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June 2010 • Volume 33 • Number 6 I n n o v a t i o n s i n v i s u a l c o m p u t i n g f o r D C C p r o f e s s i o n a l s 10 18 22 Departments Editor’s Note A Royal Heritage 2What happens when you cross video-game royalty with the Midas touch Spotlight of a well-known Hollywood director? The VFX adventure fi lm Prince of Persia, which is sure to please. 4 Products Dell’s Precision M4500. Boxx’s RenderBoxx 10400. News The workstation market takes a big step forward. User Focus CG effects help bring the illustrated children’s novel series Diary of a Wimpy Kid to life. Viewpoint 8 Early motion-capture techniques. Portfolio 26 The Art of Ziv Qual. x Back Products 32 Recent software and hardware releases. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx x Enhanced Content Get more from CGW. We have enhanced our magazine content with related stories and videos online at www.cgw.com. Just click on the cover of the issue (found on the left side of the Web page), and you will fi nd links to these online extras. ON THE COVER Stage designer William Dudley, who has been using projected CG imagery since 2002, has made a sea change in live theater once more, creating a 360-degree backdrop for “Peter Pan,” including a rooftop fl yover of London, an underwater world, and even Captain Hook’s ship. See pg. 18. June 2010 1 26 Features Against the Grains 10 VFX studios turn back the hands of time to sixth century Persia, one quite By Barbara Robertson COVER STORY Theater Takes Flight comprise projected digital imagery. By Barbara Robertson a series of medical videos. By Karen Moltenbrey Baby Steps 18 The actors are real, but for this stage production of “Peter Pan,” the sets 22 Artists model and animate a human baby—from conception to delivery—for Opportunity of a Lifetime outstanding achievement by a young artist. 28 VES and Autodesk team up to offer a VES Student Award to acknowledge Looking for a specifi c back issue? Now you can get that and more from the CGW Store at store.cgw.com. Guaranteed 1- and 2-year print subscriptions are also available for purchase. SEE IT IN • Tippett goes to the wolves for Twilight: Eclipse. • Director Joe Carnahan on The A-Team. • Branding through graphics and sound. • Commercials embrace Red and DSLRs. literally, for the live-action movie Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. In addition to a time-rewind effect, the fi lm contains CG sets, digital armies, 3D props, and, of course, simulated sand.