With Giant Studios, Atlanta is home to one of the entertainment industry's leaders in motion capture and virtual environments for big-screen movies, television and commercials. Founded in 1999, Giant Studios has provided motion capture for several of the film industry's biggest hits, including "Lord of the Rings" and "Avatar," among others. Although its state-of-art studio facilities are located in Los Angeles, Giant's home office and research and development team are still in Atlanta, where the company was founded more than a decade ago.