2002.026 (January 26, 2002)

From Rapier to Snakeir

Aaron Dunbar has found another very interesting thing: the web site of Eric Alba, the facility vfx producer, main-title producer for the Wing Commander Movie. He's got a fantastic section showcasing 94(!) pictures of the work he did for the film -- many of which are 'making of' type images which show how the FX were created. Very, very cool!

Cool as a Quasar

Shades (and then several other people) found another interesting bit at the Saab & Miller Productions site: while working for Digital Anvil they were responsible for the impressive Charybis Quasar sequence of the Wing Commander Movie.

As an aside, the company is run by Wing Commander veterans Kerry Miller & Pauline Saab (WCIV, WCP, SO, etc.) -- which gives us an excuse for trivia! Whoever can find the most 'Saab' references in Wing Commander games gets a virtually useless GOLD STAR... and bragging rights! E-mail your responses to LOAF.