Millimeter November 2000COVEREditor's NotesFun with RumorsCynthia Wisehart Last month, George Lucas publicly assumed the role of 24p evangelist. His gushy trade ad made it clear that the Sony/Panavision combo was a winner on... FeaturesVisFXDefying GravityEllen Wolff "Fire is the `Holy Grail' of digital effects," observes Jamie Dixon, visual effects supervisor at Los Angeles effects shop Hammerhead Productions. "People... Fur, Fat, and the FutureAudrey Doyle Fur and fat are two of the most difficult elements to model and animate in the computer. But in "Bear Bump," a Hankook snow-tire commercial from New York... Levi's Photo TrickeryMichael Goldman A recent four-spot campaign promoting Levi's Engineered Jeans was unique from the start. After all, it isn't every day that an advertising agency puts... Facing OffAudrey Doyle Moon Crescent Studios is only 18 months old, but the Manhattan Beach, California-based company's first project, PC and the Web, is an ambitious 90-minute... Animating Action ManAudrey Doyle Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks? Mainframe Entertainment, the seven-year-old Vancouver-based studio known for creating such popular Saturday... Seeing the FieldEllen Wolff When you think of visual effects filmmakers, Robert Redford doesn't leap to mind. Although the Oscar-winning director of Ordinary People has participated... Practical Action HeroesKristinha McCort `NSync's recent music video, "It's Gonna Be Me," may look as if it boasts a wealth of digital effects, but the video's main feat, that of getting the... Painting with CGMichael Goldman Debuting this past summer at Osaka's Maritime Museum and Lisbon's Parc of Nations, Osaka is a unique ride film. The producers of the film, SimEx Digital... End of an EraEllen Wolff The passing of visual effects producer Keith Shartle at age 48 caused many in the industry to reflect - not only on his achievements, but also on how... Step by StepClipsChoppy SeasKristinha McCort When Washington, D.C.-based Interface Media Group began building a CG ship for Discovery's Treasures of the Royal Captain, artists thought they would... Effects ArchaeologyKristinha McCort Effects supervisor Mike Saz of New York-based Click 3X says that a recent spot for DKNY, which depicts a stylish couple racing through a Manhattan rainstorm,... Thinking Inside the BoxMatt Cheplic Santa Monica-based Belief's show open for the techtv series AudioFile is a dazzling collage of people, musical instruments, and various bizarre objects... Direct ConnectionMatt Cheplic The good news for Hollywood-based 3 Ring Circus: DIRECTV enlisted the company to produce a :30 for Music In High Places, a series where famous musicians... Elements for ElephantsMichael Goldman A recent :30 promoting the new Jeep SUV shows the vehicle on a beautiful African savanna, as a herd of elephants comes charging through the frame. Since... Digital BillMichael Goldman The trick to animating a recognizable celebrity such as Bill Cosby is figuring out how to make the character real, but not too real, says Bob Arvin, president... 24p for TVMichael Goldman While the practice of "protecting" television programs for HD in post is well established, and a handful of programs are using older, 30fps HD technology,... Hot SpotsHot SpotsKristinha McCort A selection of the hottest agency work submitted monthly to Millimeter.... Cool GraphicsFields and FramesHotwareDigital Production NewsNicolas Brings 24p to FeaturesPhilip De Lancie Oilmmakers have been looking forward to the arrival of 24fps progressive high definition video ever since George Lucas announced that he would use the... Museum on a DiscKristinha McCort Nowadays, it is common for museums to utilize DVD technology, as evidenced by this year's Nam June Paik Guggenheim show and the Whitney's Biennial exhibition,... ReviewPinnacle Systems' DV500S.D. Katz The DV500 is an inexpensive video-capture and compression board that brings serious postproduction resources into the hands of small shops and individual... Beta Sight |
