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Originally Posted by Ronin4hire
With regard to Americans producing the best CGI
Actually, more often than not, Hollywood hires foriegn companies to do their work for them because it's cheaper.
Why pay an American to animate a movie when a New Zealander or a Korean etc. will do it for half the price
New Zealand's Weta studios did the CGI for movies such as "The day the Earth stood still", "King Kong", "LOTR" etc.
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You are mixing two things there. Best and economical. I would still maintain the best CG comes out of ILM. You are very right, though, Weta is right up there with the best.