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<<FYI, the Electronic Theater accepts only a tiny fraction of their material
from non-workstation-based work.>>
Who gets to decide what is accepted and what isn't? Silicion Graphics and Co.
<<Typically, the ET is used to showcase the latest technological advancements
in the business, and there's quite a bit of workstation snobbery in their
acceptance process.>>
That's too bad, since I consider the result to be more important than how it is
made. I believe that 3DS provides the tools to create truely artistic and
intersting works. For the ET to reject something straight out because it didn't
come from a workstation is pathetic.
Too bad, let them waste their money on workstations while we produce similar if
not better works with less money, thanks to 3DS. I don't mind, the money I save
means I get to go on holidays while they stay home. 😉
<<Note that the ET rejects are generally even more interesting than the ET, and
those are shown in the Video Review rooms during Siggraph. It's always
extremely valuable to sit through a few hours of that stuff.>>
That sounds more appealling to me. Many of the best movies are those not
designed for the mass market. Computer animations, more than any other, allow
for a very wide variety of works from people with humble tools.
David "ET go home" Gould