About the author

Barbara Robertson
BarbaraRR@comcast.net

Contributing Editor
Barbara has been writing about computer graphics, computer animation, and visual effects for more than 15 years. She has moderated panels on visual effects and animation for Imagina, SIGGRAPH and others, and has served on the jury for Prix Ars Electronic and other competitions. A former senior editor at Computer Graphics World, she is the recipient of numerous awards including the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Award and the Society of Technical Communications’ Award of Excellence in international competition.

Author Articles

  • One Frame at a Time
    One Frame at a Time

    For Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie, a visual effects crew surrounds stop-motion puppets with digital environments and sparks the action with CG fire, water, and electricity

    October 5, 2012

  • Pose by Pose
    Pose by Pose

    The crew at Sony Pictures Imageworks creates a CG animated film with a graphic, hand-drawn, cartoony look and feel

    September 28, 2012

  • The Royal Treatment
    The Royal Treatment

    Pixar's technical team rises to the challenge with new tools and techniques to create digital landscapes, rig and animate characters, and simulate muscles, skin, hair, and cloth for Brave.

    August 27, 2012

  • Dark and Light
    Dark and Light

    For the last film in Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, artists at Double Negative fit CG assets into daylight sequences.

    August 27, 2012

  • Channeling Spider-Man
    Channeling Spider-Man

    Sony Pictures Imageworks leads the unique visual effects work on the fourth film in the Spider-Man franchise.

    August 27, 2012

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