{"id":330,"date":"2002-03-01T22:36:19","date_gmt":"2002-03-02T06:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zigzorg.com\/?p=330"},"modified":"2013-04-27T16:54:37","modified_gmt":"2013-04-27T23:54:37","slug":"e-t-the-extraordinary-tank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zigzorg.com\/?p=330","title":{"rendered":"E.T. the Extraordinary Tank"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rraZUVpBaD8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A &#8220;bad pun&#8221; dramatized and visually realized in 3D (cgi). <\/p>\n<p>More of an exercise in animating in virtual worlds in the now-defunct Bryce 5 &#8212; a horrible program for *making* 3D models, but acceptable yet still difficult to move them about, and fine for adding (pre-made) textures. Some visual effects were added in Premiere (lens flares, dissolves).<\/p>\n<p>This film was finished toward the end of eighth grade as far as I remember. 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