Computer Graphics World

NOVEMBER 2010

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November 2010 • Vol. 33 • Number 11 Innovations in visual computing for D C C professionals 10 Features Mind over Matter COVER STORY 10 DreamWorks Animation puts its own spin on the superhero genre with a By Barbara Robertson 16 Departments Editor’s Note Who’s the Hero Now? 2It used to be easy identifying the heroes from the villains in animated Spotlight 4 VirtualRig Studio’s Release 2.1. News CPUs with embedded graphics processors are making their presence felt in the marketplace. Products E-on Software’s Vue 9. EX231W. Viewpoint 8 The World of VFX, Animation, and Stereo 3D Production. x Portfolio 34 Burak Canpolat. x Review 38 NEC’s PA271W-BK. x Back Products 39 Recent software and hardware releases. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx x November 2010 1 NEC Display Solutions’ MultiSync television series and movies. But with the plot twists in the recently released CG features Megamind and Tangled, artists and animators had their work cut out for them when creating the characters for these roles. 26 Like a Rolling Stone 16 The superspy James Bond is back in action, this time as a computer- By Martin McEachern Once More with Feeling computer-generated comedy, created in stereoscopy, in which the “villain” is quite endearing. generated character in Bizarre Creations’ 007 Blood Stone, a computer game that adheres to the high-production value of the movie franchise. 26 When Walt Disney Feature Animation set out to create a CG-animated fi lm based on the fairy tale “Rapunzel,” the crew knew that the focus of the story would be the character’s hair. To this end, they devised complicated simulations that resulted in an enchanting performance in the movie Tangled. By Barbara Robertson Achieving Production Readiness 36 When looking to hire new grads, companies in the fi lm, TV, and games industries, as well as those in the medical, scientifi c, and design fi elds, look for candidates who are production-ready. To this end, schools and even technology companies are making sure they do their part to get newcomers up to speed on the latest techniques. SEE IT IN • Harry Potter: Previs, VFX, and post. • Restoring classic fi lms–sound and picture. • Transitioning from student to pro. • Surround sound for television and fi lm. ON THE COVER The animation team at DreamWorks spent a great deal of time playing mind games when creating the villain Megamind and the hero Metro Man in the CG feature that carries the same moniker as the fi lm’s charismatic, likeable baddie. See pg. 10.

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