2008 MTV Video Music Awards

Nominees

Best Special Effects

Album covers can't really sing, colors can't move freely around black & white screens and Missy Elliott certainly can't fly. But come on... That never stopped anybody.

  1. Erykah Badu"Honey"

    Special Effects by X1FX

    Erykah Badu's face seamlessly enters classic album covers and brings them to life as she sings the lyrics to 'Honey.' The effects are smooth, you could swear it was real

  2. Coldplay"Violet Hill"

    Special Effects by Asa Mader

    Choppy special effects turn a walk in the country and a static colonial backdrop into a compelling and dynamic video for Coldplay's 'Violet Hill.' Even walking in circles looks cool.

  3. Missy Elliott"Ching-A-Ling/ Shake Your Pom Pom 3D"

    Special Effects by Les Umberger of Elicit Effects

    Missy be the mack and that's a true fact. Multiple locations, all with their own dancers, are woven together to create one Missy Elliott universe.

  4. Linkin Park"Bleed It Out"

    Special Effects by David Lebensfeld & Adam Catino

    Linkin Park earn their spot in this category for creating a video with no evidence of editing. The video for 'Bleed It Out' moves forward and backward in time and space, almost constantly, without ever cutting.

  5. Kanye West f/ T-Pain"Good Life"

    Special Effects by SoMe, Jonas & Francois

    Oversaturated graffiti pens come to life and chase Kanye around the screen in this whimsical feat of special effects, the video for 'Good Life.'

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