Digital Domain Digital Domain is the privately - held , Academy Award - winning computer graphics company which provided visual effects and digital animation for and ' s . They have produced effects for over sixty other feature films , as well as a number of commercials and music videos . Based in Venice , California , Digital Domain was started by Scott Ross , former General Manager of ILM , in 1993 and co - founded by and . Cameron and Winston left Digital Domain in 1998 , and the company was purchased by Wyndcrest Holdings , LLC , in 2006 . Wyndcrest ' s Carl Stork is now Digital Domain ' s chief executive officer , while former ILM member Mark S . Miller ( who worked on ) is the company ' s president . Also among Digital Domain ' s executives is director and producer , who holds a position as co - chair on the board of directors . Clark James was the project lead art Digital Domain from 1995 through 1997 and again in 1998 . Others who work or have worked for Digital Domain include Pat McClung and Karen Sickles . Digital Domain has received three Scientific and Technical Achievement Awards from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for its innovative imaging software . In addition , they have won two Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects for 1997 ' s " Titanic " and 1998 ' s " What Dreams May Come " . They also received Academy Award nominations for their visual effects work in 1994 ' s " True Lies " ( their first feature film ) , 1995 ' s " Apollo 13 " , and 2004 ' s " I , Robot " . Other awards the company have received include a Grammy Award and MTV Movie Award in the category of Best Music Video for The Rolling Stones ' " Love Is Strong " , BAFTA Awards for the visual effects in the 1997 film " The Fifth Element " and the 2004 film " The Day After Tomorrow " , as well as 34 Clio Awards , 22 AICP Awards , and 8 Cannes Lion Awards for their visual effects in commercial advertising . Besides those listed above , other films on which Digital Domain has worked include " Interview with the Vampire " ( 1994 ) , " Armageddon " ( 1998 ) , " Fight Club " ( 1999 ) , " X - Men " ( 2000 ) , " How the Grinch Stole Christmas " ( 2000 ) , " The Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring " ( 2001 ) , " A Beautiful Mind " ( 2001 ) , " xXx " ( 2002 ) , " The Italian Job " ( 2003 ) , " Charlie and the Chocolate Factory " ( 2005 ) , " Flags of Our Fathers " ( 2006 ) , " Letters from Iwo Jima " ( 2006 ) , " Pirates of the Caribbean : At World ' s End " ( 2007 ) , " Transformers " ( 2007 ) , " The Golden Compass " ( 2007 ) , " The Mummy : Tomb of the Dragon Emperor " ( 2008 ) , " Speed Racer " ( 2008 ) , " Transformers : Revenge of the Fallen " ( 2009 ) , " G . I . Joe : The Rise of Cobra " ( 2009 ) , " 2012 " ( 2009 ) , " TRON : Legacy " ( 2010 ) , and " Thor " ( 2011 ) . They have worked also on commercials for such companies or products as Adidas , Budweiser , Chevrolet , Coca - Cola , Disney , Dodge , eBay , Gatorade , Heineken , Michelin , Nike , Lexus , Saab , and Volkswagen and have worked on music videos for such artists as Björk , Busta Rhymes , Creed , Celine Dion , Faith Hill , Linkin Park , Michael Jackson , and Nine Inch Nails . " Nemesis " crew . Those Digital Domain members who specifically worked on " Star Trek Nemesis " are listed below . " Star Trek " ( 2009 ) crew . Those Digital Domain members who specifically worked on 2009 ' s " Star Trek " are listed below .