By: Ed Gleason
Re: Polar Express Friday, October 29, 2004 5:21 PM

I read this item

 By: Philip Gleason
Polar Express Monday, October 25, 2004 10:03 AM

I've been making changes to the site in general. This weekend I purchased a Sunday New York Times. I once subscribed, but found that I was spending too much time reading the paper. What struck me while I was reading the Arts and Leisure section of the paper was an article on the soon to be released file "The Polar Express". What makes this film unique is the way that it was made. It is a true bridge between live action and computer animation. A remarkable achievement if pulled off correctly. Which leads me to the point that I noted, It was mentioned that sometimes the Gee-Whiz technology makes the audience forget about the performances. We all have seen those films, amazed by the visuals yet confused by the store. "The Lord of the Rings" got it right. And my project has required a similar balance. I have been visualizing what I need to build, controls to show pictures, a web log to have it easy to enter streams of words. Now I need to put some effort into the content and how the visitor experience unfolds.