Console carnage
This year’s E3 saw the next-gen console war kick off. With Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo showing off new hardware, we asked the experts who’s going to win.
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Ong-Bak Fight Club
Ong-Bak is the hottest martial arts movie for years – no wires, no tricks and no CGI. London-based Egovision created the film’s Web site and an addictive online beat-’em-up.
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Small is beautiful
If you work in cramped surroundings, or you’re looking to add a second computer to your set-up, a small-format computer might be your saving grace.
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BBC Bitesize
When the BBC wanted an animated teenager to promote their learning Web sites, they turned to the Hive.
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The Channel Four logo
Channel Four’s original brief was to ‘innovate and experiment’. It started with the logo.
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Randommedia
Founded in 1999 by a disillusioned IT refugee, interactive design agency Randommedia now boasts the BBC and Sony on their client list.
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American Design
America’s cultural global influence is immeasurable – from the ubiquity and innovation of Marvel and Disney, to the pop art of Roy Lichtenstein.
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Feel Good Inc is swinging in
Gorillaz is the bastard-lovechild of a popstar and an illustrator, and the latest from the band is Feel Good Inc. Passion Pictures made the video.
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Into the Sahara
Effects house Double Negative cooked up a desert storm for the special effects in blockbuster movie Sahara.
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A walk on the wide side
Widescreen screens are catching on, and for creating on the move, a widescreen laptop could make your work easier.
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The Top 25 Games Characters
A great game needs a great character, whether it’s Lara Croft or Tommy Vercetti. Here’s a rundown of the very best.
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Preloaded
So named because it suggests “prepared and ready to go”, interactive agency Preloaded has worked with some of the biggest names out there.
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Sin City: from comic to blockbuster
Sin City is a revelation, and is as inspirational as The Matrix. Digit spoke to CaféFX about its unique visual style and the challenge of greenscreen.
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Apple makes the Final Cut
Apple is set to launch Final Cut Pro Studio this month. Rob Schoeben, Apple’s vice-president of applications marketing, says it will make 2005 the year of HD.
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Hitchhiker's Guide
VFX company Cinesite employed 120 artists for a year to make 500 effects for The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
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Be a design leader
Being a design leader is more than simply being inspirational in the studio – it’s about pushing boundaries in design.
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Stars of the small screen
Video on the move could be the next big craze, and the devices that play it are sure to be the next must-have luxury toy. Digit checked out what’s already out there.
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Supervolcano
When Yellowstone blows, it will be the end of the Western Hemisphere as we know it. VFX company Lola made it happen.
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NVidia moves beyond graphics
Digit caught up with the President and CEO of NVidia and discussed how he plans to take on the likes of Intel.
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Footballers' Wives
TMR Digital had to distill the rich and grasping lifestyle of Footballers’ Wives into a few detailed scenes for the show’s DVD titles.