CG STORY HC

Computer-generated imagery, commonly called "CG," has had as big an impact on the movie industry as the advent of sound or color, making possible not only a new kind of fully animated movie, but also revolutionizing big budget, live-action film-making. Its story, generously illustrated, is told by Christopher Finch in an engrossing, nontechnical narrative that highlights key films, from Pixar's Toy Story to James Cameron's Avatar, and profiles the colorful personalities who made them.