The Andromeda Strain was possibly the first to use advanced computerized ( or optical ) photographic visual effects for its time , with work by Douglas Trumbull , who had pioneered effects for 2001 : A Space Odyssey , along with James Shourt and Albert Whitlock who have worked on The Birds .
The Andromeda Strain was possibly the first movie made with advanced computerized ( or optical ) photographic visual effects .