# CGI

New animated film 'Guardian Rabbits' joins Sola Media's slate, while a PCMag article revisits trippy 3D art from the early 90s, sparking nostalgia and discussion.

### About CGI
Computer-generated imagery used in visual effects for media.  

### Insights
- cgi creators is up 109.86% from the previous [--] months.
- cgi engagements is up 84.39% from the previous week.
- cgi mentions is up 138.29% from the previous [--] months.
- cgi posts created is up 142.14% from the previous week.

### Engagements: [----------] (24h)
![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:cgi/c:line/m:interactions/iv:1d.svg)  
[Engagements 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/cgi/time-series/interactions.tsv)  
Current Value: [----------]  
Daily Average: [----------]  
[--] Week: [-----------] +84%  
[--] Month: [-------------] -65%  
[--] Months: [--------------] +48%  
[--] Year: [--------------] +227%  
1-Year High: [-----------] on 2025-12-22  
1-Year Low: [----------] on 2025-10-23  

Engagements by network (24h):
Instagram: [---------]
News: [-----]
TikTok: [----------]
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X: [---------]

  
  
### Mentions: [-----] (24h)
![Mentions Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:cgi/c:line/m:posts_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Mentions 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/cgi/time-series/posts_active.tsv)  
Current Value: [-----]  
Daily Average: [-----]  
[--] Week: [-----] +92%  
[--] Month: [------] +105%  
[--] Months: [------] +47%  
1-Year High: [------] on 2025-12-22  
1-Year Low: [-----] on 2025-03-15  

Mentions by network (24h):
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### Creators: [-----] (24h)
![Creators Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:cgi/c:line/m:contributors_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/cgi/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
[-----] unique social accounts have posts mentioning CGI in the last [--] hours which is down 3.90% from [-----] in the previous [--] hours
Daily Average: [-----]  
[--] Week: [-----] +42%  
[--] Month: [------] +90%  
[--] Months: [------] +74%  
1-Year High: [-----] on 2025-12-22  
1-Year Low: [-----] on 2025-03-15  

The most influential creators that mention CGI in the last [--] hours

| Creator                                                    | Rank | Followers  | Posts | Engagements |
| -------                                                    | ---- | ---------  | ----- | ----------- |
| [@upediashorts](/creator/youtube/upediashorts)             | [--]    | [----------] | [---]   | [---------]   |
| [@trycgi](/creator/youtube/trycgi)                         | [--]    | [-------]    | [--]    | [-------]     |
| [@starshowfr](/creator/youtube/starshowfr)                 | [--]    | [-------]    | [--]     | [-------]     |
| [@kungfumighty](/creator/youtube/kungfumighty)             | [--]    | [------]     | [--]     | [-------]     |
| [@badatblenderyt](/creator/youtube/badatblenderyt)         | [--]    | [------]     | [--]    | [-------]     |
| [@okolele](/creator/youtube/okolele)                       | [--]    | [---------]  | [--]    | [-------]     |
| [@navillusstudio](/creator/youtube/navillusstudio)         | [--]    | [-------]    | [--]     | [------]      |
| [@vtdat23](/creator/tiktok/vtdat23)                        | [--]    | [------]     | [--]     | [------]      |
| [@Rainmaker1973](/creator/twitter/Rainmaker1973)           | [--]    | [---------]  | [--]     | [------]      |
| [@middleearthupdates](/creator/youtube/middleearthupdates) | [--]   | [-------]    | [--]     | [------]      |

[View More](/list/creators/cgi/100)
  
  
### Sentiment: 89%
![Sentiment Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:cgi/c:line/m:sentiment/iv:1d.svg)  
[Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/cgi/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
Current Value: 89%  
Daily Average: 74%  
[--] Week: 86% +5%  
[--] Month: 87% +6%  
[--] Months: 87% +38%  
[--] Year: 87% +11%  
1-Year High: 95% on 2025-12-22  
1-Year Low: 29% on 2025-09-07  

Most Supportive Themes:
- Showcasing CGI Skills: (40%) Creators are actively sharing their visual effects and computer-generated imagery skills on social media, often including behind-the-scenes content and breakdowns.
- Appreciation of CGI in Media: (30%) Users are highlighting and sharing examples of impressive CGI and VFX in movies and TV shows, sparking conversations about the evolution and quality of digital effects.
- Practical vs. CGI Effects: (30%) Discussions and comparisons between practical effects and CGI are a notable trend, with users sharing examples from both older and newer media.
  
Most Critical Themes:
- Critiques of CGI Quality: (60%) Some posts express dissatisfaction with the quality of CGI, with users pointing out noticeable flaws or comparing it unfavorably to practical effects.
- Debates on CGI vs. Practical Effects: (40%) There are ongoing discussions and debates about the effectiveness and artistic merit of CGI compared to traditional practical effects, with some users preferring the latter.
  

### Top CGI News
Top news links shared on social in the last [--] hours  

*Showing a maximum of [--] news posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*  

"Animated Film 'Guardian Rabbits' Joins Sola Media Slate Sola Media has added CGI animated film 'Guardian Rabbits the Secret of the Golden Egg' to its lineup at the European Film Market"  
[News Link](https://variety.com/2026/film/global/guardian-rabbits-sola-media-european-film-market-1236660678/) [@Variety](/creator/x/Variety) 2026-02-13T05:00Z 3.1M followers, [----] engagements


"Trippy 3D Art From the Early 90s PCMag Are you a fan of 3D computer animation Here are [--] examples of CGI weirdness from the early days of 3D computer art"  
[News Link](https://www.pcmag.com/news/trippy-3d-art-from-the-early-90s) [@PCMag](/creator/x/PCMag) 2023-04-14T00:50Z 395.2K followers, 664.5K engagements


"Dont judge Cats film by its trailer says Canadian music producer Greg Wells While some people were quick to mock the CGI effects in “Cats” saying the human actors looked ridiculous as two-legged cats Wells feels there’s a perfect opportunity to disprove the naysayers and leave an indelible mark on musical history again"  
[News Link](https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2019/11/19/dont-judge-cats-film-by-its-trailer-says-canadian-music-producer-greg-wells.html) [@TorontoStar](/creator/x/TorontoStar) 2021-01-01T00:49Z 1.2M followers, 7.3M engagements


"Transformers: The Best Special Effects Ever We go behind the high-tech scenes of this summers biggest blockbuster with the geeks who turned blazing concept cars into galaxy-saving Autobots and re-wrote the rules of CGI in the process"  
[News Link](https://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/movies/a1839/4218826/) [@PopMech](/creator/x/PopMech) 2007-07-03T00:00Z 339.6K followers, 1.8M engagements



### Top CGI Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

*Showing a maximum of [--] top social posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*

""It's like you're photoshoped''😂 Hannah is literally speaking for everyone of us right now. I am fully convinced Ryan Gosling is just high-res CGI in this scene. This is easily the funniest and most relatable reaction in rom-com history"  
[X Link](https://x.com/El_lieno/status/2022584208225399036) [@El_lieno](/creator/x/El_lieno) 2026-02-14T08:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Before the era of CGI Superman (1948) achieved the illusion of flight using hand-drawn animation. Artists painstakingly layered animated cels over live-action footage to send the Man of Steel into the air marking a period of massive technical innovation for the industry"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BestMovieMom/status/2022557165727384038) [@BestMovieMom](/creator/x/BestMovieMom) 2026-02-14T06:23Z 61.1K followers, [----] engagements


"A CGI masterpiece created by Animusic LLC in the early 2000s"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Rainmaker1973/status/2022547168972755049) [@Rainmaker1973](/creator/x/Rainmaker1973) 2026-02-14T05:43Z 4.1M followers, 12.7K engagements


"From [----] to [----] Czechoslovakia filled the world's largest stadium with up to [-----] people moving as one. Over [------] spectators watched students and soldiers create patterns that looked like CGI"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DoctorLemma/status/2022546993847898363) [@DoctorLemma](/creator/x/DoctorLemma) 2026-02-14T05:42Z 406K followers, 22.6K engagements

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