Gravity's CGI is considered a milestone for its groundbreaking use of visual effects to immerse viewers in the outer space environment, making it one of the best sci-fi movies. The cinematography ...

Even more astounding than Dubai's Burj Khalifa's height (2,722 feet) is that Tom Cruise actually scaled the upper levels of the building in "Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol." "When you’re on ...

Similarly, a lot of CGI animation in movies involves series of drawings or renderings on a computer screen. These are used to create that same illusion to make something look photo-realistic.

Narrator: This is 2D hand-drawn animation. [horns toot] And this is ... 2D objects to make them appear as if they existed in a 3D space. Some films even mix dimensions by adding 3D characters ...