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1. 1. www.cgchannel.com

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   Published on: 5/28/2008   Last Visited: 7/13/2008

   The car and each of the spectacular environments were entirely produced in CGI by With A Twist Director David Burton and his team of Visual Effects Artists.
   
   For With A Twist Studio, which has created Visual Effects for television commercials for such car brands as Pontiac, Chevrolet and Buick, this was a great opportunity to produce a piece of advertising media in its entirely and play a key role in shaping the narration."It is groundbreaking to do full-on motion without shooting any locations," said Burton."We wanted to showcase some of the incredible features of the GT-R and highlight its ability to perform in a variety of driving conditions—and create an experience that enthusiasts will find very entertaining."
   
   There really was no alternative to producing the GT-R in CGI as a complete, final version of the vehicle, which will begin turning up on showrooms worldwide later this year, had not been fully built.Burton and his crew worked from CAD (computer-aided design) files used in the production of the real car to fashion their CGI replica, accurate down to the smallest detail.
   
   Initially consideration was given to shooting the background environments practically, but Burton suggested that CGI was a better alternative for that as well."CGI environments were a good choice for practical reasons, because time was short and it gave us more creative flexibility," he said.
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   "We didn't want the racetrack to look like a NASCAR site," Burton explained.
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   But Burton believes that an all-CG approach could work for many types of advertising.
   
   "It opens the floodgates to a new kind of storytelling," he said.
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   Pam Hammarlund, executive producer; Kelly Brittingham, producer; David Burton, director; Brandon Bartlett, CG Supervisor; Paul LaFond, modeling lead; Frank Synowicz, water effects; Steve Stickel, technical director; Matt Nowacki, Matt Hammarlund, James "figgy" Kells, Lou Szvercsak, Ryan Romans, Chris Bloyer, Jesus Bibian Jr., Olek Lyzwanski, Joel Gray, Mike Rosik and Jim Smith, digital artists; k.ray and company, agent.

2. 2. siggraphnews.digitalmedianet.com

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   Published on: 4/23/2008   Last Visited: 4/24/2008

   The car and each of the spectacular environments were entirely produced in CGI by With A Twist Director David Burton and his team of Visual Click for the lowest price on dmnobieblankeffects');" onMouseOut="setTimeout('hideLayer()',500);" class=hotlink2>Effects Artists.
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   Burton and his crew worked from CAD (computer-aided design) files used in the production of the real car to fashion their CGI replica, accurate down to the smallest detail.
   
   Initially consideration was given to shooting the background environments practically, but Burton suggested that CGI was a better alternative for that as well. â??CGI environments were a good choice for practical reasons, because time was short and it gave us more creative flexibility,â?? he said.
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   But Burton believes that an all-CG approach could work for many types of advertising.
   
   â??It opens the floodgates to a new kind of storytelling,â?? he said. â??It can be applied to games and to transportation products such as aerospace and motorcycles.

3. 3. www.3dplugins.com

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   Published on: 7/15/2007   Last Visited: 7/15/2007

   "The liquid is an actor in the spot," explained With A Twist VFX Supervisor David Burton.
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   "We ran a massive amount of simulations to get the right look and performance," Burton said."We put our whole pipeline to the test.
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   For Burton and his team, it was gratifying to work on a project where the visual effects played a central storytelling role."We worked collaboratively with the directors and also got to add a lot of our own creative input," he said.
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   David Burton, VFX supervisor; Brandon Bartlett, CG supervisor; Frank Synowicz, project lead, Pam Hammarlund, executive producer; Paul LaFond, Ryan Romans, Matt Nowacki and Matt Hammarlund, CG artists; Chris Bloyer, matte painter; Kelly Brittingham, studio producer.