How has CGI improved the Industry

I believe that CGI has given thousands of jobs to editors and created a new feild of expertise in film.

Some films have helped glorify companies, such as lord of the rings with Weta Digital working with Weta Workshop. They made a name for themselves because of the amount of work they put into the 3 films.


Much like Weta, George Lucas' Industrial light and magic company Did a great deal of work on his films and is one of the most well known companies for CGI today.

but I think that these companies have helped CGI improve the industry is by being competetive.

More CGI costs money and for those good at their work, they make alot of it. With these New GPU Computers coming into effects, it is making CGI far easier to do, with less skill.

'Technology and movie-making have always gone hand in hand but the latest breakthroughs are changing the very nature of the process.'

This quote is from the BBC news page, referring to the new GPU systems.

'The GPU is a specialised graphics processor that creates lighting effects and transforms objects every time a 3D scene is redrawn. These tasks are mathematically intensive and in the past were done using the brains of a computer known as the central processing unit or CPU.'

Now the surprising thing about this article is how this can change the industry further:

'"So now you have 24 days for a second's worth of film. By using the GPU for this rendering, you can literally reduce that to one 1,000th of what is was. So if it was say 24 hours to do the job, now you can do it in 24 seconds.'

This could well put people out of jobs, but in the film side of things, can be extremely useful for the film-maker. For example, if the director wanted to change the CGI in the film it would take alot of time and work and money. With this system it would be encouraged, and also makes sure the director gets the right effect he/she needs.

I believe that CGI has pushed it forward into the makebelieve, given us more abstract narratives to work with and has given many people well paying jobs.