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The article "Layer by Layer" (Computer Graphics World, April 2003, pg. 20) incorrectly featured images by Frantic Films rather than CIS Hollywood, whose effects work for the film The Core was detailed in the story. The article should have contained an image such as the one at fire bottom, which is from the 50-shot digital sequence by CIS that shows The Virgil plowing through the earth's crest, mantle, and outer core.
Images including the one to the right, which accompanied the article, were generated by Frantic Films. These plates, tracked with 2d3's boujou, were shot on a stage with plastic-crystal set pieces. The group developed custom shaders that it then used to extend the set pieces and remove or replace the crystals. Frantic Films' 3D supervisor Conrad Dueck and his team used Discreet's ...