

The third film in the Avengers anthology, Infinity War finally introduces Thanos in all his glory to audiences. Without a doubt the best Marvel Studios film (sorry, Endgame fans). Yoda was animated using existing assets from Episode 2, but creating the parliament fight took a good chunk of the budget, given the mixture of CGI and practical effects. A good portion of the budget went into the making of this fierce warrior, who had to be nerfed thanks to an injury he suffered in the cartoon. The field commander of the separatist army had a massive fan base by the time the film premiered, thanks to the Clone Wars cartoon produced by Genndy Tartakovsky. One of the most significant challenges was achieving the right look for General Grievous. Lucas unleashed the power of Industrial Light & Magic to bring his faraway galaxy to life, especially the multiple alien species living in this world. Each film had a budget of $115 million, but Star Wars: Episode III – The Revenge of the Sith was a couple of million cheaper than the other two. George Lucas had to wait nearly 20 years and create his own VFX company to achieve his vision for another Star Wars story. Let's take a moment to rank the most expensive characters created for live-action films to date. Hollywood has done groundbreaking works with CGI, but the rest of the world is also catching up. The imagination of many filmmakers is the only limit when it comes to visual achievements. Some creatives go the extra step, such as Peter Jackson, who founded Wētā FX to create the technology to help him bring to life all the elements he wanted in his initial The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Films need to be planned years ahead, and studios need to hire the best talent in the industry to bring their vision to life, lest they risk failure. The downside of creating beautiful imagery is that this process is costly and, more often, time-consuming. This industry has taken a significant leap in that direction over the last 20 years. CGI helps filmmakers create new worlds and living characters who interact with actors in the most natural way. It's the natural evolution from practical effects and matte paintings from the old days.

Things you never imagined you would ever see come alive on the screens to our wonder and amazement. Computer-generated images have allowed studios to elevate films to a new art form.
