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Building an empire: digital artists re-create ancient Rome for the epic miniseries Spartacus.(Broadcast)
ROME WASN'T BUILT IN A DAY It took approximately six months. At least, that's how long it took Stargate Digital to create a photorealistic 3D version of the ancient city used in a dramatic 35-second sweeping shot for the two-part miniseries Spartacus, airing mid-month on the USA Network.
The television production, like the 1960 motion picture starring Kirk Douglas, is based on Howard Fast's novel of the same name. And like the original movie, the miniseries follows Fast's story line about the real-life hero Spartacus, an imprisoned gladiator who led a slave revolt against the powerful army the growing Roman Empire.
Filmed in Bulgaria and directed by ...
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