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m ay . j u n e 2 0 1 6 c g w 1 departments on the cover Editor's Note – The first thing that comes to mind when someone mentions "summer blockbuster" is a big visual effects film. But, let's not forget about the many CG animated features that are poised to make this summer's theater experience a memorable one. Spotlight – Products: The Foundry's Nuke 10 • AMD's FirePro W9100 32GB • Autodesk's new soware versions • HP's Z1 G3 Workstation • Dell's VR-ready solutions • Unity's toolsets • Lenovo's ThinkStation P910 and P710 Products – Recent soware announcements Birds of Paradise CG artists and animators at Image- works transform Rovio's simplistic Angry Birds into a full-length animated film featuring Red, Bomb, Matilda, Chuck, and many other bird-like char- acters, along with a plethora of little green piggies. They also created the peaceful paradise of Bird Island and the industrialized Pig Island, where the war between the birds and pigs occurs. 2 6 C O M P U T E R G R A P H I C S W O R L D CGW features 4 see it in | Sound design: The Jungle Book | Mother's Day Director Garry Marshall | IMAX: A Beautiful Planet Visit CGW.com for Web-only features and news A Fine Fettle of Fish – Disney•Pixar was no fish out of water when creating Finding Dory, the sequel to its 2003 hit Finding Nemo. Using updated technology, the crew created new settings and new acquaintances for the fish. Battle Lines – Fight scenes can be difficult, but when superheroes with superpowers are battling one another, the VFX can become complex, as the visual effects teams on Captain America: Civil War discovered recently. 12 18 Special Report: Drones This second part of a continuing series looks at the use of this advancing technology for aerial photography across various forms of entertainment. 24 POSTMAGAZINE.COM 32 CIVIL WAR FOURTEEN VFX HOUSES TAKE ON CAPTAIN AMERICA www.postmagazine.com POST MAY 2016 PLUS: SOUND DESIGN: THE JUNGLE BOOK NAB POST PICKS MOTHER'S DAY DIRECTOR GARRY MARSHALL IMAX: A BEAUTIFUL PLANET