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  • Author(s): Robertson, Barbara
  • Source:
    Computer Graphics World. Dec2004, Vol. 27 Issue 12, p16-24. 6p. 8 Color Photographs.
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    • Subject Terms:
      FILMMAKERS; ANIMATION (Cinematography); MOTION picture industry; AUTHORS; POLAR Express, The (Film); 3-D films; COMPUTER graphics
    • Abstract:
      This article reports that when filmmakers think about bringing a storybook to life, they usually imaging re-creating the fantasy world by using animation or by putting actors into the roles of the storybook characters. The film, based on Chris Van Allsburg's illustrated book of the same name, the Polar Express tells the story of 8-year-old Chris's train ride to the North Pole on Christmas Eve. It looks like an animated feature, and it was created entirely with 3D computer graphics, including the IMAX release. But it was directed by Robert Zemeckis like a live-action film, in which actors performed nearly all the human characters.