Created for several projects at once, the Titanic was the first photorealistic model constructed by Utah Digital, and the second-most complicated.
The start of Thomson Productions was in a visual effects department, originally called: Thomson Animation. It involved models and simple sound effects. By 2006, Thomson Animation became Thomson Productions, and the name was transferred to just the effects. In 2007, the dept. upgraded to digital effects, and the use of Photoshop, Premeire, Sketchup, and Cakewalk became common. The latest upgrade, as of 2009, upgraded the rendering process from generation to raytracing, finally allowing Thomson Animation to achieve photorealism. With "Upgrade 29", Thomson Animation changed it's name to Utah Digital. After Thomson Production's merge in 2011, Utah Digital became a subsidary of Same As Me Films.
Utah Digital's familiar logo is that of the Utah Teapot, one of the first 3D computer-genetated models in the world.
Digital New York created for "Trek Wars" This is the most complicated model yet constructed by Utah Digital, with details as small as mailboxes in some streets.
Back to Juab High required a recreation of the Back to the Future time machine, the magical world of Harry Potter, and lightsabers for a battle scene between Luke and the unknown Sith.
For Trek Wars, Utah Digital was called upon to create a "Digital Backlot", meaning that most of the sets were computer-generated. This added to 146 digital shots, with 22 minutes of digital footage. This includes one of the longest computer-generated shots for a live action film, with a single shot lasting 1 minute 42 seconds.
