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ANIMATION WORLD MAGAZINE - ISSUE 5.11 - FEBRUARY 2001
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February 2001 Vol. 5, No. 11
Gaming | Additional
Features
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| GAMING |
The Next Big Drive: Gaming Transforms
Itself Again
Jacquie Kubin delves into gaming. From its history to its
future, she discusses the brink that gaming is getting ready to
leap, and yes, film industry, you should be looking over your shoulder...
What's A Digital Media Futurist?
Upon seeing Joan Van Tassel's title, Heather Kenyon decides
to investigate just what a digital media futurist is and what she
has to say about this supposed digital future of ours.
A One Stop Digital Shop:
Data Design Interactive and Artworld UK
Paul Younghusband visits Data Design Interactive and Artworld
UK to reveal how they are going beyond gaming by leveraging their
digital assets across many outlets.
| ADDITIONAL FEATURES |
Heroes Wanted: Stan Lee Media Struggles
to Stay Afloat
How could one of the most promising Internet animation companies
come to such a crashing defeat? Brett D. Rogers investigates the
unraveling of Stan Lee Media and the growing chorus crying foul.
My Generation?
While Turner Broadcasting System's Boomerang is titled to
draw the Baby Boom generation is seems that maybe they've missed
the spot marked X. Martin "Dr. Toon" Goodman explains.
The Animation Pimp
What's wrong with Ring of Fire and Night
of the Carrots? The Animation Pimp sees nothing offensive here;
this month Chris Robinson takes on a few feminist nay-sayers. Includes
QuickTime movie clips!
| STUDENT CORNER |
Sketching on Location: Texture
as Planes in Space
Renowned drawing instructor Glenn Vilppu continues with
his fifth installment discussing how to use texture to create depth
and perspective while sketching on location.
| INTERNET COMPANY PROFILE |
eKIDS: Everyone
Wants a Piece of the PIE
SilverTech isn't just eKIDS. Forging into the realm
of secure Web transactions, the company is just beginning by conquering
the sensitive kids online issue that has foiled many others. Gregory
Singer reports. Includes sample Flash animations!
| TELEVISION |
I Call On Charlie Adler
Will Ryan pays a visit to the super-kinetic Charlie Adler,
one of the industry's foremost voice actors and directors.
| FILMS/VIDEOS |
Fresh from the Festivals: February
2001's Film Reviews
Maureen Furniss reviews short films: Daddy and I,
a collective Korean student film, Hein?! by Mauricio Vidal,
Renan de Moraes and Sergio Yamasaki, Au Premier Dimanche d'Août
(A Summer Night Rendez-Vous), directed by Florence Miailhe,
Film S Djevojcicom (Film with a Girl), directed by
Daniel Suljic and Bob Godfrey's Millenium - The Musical.
Includes QuickTime movie clips!
New from Japan: Anime Film Reviews
Fred Patten reviews the latest anime releases including:
Jubei-chan, the Ninja Girl, Tenamonya Voyagers, Phantom
Quest Corp. Perfect Collection, Gasaraki and Dual!
Parallel Trouble Adventure.
| EVENTS |
The Eighth Trip to the Holland
Animation Film Festival: Scenes from Utrecht
Visit the most recent Holland Animation Film Festival. AWN's
Ron Diamond attended and brought back photos of festival participants
and the lovely city of Utrecht.
| BOOKS |
Animation Scriptwriting: The
Writer's Road Map
Rick DeMott takes a look at Animation Scriptwriting,
the latest how to book on scribing, revealing that this road map
might not lead everyone to fame and fortune.
| SOFTWARE |
pmG: An Artistic Answer to 3D
Animation
After amassing rave reviews and hit projects in just one
year, it is time to visit the project:messiah Group, creators of
3D animation's newest leading software package, that was created
from the ground up to fill both studio production and animators'
artistic needs.
The New messiah's Details
Project:messiah 1.5 is about to expand into messiah:studio,
a new modular and innovative approach to animation. Mike Amron investigates.
Includes QuickTime movie clips!
| NEWS |
Animation World News
Sci-Tech Oscar Goes To Pixar, Chicken Run Lays A Golden
Globe Nom, Plympton's Mutant Aliens Premieres At The Sundance Film
Festival, Crouching Tiger Director To Take On The Hulk, CTV Gains
Star Wars Rights, FCC Approves AOL/Time Warner Merger, Film Roman
Dropped From Nasdaq and much more.
Cover: In-your-face graphics combine with NFL emotion to create the future of football gaming. EA Sports' Madden NFL 2001 for Playstation, Playstation 2 and Nintendo 64. © Electronic Arts, Inc. All rights reserved.
© AWN, Inc. Animation World Network 2001. All rights reserved. No part of the periodical may be reproduced without the consent of Animation World Network.
