Virtual Sets Move Hollywood Closer to Holodeck

High-end filmmakers aren’t just making movies these days. They’re building virtual worlds before shooting a single frame of film, using digital tools that blur the lines between animation and live-action, virtual sets and physical soundstage, photorealistic cartoon characters and motion-captured human beings.


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  • http://allthingsd.com/ Michael Long

    “Unlike previous 3-D cartoons, “Monsters vs. Aliens” was conceptualized from the get-go as a story designed for depth.”

    Actually, it’s the STORY that needed the depth… and I’m not talking about 3D.

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