Industrial lighting and lighting. magic
Founder; George Lucas
Established: 1975
Core technology: CGI animation technology, model shooting, full digital high-definition camera technology.
Introduction: "Star Wars" initiated a new era of special effects and became the "leader" of film special effects. Up to now, Industrial Light and Magic has produced special effects for more than 200 films, among which Pirates of the Caribbean 3, which is being released, and Transformers, which will be released soon, are its most important works this year, and Jurassic Park 4 and Indiana Jones 4 will be the focus of next year.
Achievement: 15 times won the Oscar for best visual effect.
2. Weita Digital Company
Weita digital
Founder; Richard taylor, Peter Jackson.
Established: 1993
Core technology: massive programs, allowing a large number of independent characters to move independently according to preset rules.
Introduction: This New Zealand visual effects company is famous for the success of The Lord of the Rings series. Although he set foot in the visual effects field from 1994, his works were not known until The Lord of the Rings: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring was born in 200 1, and in recent years, it has become the most famous visual effects company in Hollywood. Next year, the focus will be The Legend of Narnia 2, and the special effects of James Cameron's science fiction Avatar will also be handled by Vita.
Achievements: won the Oscar for Best Visual Effect four times.
3. Digital domain
Digital domain
Founder: James Cameron
Established: 1990
Core technology: digital synthesis software Numk, which can produce dynamic or static image effects. In Titanic, this technology was applied to recombine the model ship with the plain picture in the background to create a magnificent view of sailing at sea.
Introduction: At present, there are about 500 employees in the digital field company, but both the founder James Cameron and the famous special effects expert stan Winston have left. The digital field entered the film industry from 1994. The first film I participated in was James Cameron's True Lies. So far, I have participated in the production of more than 60 films, such as Apollo 13. The highlight of next year will be "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" directed by david fincher and starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett.
Achievements: Won the Oscar for Best Visual Effect twice.
4. Sony Image Studio
Sony film image company
Founder: Sony Corporation
Established: 1992
Core technology: "performance capture" technology system, some insiders believe that from the technical level of shooting, it can be comparable to the technological breakthrough of film from silence to sound or from black and white to color, and its role will have a far-reaching impact on the film industry.
Introduction: Sony's special effects production company has been involved in the production of film visual effects since 1993. Up to now, he has provided special effects production for nearly 100 movies, including Spider-Man, The Invisible Man, The Elven Mouse, starship troopers and so on, which are well known to fans.
Achievement: 1 time won the best visual effect of Oscar.
5. Smokeless fly ash
Founder: Heasman Kodak
Established: 1992
Core technology: digital color processing technology, which can carefully adjust the color of film according to the needs of staff to achieve the expected visual effect.
Introduction: This visual effects company, which belongs to Kodak Group, has been providing visual effects production for movies since 1997. Up to now, * * * has participated in the production of more than 80 films, including Mission Impossible series, X-Men series and Harry Potter series. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, full of classical and magical flavor, is the masterpiece of Cinesite.