Digital Domain is an American visual effects and digital production company based in Playa Vista, Los Angeles, California.
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15 Facts About Digital Domain
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Digital Domain 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.
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In 2000, Digital Domain designed the digital character that represented Motorola's intelligent assistant, Mya.
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In October 2002, Digital Domain launched a wholly owned subsidiary, D2 Software, Inc, to market and distribute its Academy Award-winning compositing software, Nuke.
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Principally due to conflicts over the film Titanic, the founders of Digital Domain were known for feuding which almost destroyed the company.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Digital Domain announced that the company would create virtual Elvis Presley in partnership with CORE Media Group.
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In 2016, the Pokemon Company hired Digital Domain to create the visual effects for their "Train On" Super Bowl ad, released to celebrate the Pokemon series' 20th anniversary.
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Bankruptcy and financial restructuring of Digital Domain triggered a number of lawsuits, naming John Textor, former Apple CEO John Sculley and the entire Board of Directors, the auditors and others involved in the business and in the IPO offering.
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In February 2015, the Supreme Court of the State of New York ordered a convincing summary judgment in favor of John Textor, and the other Digital Domain defendants, terminating the principal lawsuit that had consolidated the outstanding investor claims.
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