Critical reaction may be split on QUANTUM OF SOLACE, but the vfx are impressive, and VFXWORLD got to speak with both Marc Forster and his long-time visual effects designer Kevin Tod Haug about the unique challenges of working on a James Bond film. Meanwhile, Tom McLean delves into Baz Luhrmann's dreamy AUSTRALIA, speaking with Rising Sun, Animal Logic and Framestore. And we offer the fourth excerpt from THE OFFICIAL LUXOLOGY MODO 301 GUIDE, "Masking Effects" (from Thomson Course Technology), which explains a new twist on Shader Tree applications.

Bill Desowitz
Editor