This remarkable editionof The Art of 3D Computer and Effects offers clear, step-by-step guidelines for the entire process of creating a fully rendered 3D computer animation. With up-to-date coverage of the latest computer animation styles and techniques, this versatile guide provides insightfull information for creating animations and visual effects-from creative development and preproduction to finished animation. Designed to work with any computer platform, this Fourth Edition cuts through technicakl jargon and presents numerous easy-to-understan instructive diagram. Full-color example are presented-including VFX and animated feature movies, games, and TV commercials-by such leading companies as Blue Sky, Blur, Disney, DreamWorks, Electronic Arts, Framstore, ILM, Imagi, Microsoft, Mac Guff, The Mill, Menfond, Pixar, Polygon, Rythm & Hues, Sony ImageWorks, Tippett, Ubisoft, and Weta, and many other studios and groundbreaking independent artists from around the world. This fully revised edition features new material on the latest visual effects techniques, a useful update of the tradisional principles of animation, practical information on creative development, multiple production pipeline ideas for shorts and visual effects, plus updated information on current production trends and techniques in animation, rendering, modeling, rigging, and compositing.//yn