This is the one of the first books to show a comprehensive collection of 3D CGI images from well respected studios and independent digital artists.
There are many examples that showcase the power of CGI and how it has been pushed to its boundaries to make breath taking visuals for example fully rendered Digital worlds. However I am more interested in how CGI can be composited into the real world.
For example, The water horse in The Lord of The Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring (2001). Here a wave of water morphs into stampede of CG water horses which is then composited into the background plate.
Elements of my own short film will consist of having a CGI mug and collection rocks composited into my footage. It is useful for me to see when done correctly how well these digital elements can look in real live action footage.
WEISHAR, P. (2004) CGI: The Art of the 3D Computer-Generated image. New York: H.N. Abrams.