From Geek.com: If you’ve watched the “Lord of the Rings” films, then you’ve seen Massive Software’s technology in action. The huge battle scenes containing thousands of characters were all thanks to the company’s software, Massive Prime, and the same technology has been used more recently in the film “The Golden Compass.”
The key aspect that makes Massive’s products so popular is the use of intelligent agents that show realistic behavior through their animations. This allows for a battle scene to be created without having to spend hundreds of man-hours animating different attacks, defenses, and movements. Instead, agents are placed down on a scene and told to demonstrate certain behaviors, with the rest being automatic. Massive Software turns talents to architecture and robotics
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Rimmoldad writes: Trekmovie.com are reporting Patrick Stewart’s revelation that he spoke to Peter Jackson about taking the role of Gandalf (for the original films) but turned it down because of the script!
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Steve writes: I found this when logging in to my Compuserve account today: When the Harris Poll asked 2,279 U.S. adults to name their favorite movie of all time, the resounding No. 1 response was the epic Civil War film, “Gone With the Wind.” Coming in right behind it were “Star Wars” and “Casablanca.” “Lord of the Rings” comes in fourth. Continue reading “Harris Poll Ranks LOTR in Top Ten List of Best Movies”
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LOTR veterans are lending their talents to Sky One’s upcoming Easter weekend broadcast of Terry Pratchett’s ‘The Colour of Magic.’ Sean Astin has a feature on-screen role as Twoflower, while Christopher Lee voices ‘Death.’ For complete details, check out the official ‘The Colour of Magic’ website. Thanks to Rowena_Boat for the heads up! [Learn More]
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Andy Serkis is about to hit the big screen again. His new project, The Cottage, a British horror-comedy by director Paul Andrew Williams opens March 14 in the UK. In this interview from the Daily Record, Andy talks about his role in The Cottage as well as his portrayal of Gollum, his top secret involvement in Tintin and his hope to be involved in the filming of The Hobbit. Thanks again to message board member diedye who’s been scouring the internet for articles today.Read More
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It turns out the multi-talented Dominic Monaghan is a photographer as well as an accomplished actor and singer. Contactmusic.com reports that his photo exhibition, entitled “Happy Accidents,” will run from March 14 to April 27, 2008 at Hamilton-Selway Fine Art in West Hollywood.
“Happy Accidents refers to those moments where you don’t expect what is going to happen, but it ends up being something good.”
The exhibition will include photos of Elijah Wood and Ian McKellen. Check it out if you’re going to be in the area, and thanks again to board member diedye for the story. [Read More]
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