
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/645-ghost-of-austin/chapter/isis-staging-theories-and-hollywood-special-effects.md

The theory that ISIS videos are staged by Western intelligence agencies (MI6 or CIA) is explored. The hosts argue that if the goal was to truly terrify the public, the videos would be more graphic and less "Hollywood-style" with fades and clean cuts. They point out technical discrepancies like "drop shadows" in the final frames and the lack of synchronization in the audio.

Keywords: [isis](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/isis.md), [special effects](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/special-effects.md), [photoshop](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/photoshop.md), [psychological operation](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/psychological-operation.md), [iraq](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/iraq.md)

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