Each week, Animation World Magazine offers new articles, special features and theme-based coverage of the art, craft and industry of animation. New this week:

- Make Luck Happen!

You need a lot of luck to make it in the movie business, but how do
you get lucky? Is success really just a matter of luck -- chance? Or can you lure luck your way? Gene Deitch gives us a few tips on tempting lady luck.

- Nine And A Half Questions with Joanie Sommers

Will Ryan interviews Joanie Sommers the voice of the Pepsi Generation...and many, many cartoon characters.

- CGI Reference Books Reviewed

John Edgar Park reviews two new reference books that provide helpful insight into not only CGI's terms and industry jargon, but also key concepts.

- Producing Animation: The 3D CGI Production Process

Catherine Winder and Zahra Dowlatabadi give an overview of the 3D CGI production process from pre-production through final film/video output.