The Refueling

• Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar - Hundreds of art, design, pre production, and other art pieces crammed into the book.
• Industrial Light & Magic: Into the Digital Realm - This 330-page coffee-table book combines the writing of Mark Cotta Vaz and Patricia Rose Duignan with more than 600 photographs and illustrations to chronicle the accomplishments of Hollywood's hottest special effects company. Industrial Light & Magic, where Duignan spent two decades of her career, was founded by George Lucas to create the effects for his groundbreaking movie, Star Wars. Since then ILM has continued to pioneer new technologies which have led to SF classics such as "E.T.," "Terminator 2" and "Jurassic Park". This books offers a behind-the-scenes look into the magical moments ILM has helped create.
• Inspired 3D Short Film Production - Covering every aspect of the short-film production pipeline, this book demonstrates each concept and technique through a combination of general theories, examples, exercises, case studies, and interviews with short-film directors and industry specialists. Full of amazing imagery and one-of-a-kind content (including a robust DVD filled with dozens of award-winning short films) it is a must-read book for current and future animated filmmakers.
• Inspired 3D Modeling & Texture Mapping - Examines the strategies for modeling and texture mapping used by the largest and most respected computer graphic studios in the world. A valuable exploration of the tested practices of computer graphics industry veterans.