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ANIMATION WORLD MAGAZINE - ISSUE 5.12 - MARCH 2001
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March 2001 Vol. 5, No. 12
Technology | Additional
Features
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| TECHNOLOGY |
The Technology Circle
Over the past five years the changes in special effects technology for film and television have been monumental, causing large shifts and new issues for production companies and the software/hardware companies that service them. Bruce Manning outlines the issues and then sits down with Richard Taylor to discuss.
Low-Cost Solutions, High-End Results
With today's new software packages becoming more and more efficient for less and less money, one can definitely do more with less. John Edgar Park discusses the different software and hardware combos that can get you on the fast track to great looking CGI work. See the detailed specs on what's out there today.
Making It To The Web
Exporting your animation to Flash so that it plays smoothly and soundly over the Internet is getting more complicated with every new product crowing about its "Flash-export capability." Mark Winstanley is here to make sense of it all for you.
| ADDITIONAL FEATURES |
There Once Was A Man Called Pjotr Sapegin
From Russia to his new home of Norway, Pjotr Sapegin is bringing his own twisted sense of humor to his re-worked fairy tales. Who is this man behind a salt controlling troll, a genital loving cat and a rat seeking romance? Chris Robinson investigates.
The Challenges of the Big Screen Cartoon
The innate pitfalls, and opportunities, in successfully adapting a television show to the big screen are many. With millions in profits going to those who achieve the magic combo, and straight-to-video relegation for those who fail, it is a tight rope more studios are trying to rush across. Gerard Raiti takes a look.
The Animation Pimp
This month the Animation Pimp Chris Robinson takes on the U.S. job drain to Canada and reveals it is actually a two way street and has been for many a year...
| TELEVISION |
Cartoons Aren't Real! Ren and Stimpy In Review
Have you ever thought that Ren and Stimpy's popularity was based on their abstract representation of our early '90s fears and anxieties regarding political uncertainty and the AIDS epidemic? Well, Martin "Dr. Toon" Goodman has.
Ahoy! An Intelligent Children's Show At Last!
Tired of Teletubbies and need another bizarre pre-school fix? Well check out Consortium of Gentlemen's Yoho Ahoy on the BBC. Soon you'll know every word... Includes a QuickTime movie clip!
| FILMS/VIDEOS |
Fresh from the Festivals: March
2001's Film Reviews
Jon Hofferman joins us to review short films: The Dance of the Saracen Asparagus by Christophe Le Borgne, Maria Vasilkovsky's Fur & Feathers, Run of the Mill by Borge Ring, Andreas Hykade's Ring of Fire and Paul Fierlinger's long-awaited Still Life with Animated Dogs. Includes QuickTime movie clips!
New from Japan: Anime Film Reviews
Fred Patten reviews the latest anime releases including: Outlaw Star, Cardcaptors, Cardcaptor Sakura, The Vision of Escaflowne, Cowboy Bebop and Generator Gawl.
Supplemental Disney DVDs Surpass the Competition
With the new Toy Story: The Ultimate Toy Box and Fantasia Anthology, Disney has clearly pulled ahead of the competition, putting together expansive bonus selections and features to showcase these great animated films. Gerard Raiti reports.
| EVENTS |
The Scarves of Sundance
Accepted into Sundance's first online festival, Romanov creator Chris Lanier heads off to Hollywood, Utah as one of the few, the proud, the animators in a sea of live-action hype. A must read, featuring illustrations created by Chris Lanier!
Standing at the Crossroads
Traveling all the way to la Réunion, an island in the Indian Ocean, Jean Detheux discovers a remote location struggling to join the technology revolution and raising questions about our rampant globalization.
Toy Fair 2001: The Big Hits To Come
Jacquie Kubin visted New York City's Toy Fair and has a full report on the hot properties for 2001 and beyond. What's going to be in your Happy Meal? Read on...
| NEWS |
Animation World News
Oscar nominations to Father & Daughter and Periwig-Maker, iFilm Secures $10 Million, Sega Ends Dreamcast, Interplay Nabs Matrix Gaming Rights, Australian Government Sets Out To Ban Political Web Game, AtomFilms Brings Content To Pay-Per-View and much more.
Cover: shows alien "mother ships" revisiting the earth to uncover their eggs, which have been nesting under the cover of desert mountains. © Richard Taylor.
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