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Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson to make Tintin in 3D

The internationally adorned cartoon series Tintin created by belgian comic writer Georges "Herge" Remi will be turned into a 3D film! None other than Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson will be at the helm of recreating the Tintin stories into a movie trilogy.

Selling more than 200 million copies worldwide, the Tintin series is about the adventures of a young reporter who will persue leads to the ends of the earth. During his travels, he calls upon a colourful bunch of cohordes to help him out, including his white dog, Snowy.

The films will be using state-of-the-art motion capture technology to ensure characters have just as much personality as their paper counterparts. Keeping to this seems a priority for the two Directors as Spielberg commented:

"Herge's characters have been reborn as living beings, expressing emotion and a soul which goes far beyond anything we've seen to date with computer animated characters. We want Tintin's adventures to have the reality of a live-action film, and yet Peter and I felt that shooting them in a traditional live-action format would simply not honor the distinctive look of the characters and world that Herge created."

It's speculated that the Tintin movies could get rolling as early as next year, after Spielberg finishes Indiana Jones 4, and Jackson finishes The Lovely Bones. Spielberg and Jackson will be directing one of the 3 movies each, but who will direct the third is still mystery...

-Dan

The Expanding 3D Community

The most beautiful thing about creating 3D objects and envinronments is that the sky's the limit. On second though, not really - your creativity's the limit! And for some, their creativity is so vast, wondrous 3D works are created all the time, and viewable for all on the web.

3DAllusions.com is one such place to find a near-bottomless pool of amazing 3D works. The site boasts forums, galleries, news, tutorials, resources and artist spotlights. The gallery especially contains heaps of 3D images of architecture, characters, products, vehicles and scenes. Contests are held and you get to see the cream of the crop at their best. Some really awe-inspiring stuff. I used to do some 3D modelling back in my younger years and looking at the artists' intricate designs and effects really puts my old stuff to shame!

If you're a 3D modeller or just love appreciating 3D artwork, 3DAllusions.com is not to be missed.

- Dan

Spiderman 3 at IMAX

The highly anticipated sequel to the blockbuster Spiderman movies is finally out in the cinemas, and out in IMAX's jaw-droppingly huge-screen cinemas with full digital surround sound. With all this high-tech equipment, you really get involved in this action sci-fi.

You'll be dazzled by the stunning special effects sequences in Spiderman 3! You may even perhaps gain a moral perspective as the movie's centred around the choices we make in life regarding responsibility and power, love and friendship, and forgiveness.

One that will be enjoyed by movie-goers of all ages, and an enhance experience on the IMAX screen I'm sure.

Check out the screening times in the Sydney IMAX cinemas here.