This study is a practical introduction to special effects used in television production, with illustrations and photographs that support the text. It provides details of equipment, procedure and the type of effect obtained with attention to aspects of safety for those engaged in dangerous sequences. It includes examples on computer generated effects, scenic projection, moulds and miniatures, underwater sequences, robots and monster, pyrotechnics, fire and explosions in the studio, bullet effects, breakaways and collapsing scenery and storm/ blizzard/ snow and ice effects.