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It can be extremely difficult for the general public to determine what is real and what is computer-generated in today's blockbusters. Consider the Pirates of the Caribbean films. By now, everyone is aware that those movies, particularly the last two, featured a treasure trove of computer graphics: Cutting-edge 3D animation created the skeletal crew and the monstrous Kraken (see "Yo Ho Ho!," July 2006, pg. 16, and "All Hands on Deck," May 2007, pg. 18). For the heroic efforts on the first release The Curse of the Black Pearl. John Knoll and the visual effects group received an Academy Award nomination: for the second one, Dead Man's Chest, the crew struck Oscar gold. And ...