Imax Cyberworld 3D Animation - Monkey Brain SushiMonkey Brain Sushi Sony Pictures Imageworks, Los Angeles, USAProduced for the 1995 Siggraph computer animation conference by Imageworksa specialist in special effects for feature films, multimedia and video game technologythis slightly surreal segment was meant to convey the illusion of a seamless ride from beginning to end, all set to a powerful score by Paul Haslinger. Remarkably, it was created from start to finish in less than a month, produced in 3D Studio Max and output to 35mm Cinemascope. It has been re-created for the 3D 15/70 format and edited for CyberWorld 3D.Technology Notes:Originally created with Intergraph dual and quad Intel(R) Pentium(R) Pro NT Workstations, Windows NT, and Kinetix 3D Studio MAX; NT-based film output from 3D Studio MAX using Wavefront RLA file format. A displacement map for mountains was airbrushed with PhotoShop, and then the Strata mapping routine in Digimation's Texture Lab was used with Mix Materials. Some of the lighting effects in the temple were created with RealLensFlare 1.5 (cebas Computer, Germany). Character animation was done with Character Studio (Kinetix), Digimation Bones Pro MAX, Hypermatter from Second Nature Industries, and Digimation's SandBlaster. The animation for the dancer was done from modified motion capture, integrated with Character Studio 2.0 and Infographica's ClothReyes.Monkey Brain Sushi principal filmmakers at Sony Pictures Imageworks:Director/Animator: BrummbaerMusic Composer: Paul HaslingerProducer: Frank FosterProduction Coordinator: Eileen O'ConnorTechnical Director: Rachel NicollCharacter Animation: Bill Diaz, David Schaub (SPI's Digital Character Group)About Sony Pictures Imageworks:Founded in 1992, Sony Pictures Imageworks is led by Ken Williams, President of the Sony Digital Studio Division. Imageworks is one of the key components of the Division which also includes The Sony High Definition Center, Electronica Cinema, DVD Authoring, and Sony Pictures Post Production.Ken Ralston, a five-time Academy Award(R) winner for Special Visual Effects (Forrest Gump, Death Becomes Her, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Cocoon, Return of the Jedi) became SPI President in 1996. The Company now has over 300 full-time employees in a state-of-the-art facility in Culver City, California.