Don't Let's Art (March 25, 2008)

[Bandit LOAF]

Just over nine years ago, we reported that the April, 1999 issue of 3D Design magazine featured an article about the Wing Commander movie... and now we have a scanned copy! Better late than never? The article is actually a treasure trove of detailed information on how the movie's many CGI sequences were created -- much of which is at a technical level that goes over my head. There's at least one cool new picture in there, too... check it out:

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Original update published on March 25, 2008

 

[NinjaLA]

For those of you wanting to do 3d modeling as a career, this article has a wealth of information in it. its also got a totally kickass picture of the kilrathi array in it.

 

[Frosty]

"The animator had to move a slider to get the desired spread and intensity of the thrusters."

Well, this job sounds way too tough for little old me.