Rowe, Robin. "GFX Industrial Light & Magic." Linux Journal July-July 2002: 10-4. Linux Journal. 31 Mar. 2010 article/6011?page=0,0>.
This is an informative article about the visual effects of the second episode of star wars. It explains as well the techniques used and especially stresses the expectations of the movie makers concerning the plus that ILM’s special effects bring to the saga. Since the article just relates some techniques used in the movie in some specific scenes, it is objective. However, this article in Linux Journal tends to over stress the role of the operating system Linux, whose Linux Journal is the original magazine. Linux is indeed the operating system used by ILM in the special effects of movies. This over glorification is emphasized by the selection of the ILM members’ speeches.
The source I chose, which is the article from Linux Journal, contains informative, explanatory details about the realization of the special effects of Star Wars. It helps me to show the impact of whatever special effects on every little movie. Certainly, the article is just about one movie: Star Wars II, The Clones War, however, we can infer the importance of special effects in every movie nowadays. That is because of the fame and the high level that Lucas’ company, ILM has reached since its first creation in the 70s.
According to Linux Journal sources, Robin Rowe is a partner in the motion picture technology company Movieeditor.com, which is a company of entertainment and technology based in Beverly Hills. He taught computer programming C++ in two universities and was an NBC-TV technical director. He is currently at the head of two users’ groups: Linuxmovies.org and opensourceprogrammers.com. We can deduce that the author of the article, Robin Rowe, has a great knowledge of technology especially technology in movies. Therefore, this article is a reliable and a credible source with a strong organization and clear descriptions which improves the quality of the article in order to gain the trust of the readers. Then what about its accuracy?
The credibility of an article especially in journals and magazines is important, but it is not crucial as nothing must be considered as granted. The credibility is the first step to make the readers feel comfortable and not suspicious about one’s article. Nevertheless, it is vital to give correct information, and accurate examples and explanations. In his article, GFX Industrial Light & Magic, Robin Rowe gives a detailed explanation of the techniques and means that enable to create the visual effects of Star Wars; he talks about the software used, such as Maya and Linux. He does not hesitate to quote the specialists who create these special effects, nor does he hesitate to put pictures of the running software during one of its special effects creation which not only gives his article a high level of credibility but also increases his accuracy. That is for the article’s accuracy.
One thing we should keep in mind is that Linux Journal is a highly specialized technology magazine. In consequence, it is for a specific audience who is familiar with the technology field. This explains the technical words and the specific terms used to describe ILM’s work, which the company’s specialists explain so well. Besides, this high technology level enables the author to give a rational, realistic article. But, on the other hand, the author lacks of objectivity because he somehow selects some parts of the specialists’ speeches that deal particularly with Linux software and praise its efficiency. We can therefore wonder if the author is not influenced by the fact that he writes in Linux journal on one hand. On the other hand, we can doubt a sort of pressure made by the senior editor of the magazine. In both cases, we can surely say hat the objectivity of our author is not 100% pure.
Finally, we notice links to the sources used that permitted to make the article like aliaswavefront.com, Lucasfilm.com, ilm.com. Theses sources are tangible supports for the information provided in the article.
This is an informative article about the visual effects of the second episode of star wars. It explains as well the techniques used and especially stresses the expectations of the movie makers concerning the plus that ILM’s special effects bring to the saga. Since the article just relates some techniques used in the movie in some specific scenes, it is objective. However, this article in Linux Journal tends to over stress the role of the operating system Linux, whose Linux Journal is the original magazine. Linux is indeed the operating system used by ILM in the special effects of movies. This over glorification is emphasized by the selection of the ILM members’ speeches.
The source I chose, which is the article from Linux Journal, contains informative, explanatory details about the realization of the special effects of Star Wars. It helps me to show the impact of whatever special effects on every little movie. Certainly, the article is just about one movie: Star Wars II, The Clones War, however, we can infer the importance of special effects in every movie nowadays. That is because of the fame and the high level that Lucas’ company, ILM has reached since its first creation in the 70s.
According to Linux Journal sources, Robin Rowe is a partner in the motion picture technology company Movieeditor.com, which is a company of entertainment and technology based in Beverly Hills. He taught computer programming C++ in two universities and was an NBC-TV technical director. He is currently at the head of two users’ groups: Linuxmovies.org and opensourceprogrammers.com. We can deduce that the author of the article, Robin Rowe, has a great knowledge of technology especially technology in movies. Therefore, this article is a reliable and a credible source with a strong organization and clear descriptions which improves the quality of the article in order to gain the trust of the readers. Then what about its accuracy?The credibility of an article especially in journals and magazines is important, but it is not crucial as nothing must be considered as granted. The credibility is the first step to make the readers feel comfortable and not suspicious about one’s article. Nevertheless, it is vital to give correct information, and accurate examples and explanations. In his article, GFX Industrial Light & Magic, Robin Rowe gives a detailed explanation of the techniques and means that enable to create the visual effects of Star Wars; he talks about the software used, such as Maya and Linux. He does not hesitate to quote the specialists who create these special effects, nor does he hesitate to put pictures of the running software during one of its special effects creation which not only gives his article a high level of credibility but also increases his accuracy. That is for the article’s accuracy.
One thing we should keep in mind is that Linux Journal is a highly specialized technology magazine. In consequence, it is for a specific audience who is familiar with the technology field. This explains the technical words and the specific terms used to describe ILM’s work, which the company’s specialists explain so well. Besides, this high technology level enables the author to give a rational, realistic article. But, on the other hand, the author lacks of objectivity because he somehow selects some parts of the specialists’ speeches that deal particularly with Linux software and praise its efficiency. We can therefore wonder if the author is not influenced by the fact that he writes in Linux journal on one hand. On the other hand, we can doubt a sort of pressure made by the senior editor of the magazine. In both cases, we can surely say hat the objectivity of our author is not 100% pure.
Finally, we notice links to the sources used that permitted to make the article like aliaswavefront.com, Lucasfilm.com, ilm.com. Theses sources are tangible supports for the information provided in the article.
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