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- >Always thought we were out here on the rim, but there's a really cool
- >3D intro anim that plays at some of our local theatres.
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- >Very dark, futurist city, and a blood-red sports-craft starts out at the
- >curb, then goes zooming all over the place. And, if you make the mistake
- >we did of sitting a wee bit too close to the screen, its swoops through
- >tunnels are so real they're almost nauseating.
- >
- >With the new digital sound system that puts THX to shame, it's a very
- >powerful anim. I especially like it, 'cause it's so deep and rich and
- >doesn't have that pale over-exposed look that seems to be SGI's
- >trademark.
- >
- Mike,
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- If you're talking about Act III threaters, that animation was done in
- LightWave by a couple guys in Portland, Craig Paup and Tony Evans.
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- Steven Carpenter
- Senior Animator
- Will Vinton Studios
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