Increasingly, the world of computer graphics is being explored and pushed to its limits. With more and more films using computer graphics as a tool, whether integrated into physical films or to fully CGI films; digital film making has become dominant in the industry. With films like Final Fantasy Advent Children, the boundary between CGI and realism is breaking. However, we must watch our steps so as not to fall into the uncanny valley.

Integration with physical actors is always an issue being explored. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow in 2004 is an interesting film in that the entire world is rendered in CG, but the actors are real and are filmed through a green screen. The most prominent example is the recently released film Avatar in 2009 by James Cameron. Touted as a film 20 years in the making, only the current technology could bring this vision to the screen. This film makes use of complete rendered background scenes with fully motion captured images for the aliens of Pandora. The film uses revolutionary technology (as proclaimed by the director) that includes stereoscopic film making through 3D viewing. This essentially means as the actors are being filmed on a green screen, the director and cameramen can view the scenes in real time with the rendered backgrounds on the spot.

The history of CGI and special effects continues from there as it will continue to expand its horizons. The process of manipulating the realities that the director envisions requires the aid of CGI as they become more and more creative.