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CGI Filmmaking: The Creation of Ghost Warrior [Paperback]

Timothy Albee (Author)

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Publication Date: April 2004 | Series: Wordware Game Developments

This book is a topographical map for other animators who dream of making their own short films, but feel constrained by the perceived limitations of budget and/or manpower.

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About the Author

Timothy Albee has worked in the entertainment industry since 1990 as a writer, director, animator, concept artist, producer, and studio owner/executive. His credits include Walt Disney Feature Animation, Warner Brothers/Infogrammes, Babylon 5, and numerous commercials and video game titles. He has written, produced, and directed three short films in addition to Kaze, Ghost Warrior and is the author of LightWave 3D 7 Character Animation and Essential LightWave 3D 7.5, both from Wordware Publishing.

Product Details

Paperback: 344 pages
Publisher: Wordware Publishing, Inc. (April 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1556222270
ISBN-13: 978-1556222276
Product Dimensions: 9 x 7 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds

Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,778,732 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST HAVE if you want to make your own CGI film!, March 31, 2004

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HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! Timothy Albee's book 'The Creation of Ghost Warrior' is simply an inspirational book to anyone who has ever wanted to make their own CGI film. Not only does he go through what software he uses, how he uses it, and why he did certain things, but he also coaches you on things like acting, timing, scriptwriting, how to be as efficient as possible in your production and so on. Timothy not only is showing the world that HE absolutely can make a Hollywood calibre film for an independent budget, but he's showing you how YOU can do it too. Instead of giving you 1000+ pages of fluff, each page is distilled down to the most important information. You don't finish a chapter and feel like it was a big waste of time - it's obvious that he puts as much care in writing books as he does in creating animation. Even when I was reading about a subject I already have experience with, I felt like I came away learning a new perspective on it. This book goes hand in hand with his other 2: Essential Lightwave 7.5 and Lightwave 7 Character Animation. You will not regret buying this book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, May 3, 2006

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Well-written and an excellent guide, Ablee goes into detail of every stage of making a CGI film. Essential for anyone who is even considering making a film, especially if your primary program will be Lightwave.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Nicely Carved Book, October 6, 2005

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The book is really great. Cannot stop reading the book. The book is very inspiring. hats off to Timothy Albee. A must read for people who enter in to the field of animation.

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4.0 out of 5 stars CGI Filmmaking: The Creation of Ghost Warrior
Excellent book. It is very well written and has a lot of very useful information. Although at times Mr. Read more

Published on August 22, 2005 by Francisco Hirata

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Published on March 8, 2005 by Miriam Cooper

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Published on August 8, 2004 by Greg Newman

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Published on June 13, 2004 by Cathleen M. Ralph

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiration for aspiring film-makers!
Tim Albee has done a great job unveiling the behind-the-scenes of how he created his 3D short film, Ghostwarrior. Read more

Published on June 1, 2004 by K. Phillips

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspirational, Informative, and Entertaining
After seeing CGI Filmaking: The Creation of Ghost Warrior in my local bookstore and browsing through the first few chapters I came home and immediately ordered it. Read more

Published on May 16, 2004 by Waver of Light

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Resource in the Path to learning about Films
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lead troublemaker, good compositing program, production reel, male server, morph targets, temporary score, scriptwriting software, tracking guides, color corrector, render nodes, cloth simulation, compositing programs, facial animation, shot list, character animation, sword slicing, depth buffer, film resolution, motion capture, dialogue track, visual storytelling

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Ghost Warrior, Digital Fusion, Lip Service, Acoustic Mirror, Eye Color, Primary Species, Cool Edit Pro, Star Wars, Windows Media, Shot List of Kaze, Brown Occupation, Final Draft, Master Yard, Pro Logic, Acid Pro, Dahlis Territory Hobbies, Fight Club, Light Wave, Richard Schmid, Sound Forge, Sun Tzu, The Fellowship of the Ring, Timothy Albee, Alla Prima, Crouching Tiger

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Film Directing Shot by Shot: Visualizing from Concept to Screen (Michael Wiese Productions) by Steven D. Katz on page 129
The Chronicles of Narnia Boxed Set by C. S. Lewis on page 242
Fundamentals of Character Animation by Timothy Albee in Back Matter
The Screwtape Letters: Includes Screwtape Proposes a Toast by C.S. Lewis on page 242

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