1950s

Stereoscopic 3D Cinema
1952–1954: first major Hollywood 3D boom.

Anamorphic Widescreen
From 1953 onwards: Hollywood's widescreen wave.

Dolly Zoom
1958: Dramatization of vertigo. Later a frequent device for shock and realization.

Forced Perspective
1959: prominent cinema example, significantly older illusion trick

Whip Pan
1950s example; recurring in comedy and action films

Oscilloscope Art
Ben Laposky's Oscillons, circa 1952.

NTSC Composite Artifacts
NTSC color television since the 1950s; later retro simulation.

Chemigram
1956, Pierre Cordier's chemical paintings

Cinerama
1952, Fred Waller's widescreen process

Kinetic Typography
1959, Saul Bass's title sequence for North by Northwest

Freeze Frame
1959, ending of The 400 Blows

Pixilation
1950s landmark: Norman McLaren’s Neighbours, 1952; earlier examples exist

Dynamation
1950s, Ray Harryhausen; demonstrated in 20 Million Miles to Earth, 1957.

Limited Animation
1950s, especially UPA's stylised theatrical cartoons