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Making of Jurassic Park – 6/6

admin — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:23:23 +0000

Jurassic Park was a milestone in computer animation. The film revealed the true potential of CGI in movie special effects and truly heralded the arrival of computer-based special effects in Hollywood.

Making of Jurassic Park – 5/6

admin — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:21:28 +0000

Harnessing the power of CGI, special effects technicians could for the first time in movie history, digitally create a herd of dinosaurs within a relatively short span of time. Even a creature as terrifying as a T-Rex could be convincingly created using CGI and meticulously placed within the live shots to interact with the actors.

Making of Jurassic Park – 3/6

admin — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:00:50 +0000

For the first time in movie special effects history, computer animation for favored over go-motion animation, which was in fact was one of the most tried and tested effects techniques used previously for animating miniature models in effects shots.

Making of Jurassic Park – 2/6

admin — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:39:44 +0000

Stan Winston Studios played a vital role in designing the look and feel of all the dinosaurs in the movie. The models they created became the reference for all the other effects that went into the making of the movie. Stan Winston Studios also created the life size animatronic T-Rex which was one of the most important dinosaurs in the film.

Making of Jurassic Park – 1/6

admin — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:26:42 +0000

Jurassic Park heralded a new era in computer animation. It brought CGI into the mainstream of Hollywood movie making. Jurassic Park also used, for the first time ever in motion picture history, a unique blend of animatronics, CGI and physical effects to bring this fascinating world of dinosaurs to life.

Dinosaurs, Finally, In 3D (cinemablend.com)

The Centaurs by Winsor McCay

admin — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:01:01 +0000

After Earl Hurd invented Cel Animation, Winsor McCay used the technique to create an animation called “The Centaurs”.

Cel Animation was invented by?

admin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:27:55 +0000

Earl Hurd invented Cel Animation. Cel is short for Celluliod, which is the material the transparent sheets used for animation were made of. Watch Earl Hurd’s cel animation piece “BOBBY BUMPS STARTS A LODGE”.

Learn 3D Animation – Maya Basics 5/5

admin — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:39:29 +0000

Hope this short series of Maya tutorials was useful. Keep visiting to find for more informative and useful information on various aspects of movie special effects.

Learn 3D Animation – Maya Basics 3/5

admin — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:16:09 +0000

Polygonal modeling is one of the basic techniques used to create simple as well as complex geometry. This video covers the basics of Polygonal Modeling.

Learn 3D Animation – Maya Basics 2/5

admin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:08:27 +0000

In this series, you learn how to model a simple chair. The underlying principles of CGI is covered in a very simple format.