In the context of digital cinema digital animation and visual effect technologies the transformation in the Turkish cinema industry

Cinema, which has shown itself as the most influential art on people from past to present, has recently entered the domain of the digitalization process in all areas of the world. In the digital transformation process of cinema, the contextual and formal features of films have also begun to differ. The differences that come to the fore in films have become more apparent, especially with the use of digital animation and visual effects technologies in cinema. The use of visual effects and digital animation technologies, especially Hollywood cinema, in motion pictures all over the world has recently started to have an obvious effect on Turkish cinema. The introduction of these technologies in Turkish cinema not only changed the sectoral work flow processes and structural features in the production of films, but also had an impact on the realization of differences in the attitude and behavior of the Turkish cinema audience in the consumption part. In the context of these developments, scientific research has been carried out to determine the changes caused by the use of digital animation and visual effects technologies in recent Turkish cinema in the production and consumption of films. First, the literature review about the study was conducted and the conceptual and theoretical framework for the essence and building blocks of the subject was revealed. Afterwards, a comprehensive field study was conducted using quantitative and qualitative data collection methods to determine the position of the film industry and cinema audiences. The data obtained from the researches are analyzed and interpreted with a descriptive method, and the changing current situation of the film industry and cinema audience regarding the use of digital animation and visual effects technologies in Turkish cinema has been revealed in our study in detail. In addition, in the light of this information, suggestions for improving and strengthening the existing situation of the film industry and cinema audience are presented in our study. Keywords: Digital Cinema, Digital Animation, Visual Effects, 3D Animation, 2D Animation, CGI, Turkish Cinema, Film Industry, Cinema Audience