Computer Generated Images (CGI)

I have decided to research the technology which is currently used in the film industry today:

• CGI has come much cheaper, realistic and easier to use. This makes it easier for more special effects to be included in films. The budget for our film is considerably lower than major films so the amount of special effects we can use is quite limited.
• Films that contain large fires or explosions have now got more advanced pyrotechnics, these are a lot safer now. This is far too advanced for our thriller film, and it would not be possible to do anyway.
• The quality of the sound and the cameras have become much higher standards now. We only have access to small handheld cameras with built in sound recorders.
• We are using Apple Mac Movie editting software which is semi-professional software. It is good enough for what we want to achieve in our film. We can now include special effects and music in our film.