With SIGGRAPH now behind us, we fittingly turn the spotlight this week on new technology, starting with Tom McLean's report on the impact of 3-D: "Incorporating 3-D into production pipelines brings with it issues such as organizing and tracking extra data, educating artists on the technical aspects of solving problems in 3-D and the creative issues involved in the process..."

Meanwhile, Jennifer Champagne explores the vfx challenges in the latest BODY SNATCHERS feature, THE INVASION.

Bill Desowitz
Editor