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ANIMATION WORLD MAGAZINE - ISSUE 4.5 - AUGUST 1999
August 1999 Vol. 4, No. 5
Computer Animation | Internet
Animation | Focus On... | Other
| Student Corner | Hidden Treasures
| Siggraph Preview | Software
News | AWN Comics
Editor's Notebook
The future is starting now...
Letters: editor@awn.com
| COMPUTER ANIMATION |
The Animated
Side of Star Wars: An Interview With Rob Coleman, The Film's Animation Director
Karl Cohen interviews Rob Coleman, the animation director behind all
those amazing digital characters in Star Wars: Episode I "The
Phantom Menace."
Creating Computer Animation at Home
Whether you are a student creating reel, a professional who wants to
live a life of freelance, or a director of short films, computer animation
at home is possible and affordable. Mike Amron explains.
Lean, Mean Fighting Machine: How Brad Bird Made
The Iron Giant
Brad Bird's The Iron Giant is turning out to be the surprise
success of the summer, both artisistically and with audiences. Bob Miller
interviews Brad and finds out how he has put Warner Feature Animation back
on the map.
| INTERNET ANIMATION |
Dinosaurs
Never See It Coming: Are the Gatekeepers Clueless?
Buzz Potamkin introduces us to disintermediation, the process of squeezing
out the middleman, and asks how much longer will the Internet be classified
as "new" media before it becomes "the" media.
How to Animate the Web
If you want to post animations on the Internet then you need to become
familiar with Macromedia Flash. Here Tom Calthrop does the introductions
in a very useful "how to."
Leading the Animated Internet
AtomFilms, Humongous Entertainment & Cavedog Entertainment, Headbone
Interactive and Cartoon Network Online fill us in on what they are currently
doing on the Internet, what the future will bring and how they are making
it all financially viable.
| FOCUS ON... |
The
Big Apple's Silicon Alley
Lee Dannacher profiles four of New York City's leading Internet animation
companies: Funny Garbage, Visionary Media, togglethis and Electronic Hollywood.
| OTHER |
The Lost
Studio Of Romer Grey
Ever heard of Romer Grey and his lost studio? You probably haven't.
Michael Mallory tells the story and the significance.
| STUDENT CORNER |
Vilppu
Drawing Online: Seeing Anatomical Masses
Renowned drawing instructor Glenn Vilppu offers the eigth installment
in his bi-monthly Animation World Magazine online drawing course.
All That AWN Offers...
Dan Sarto, co-publisher of Animation World Network, takes us on a tour
of all the different facets of AWN and discusses what each offers students
and professionals.
| HIDDEN TREASURES |
The Quickdraw
Animation Society Celebrates 15 Years
The features of the Quickdraw Animation Society (QAS), a non-profit,
artist-run, film production co-op located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, are
discussed by long time member Don Filipchuk.
| SIGGRAPH PREVIEW |
The SIGGRAPH `99 Exhibition: Summer Of
Sim
Hundreds of exhibitors and thousands of folks will descend upon Los Angeles'
South Hall for The Show. The SIGGRAPH Exhibition's booths are one of the main
reasons to attend. Eric Huelsman provides a list of who's who.
I Screen, You Screen, We All Screen: Animation
at SIGGRAPH `99
Kellie-Bea Cooper tells us where and when the latest and greatest films
will be screened at SIGGRAPH. From the Art Gallery|technOasis, to the Electronic
Theater, to the Animation Screening Rooms and Animation Theaters, make sure
you don't miss one computer generated frame.
The Story of Computer Graphics Set to Open
SIGGRAPH
SIGGRAPH's new 93-minute documentary, The Story of Computer Graphics,
covers the 45-year history of computer graphics and includes interviews with
over fifty industry pioneers. Maureen Furniss gives us a sneak peak.
But Wait! There's More at SIGGRAPH `99
Jennifer Champagne takes us into other venues like papers, panels, Millenium
Motels and more to discover what other animated highlights SIGGRAPH `99 has
to offer.
| SOFTWARE |
Playing
Games With Blue
Nick Jr.'s dog Blue has taken pre-schoolers, and their parents, by storm.
Judith Cockman reviews three Blue's Clues CD-Rom interactive games:
ABC Time Activities, Blue's Birthday Adventure and Blue's
1,2,3 Time Activities.
| NEWS |
Animation
World News
Film Roman Signs Licensing Agreement With MSH, DreamWorks Pulls Out
Of Studio Deal, Disney And Katzenberg Settle Suit, Touchstone TV Merges
With ABC, Cartoon Network Forms Cartoon Network Studios, and much more.
On A Desert Island With. . . . CGI Folks
Claire Armstrong, Tim Harrington, Victoria Livingstone.
| AWN COMICS |
Plympton's Pundits by
Bill Plympton
Next Issue's Highlights
This Month's Contributors
Cover: Animation
Director Rob Coleman and his team of animators brought Lucasfilm's Star
Wars: Episode 1 The Phantom Menace's colorful digital characters to
life. © 1999 Industrial Light & Magic.
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