Tron (1982)
“Tron” was not a huge box office success, as there were other science fiction films with equally interesting scripts, such as “Blade Runner” in the early 1980s. But in this film, for the first time, virtual reality was fully drawn using computer graphics.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
“Terminator 2 was a landmark film in the film industry that made mass use of computer graphics. It’s the first film to feature a CGI-assisted version of one of the main characters, the liquid metal robot T-1000.
Jurassic Park (1993)
Although the first installment of Jurassic Park featured quite a few robotic dinosaurs, a total of 14 minutes of the film were created entirely on computers. In the later parts of the trilogy, absolutely all of the dinosaurs were created on computers and using motion capture technology.
Toy Story (1995)
“Toy Story was the first animated film to be created entirely on computers. Pixar, at the time run by Steve Jobs, ushered in an era and set a new trend in animation.
Titanic (1997)
It’s worth remembering the last half-hour of Cameron’s legendary film Titanic (the process of sinking the ship and the thousands of passengers doomed to die on the “unsinkable ship”). Except for the main characters in the foreground, all the passengers were replaced by digital actors on the computer. This was the first time that the technology was used to recreate a large group of people using a computer.
The Star Wars Prequels (1999, 2002, 2005).
ILM took the drawing of space wars to the highest level in these films. Incredibly, up to 90% of the film was computer-processed and edited. Many subsequent films in which the action took place in space used similar technology.
The Matrix (1999)
“The Matrix” became the most talked-about film of the end of the last century, gaining huge box office success. Spectators were not only amazed by the new computer special effects but also by such technological innovations as “bullet-time” with the use of several 3D-projections and high-speed shooting. Later, these technologies were used in many action movies and in the game Max Payne.
The Lord of the Rings (2001-2003)
The film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s trilogy cost hundreds of millions of dollars. Colossal computer resources were used to create the world of Middle-earth, but the true revolution was the new level of motion capture created by Weta Digital for the animation of the Gollum character. To this day it remains one of the most advanced used in Hollywood.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
The film recounts the unique case of a child born with the characteristics of an old man. However, as he grows older, Brad Pitt’s character becomes younger. At the same time, he himself plays the role at various ages throughout most of the film. Not only were professional makeup artists involved in the film, but for the first time the man’s face was computer-processed to give age distinction.
Avatar ( 2009 )
A fantasy film about the Earthlings’ attempt to take over the distant planet of Pandora grossed a record $2.7 billion at the box office to date! Created on a computer world of Pandora and its inhabitants shocked viewers with its ultra-realistic. But the real revolution was the fact that “Avatar” was the first film originally created and designed in stereoscopic 3D.
