Lightwave 3D Features in SpyKids 2

August 10, 2002

(Creative Planet, August 7, 2002) - Extensive use of Lighwave 3D by Computer Cafe for new Hollywood feature

"ComputerCafe created several extensive photoreal 3D sequences - including swashbuckling skeletons, a miniature zoo and menacing mutant animals - for Dimension Films' "Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams," the sequel to director Robert Rodriguez's 'Spy Kids'."

"ComputerCafe animators modeled all the animals with LightWave 3D using subdivision surfaces. With this technique, the animators could work with low-resolution models, then render at any resolution desired. "That let us animate very quickly because there's less data to manipulate. We can increase the surface subdivisions when ready to render the final imagery," DiGiorgio explained. "We could preview chunky, boxy animals on screen but render them smooth and clean." The technique was also helpful in controlling scene complexity by decreasing resolution for animals blurred by depth of field."

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