Coming out Oct. 10, 2005 is “The Chronicles of Narnia and Philosophy.” Edited by Gregory Bassham and Jerry L. Walls, this is a collection of essays about the Chronicles, with topics ranging from Belief, Doubt and Knowing, to Ethics, Metaphysics, and Religion. It’s another book in the Popular Culture and Philosophy series that includes “The Simpsons and Philosophy,” “Seinfeld and Philosophy,” and “The Matrix and Philosophy,” and recently “Lord of the Rings and Philosophy” and “Harry Potter and Philosophy.” Some of the books are currently in use in University classes.
Framestore CFC
Visit the fmx Conference to Hear about 3-D Techniques
Olivier Soares, Technical Director of Framestore CFC, will present some techniques implemented at Framestore-CFC to groom, simulate and render fur & hair efficiently. Olivier’s talk will also introduce the new fur system to be used on “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian”. […]
Interviews
Howard Berger Interviewed about The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Howard Berger from the KNB EFX Group, Inc., responsible for prosthetics and animatronics in the making of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and he has a unique view on the creation of the film. He also shared several incredible pictures of the animatronic Aslan. Major Spoiler Images!! […]
Narnia Film News
Narnia, Harry Potter and more Shaped with Autodesk
From an inviting ice castle to a thawing waterfall, many of the holiday season’s movies were shaped with Autodesk, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: ADSK) media and entertainment software. Leading post-production facilities, including Sony Pictures Imageworks, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) and The Orphanage, relied on Autodesk’s systems and software to realize their wildest wintry ideas. […]