We end the month with Ryan Lesser's review of 3ds Max 2009 from Autodesk, which contains new lighting, rendering (with mental ray's Pro materials in action) and navigation tools, along with a template system in the exporter with presets for Mudbox. Plus, Janet Hetherington takes a look at three recent live-action shorts with noteworthy vfx: HOLE IN THE PAPER SKY, TERMINUS and LITTLE MINX EXQUISITE CORPSE: COME WANDER WITH ME. And Robert Powers (AVATAR and TINTIN) explores the significance of a new "Virtual Filmmaking Age" we have entered.

Bill DesowitzEditor