Volume 03 Number 09 - September 2006
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LightWave 3D Case Study Flash Film Works |
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The whimsical home of Flash Film Works began life as a 1920’s taxi stand. Today, inspired by founder William (Bill) Mesa’s trips to Disneyland, it’s an arts and crafts house created by LightWave® artists, carefully crafted on breaks from their carefully crafted virtual arts. During the renovation, artists alternated from pixels to pliers, hard drives to hard hats, to raise the roof of their very visual effects studio. More... |
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LightWave 3D Profile Roving Mars |
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Roving Mars features 12 minutes of animation - making up one third of the film - all rendered at 4K resolution. The five-person team at Maas Digital completed this work in seven months, using a custom pipeline based primarily around LightWave and RenderMan. We recently spoke to Dan Maas, owner of Maas Digital about the company's experience working on this highly technical real world sci-fi film. More... |
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LightWave 3D Case Study Eden FX |
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Eden FX Studios rest in the valley beneath the trademark HOLLYWOOD letters spread out over a hovering hill. It’s located on the former home of historic Columbia Pictures, where today’s TV and indie starlets mingle with yesteryear’s glamorous ghosts. More... |
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LightWave 3D Profile Paradigm Productions |
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Paradigm Productions has been making a name for itself in the 3D Architectural Visualization field since 1992. With a projected turnover of more than 124 projects this year alone (as of early September), their work has garnered them more than a dozen industry awards. NewTek recently sat down with Charles T. Gaushell and R. Scott Carter, Co-Founders of Paradigm Productions, to find out more about this small studio with a big workload. More... |
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LightWave 3D Case Study Zoic Studios |
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Located in a neo-neighborhood of audacious architecture in Culver City, Zoic Studios and its neighbors could well provide futuristic inspiration for CG artists. Inside, the studio’s space is dissected and defined by bold lumber beams. If you stripped out all of the computer workstations and added a cargo deck, it’s a place in which you could imagine Serenity’s Captain “Mal” Reynolds and his motley mates would feel mighty comfortable. More... |
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LightWave 3D Profile Alter Image |
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Founded in 1997 in Chicago, Illinois, Alter Image specializes in combining 3D computer generated imagery and photography to "push reality to its limits". With clients ranging from Disney, to Chrysler, to Absolut, Alter Image views itself as a partner with it clients in bringing a particular vision to life. NewTek recently sat down with Eric Tobiason, CGI Manager of Alter Image, to find out how this studio endeavors to turn the real into the surreal. More... |
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LightWave 3D Case Study DAVE School |
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The DAVE School sees LightWave® from a unique virtual viewpoint. The visual effects school, located within the rumble and roar of roller coasters at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando, offers a yearlong course for aspiring computer artists. More... |
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LightWave 3D Profile Tim Wilcox |
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Tim Wilcox has been creating computer graphics since his senior year at the University of Southern California. He has been using LightWave 3D professionally going back to the earliest origins of the product in Space: Above and Beyond and Babylon 5. Since then, he has continued a successful career specializing in Illustration/Concept Art for such projects as Click, Team America: World Police, Superman and X-Men 2. NewTek recently sat down with Tim to find out more from this LightWave pioneer. More... |
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