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=== Cinematography and visual effects === The series featured a very dark and [[saturation (color theory)|desaturated]] [[color grading]], apparently inherited from the [[cinematography]] of series as ''The X-Files'' and ''Millennium'', co-produced by the same team, but taken to a greater extreme. The strength of desaturation employed in many scenes reaches the level that makes them almost [[black and white]] (quantitatively, the saturation in [[CIE 1931 color space|CIE xy color subspace]] of a typical scene in ''Space: Above and Beyond'' is in the range 0.03β0.15, approximately 1/4 of a typical contemporary film or television program). With the increasing affordability of computer systems with performance suitable for 3D [[rendering (computer graphics)|rendering]], ''Space: Above and Beyond'' relied heavily on [[computer generated imagery]] (CGI) for space scenes with physical [[special effects]] still playing a significant role. The computer generated effects of ''Space: Above and Beyond'' were created by the visual effects company ''Area 51'' using ''[[NewTek]] [[LightWave 3D]]''. In 1996, the team at Area 51 were nominated for an [[Emmy Award]], for Outstanding Special Visual Effects, with each member being named.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.televisionacademy.com/shows/space-above-and-beyond |title=Outstanding Special Visual Effects - 1996 |website=televisionacademy.com |date=1996}}</ref>
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