pixeltale - 3D design and animation

3D design shows an incredible evolution in the last two decades. The need to create special effects, that are impossible to get by means of the traditional systems, opened a door to the 3D computer design to access to the world of cinema.

This caused that the software companies make some programs much more potent and able to satisfy the cinema's demand.

Great film directors like George Lucas, Steven Spielberg or James Cameron saw the power of this type of design and decided its usage in their movies. The era of the 3D digital effects began, being currently an indispensable resource to produce any movie with special effects.

Thanks to this, several companies and specific departments of 3D design were created. The most important are:



	Industrial Light and Magic: Founded by George Lucas. It is the number one in digital effects.
	Digital Domain: Maker of the effects of movies like Titanic, I Robot or Tomorrow's day.
	Weta Digital: Company of New Zealand created by Peter Jackson for The Lord of the Rings.
	Dreamworks SKG: Bought by Paramount Pictures. Founded by Steven Spielberg. Its creations are Madagascar, Shrek, A shark tale, etc ...
	Pixar: Bought by Walt Disney. Pioneer in the creation of the 3D movies: Toy Story, Bugs, The Incredibles, etc..
	Dygra Films: The first Spanish Company creating a 3D movie: The Living Forest.
	20th Century Fox: One of the big producers. Made movies like Ice Age or Robots.

These companies and producers are those which make more 3D animation films at the moment. There are other smaller companies specialized in effects for TV, publicity or videogames.

Thanks to Digital Technology some spectacular advances have been reached: big grades of realism that are well accepted by the public. All these animators and designers are well recognized all over the world.