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Digital Domain is an American visual effects and digital production company based in Playa Vista, California. The company is known for creating digital imagery for feature films, advertising and games, from its locations in California and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, including its own virtual production studio. ==History== The company was founded by film director James Cameron, Stan Winston and Scott Ross. It began producing visual effects in 1993, its first three films being ''True Lies'', ''Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles'', and ''Color of Night'' in 1994. Digital Domain produced effects for more than 100 films, including ''Titanic'', ''Apollo 13'', ''What Dreams May Come'', ''The Fifth Element'', ''Armageddon'', ''Star Trek: Nemesis'' and ''The Day After Tomorrow''. Other films include ''Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'',''The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'', ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'', ''G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra'', ''2012'', ''Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief'', ''TRON: Legacy'', ''Thor'', ''X-Men: First Class'', ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'', ''Real Steel'', ''G.I. Joe: Retaliation'', ''Oblivion'', ''Iron Man 3'', ''X-Men: Days of Future Past'', ''Maleficent'' and most recently ''Furious 7''. In 2000 Digital Domain designed the digital character that represented Motorola's intelligent assistant, Mya. In October 2002, Digital Domain launched a wholly owned subsidiary, D2 Software, Inc., to market and distribute its Academy Award-winning compositing software, ''Nuke''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.fxguide.com/featured/Digital_Domain_Launches_D2_Software_Inc/ )〕 In 2002-2003, Digital Domain co-produced its first feature film, ''Secondhand Lions'', written and directed by Tim McCanlies and starring Michael Caine, Robert Duvall, Haley Joel Osment, and Kyra Sedgwick.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.awn.com/articles/expanding-horizons-digital-domain-and-stan-winston )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0327137/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm#cast )〕 Principally due to conflicts over the film ''Titanic'', the founders of Digital Domain were known to feud which almost destroyed the company. Founder Scott Ross announced plans to raise $100 million in financing and become more active as a production company. This plan never materialized and the corporate owners forced management to seek a buyer of the company. In May 2006, Digital Domain was purchased by an affiliate of (Wyndcrest Holdings, LLC ), a private holding company whose principals then included Wyndcrest founder John Textor, director Michael Bay, former Microsoft executive Carl Stork and former NFL player and sports television commentator Dan Marino. Wyndcrest acquired The Foundry in 2007, which then also took over the development of Nuke. This business was then subject to a management buy-out in 2009. In 2009, Digital Domain parent company DDMG launched Tradition Studios in Florida to develop and produce original, family-oriented CG animated features. The studio moved on January 3, 2012, to the new facility in Port St. Lucie, built with the city's incentives. The studio attracted a number of talented creators, including Aaron Blaise, the director of ''Brother Bear'', and Brad Lewis, co-director of ''Cars 2'', who together were developing an animated feature film ''The Legend of Tembo'' for a planned 2014 release, with Aaron Blaise and Chuck Williams directing. In 2011, Digital Domain Media Group entered into the film production business with a major investment into the feature film ''Ender's Game'', which was a co-production with OddLot Entertainment and Summit Entertainment. The film was released November 1, 2013. In November 2011, parent company DDMG took the company public through an initial public offering (IPO), and the company was listed on the NYSE under the symbol DDMG, achieving a market valuation of more than $400 million.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Digital Domain Media Group IPO )〕 That IPO has since triggered a number of investor lawsuits, which allege misconduct by John Textor, the entire Board of Directors, the auditors and others involved in the offering.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120920006639/en/Berman-DeValerio-Files-Securities-Class-Action-Lawsuit )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://finance.yahoo.com/news/securities-class-action-lawsuit-filed-170823170.html )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/digital-domain-ceo-auditors-sued-fraud-lawsuit-james-cameron/ )〕 Palm Beach Capital, the largest investor in DDMG, identified hedge funds, Tenor Capital et al., as the primary cause of the company's difficulties, citing unlawful finance penalties and possible illegal short selling strategies designed to damage the company's public stock price. In 2012, DDMG announced initiatives to open VFX studios in Beijing China and Abu Dhabi. Also in 2012, subsidiary Digital Domain created a virtual likeness of the late rap star Tupac Shakur for Dr. Dre's and Snoop Dogg's show at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival that gained worldwide recognition. Digital Domain also announced that the company would create virtual Elvis Presley in partnership with CORE Media Group. In 2015, the UFC hired Digital Domain to create a commercial series for their UFC 189 event. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Digital Domain」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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