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Resources Links | Books | Magazines | Schools | Job Opportunities/Internships | Credits | Special Thanks Links SIGGRAPH http://www.siggraph.org/ Check out this large site devoted to the acquisition and exchange of information and opinion on the theory, design, implementation, and application of computer-generated graphics. Here you'll find a great place to search for jobs, internships and schools—a wealth of information. Animation Express http://www.wired.com/animation/ Check out this collection of some of the coolest computer animation clips you'll find online. The site also includes online tutorials lessons. Introduction to Computer Animation http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/~parent/book/Intr.html Read a chapter of "Introduction to Computer Animation" by Rick Parent—a great introduction to the field. Includes links to computer graphic activity centers and companies. The Fantastic Films of Ray Harryhausen http://lavender.fortunecity.com/judidench/584/ Check out this page devoted to Ray Harryhausen, one of the great stop-motion animators whose credits include the skeleton battles in "The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad " and "Jason and the Argonauts." FX Weekly http://users.rcn.com/fletcher.interport/fxweekly.html Read up on special effects news and information, updated weekly. Visual Effects Resource Center http://www.kascope.com/cgibook/cgibookinfo.htm Browse through this comprehensive bulletin board of information targeted to those entering as well as those currently working in the special effects industry. Star Wars http://www.starwars.com/ Check out the official Web site of the Star Wars films. Read up on the latest news about the upcoming prequels. SandlotScience http://www.sandlotscience.com/ Check out this collection of optical illusions. Books Finch, Christopher, "Special Effects: Creating Movie Magic." NY: Abbeville Press, 1984 This book takes a look at special effects from the beginning of cinema up until 1984. Smith, Tom, "Industrial Light & Magic: The Art of Special Effects." NY: Ballantine Books, 1986. This is the first of a two-volume history of the groundbreaking special effects created by Industrial Light and Magic, the effects company founded by George Lucas. Vaz, Mark Cotta, "Industrial Light & Magic: Into the Digital Realm." NY: Ballantine Books, 1996 This is the second of two volumes of ILM's history, which chronicles the advent of the digital era in effects. Gregory, Richard, "Eye and Brain. " Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1990. Here you will find an authoritative, lively introduction to visual perception. Magazines Cinefex This is the definitive magazine of the special effects industry, published quarterly. It includes lengthy, well-illustrated articles documenting the making of current films. Schools There are many schools with excellent computer graphics/animation departments. Here are just a few: Sheridan College Internships/Employment Here are a few places to check for an internship or job in special effects and computer animation: Digital Domain http://www.digitaldomain.com/ Industrial Light and Magic http://www.ilm-jobs.com/ Kleiser Walczak Construction Co. http://www.kwcc.com/ Lucasfilm http://www.lucasfilm.com/ Pixar http://www.pixar.com/ Rhythm and Hues http://www.rhythm.com/ Credits Lauren Aguirre, Senior Producer Kim Ducharme, Designer Brenden Kootsey, Technologist Rob Meyer, Production Assistant Sheri Lyn Rosenzweig, Intern Kelly Tyler, Producer Special Thanks to Rebecca Herrera, Twentith Century Fox Bob Hoffman, Digital Domain Ellen Pasternack, Industrial Light & Magic John Lasseter, Pixar David Libby, Pixar Geoff Burdick, Lightstorm Entertainment Steve Sellars/Canal Plus Distribution Marc Wannamaker, Bison Archives Amiel Najjar, Graphic Films MIT Lincolm Laboratory, Lexington, Massachusetts Linwood & Alice Dunn Reel Timeline | 50-Foot Chicken | Wizards of Ahs | Be in Pixels Titanic: What's Real | Virtual Humans | Resources | Teacher's Guide Transcript | Site Map | Special Effects Home Editor's Picks | Previous Sites | Join Us/E-mail | TV/Web Schedule | About NOVA Watch NOVAs online | Teachers | Site Map | Shop | Search | To print PBS Online | NOVA Online | WGBH © | Updated May 2001 |