Digital Domain - Definition and Overview

Digital Domain is a computer graphics company that provides special effects for films. It is owned by director James Cameron and is located in Venice, California.

The company began producing special effects in the early 1990s, its first three films being True Lies, Interview with the Vampire and Color of Night in 1994. It has produced effects for more than 40 films including Apollo 13, Armageddon, The Fifth Element, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Titanic, and What Dreams May Come. More recently, other films include The Day After Tomorrow and I, Robot.

In 2002, the company launched a subsidiary, to market and distribute their Academy Award winning compositing software, Nuke. The move was partially motivated by Apple's acquisition of a similar program, Shake.

External links

• Official Web site (http://www.digitaldomain.com/) : Film and Commercial production
• D2 Software Official Web site (http://www.d2software.com/) : Software sales for products such as Nuke (http://www.d2software.com/nuke.html)