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<p> <strong>Digital art</strong> has evolved so quickly, and into such a vast and varied discipline in its young life. It’s amazing to think that computer animation basically didn’t exist 25 years ago, and now it is incredibly sophisticated and increasingly accessible for use by creative people around the world.<br /><br />New creative careers continue to spring up as computer animation and digital art expand their reach and influence. These include <strong>game design</strong>, <strong>special effects for film and television</strong>, <strong>animated features</strong>, <strong>web site design</strong>, and the creation of <strong>downloadable art</strong> and <strong>video</strong>.<br /><br />The digital world moves fast, but there is certainly a place in it for a long and fruitful career for forward-thinking, flexible, and creative mind.<br /><br />Just look at special-effects veteran <strong>Alison Savitch</strong>, <strong>President and co-founder of Threshold Digital Research Labs</strong>, whose film credits as a visual effects coordinator include <strong>The Abyss</strong> (1989), <strong>Terminator 2: Judgment Day</strong> (1991), and <strong>The Grudge 2</strong> (2006). <br /><br />When <strong>Savitch</strong> started out as a <strong>production assistant</strong> in 1987, the digital work we’re accustomed to today was barely imaginable, but starting with The Abyss two years after her film crew debut, Savitch was responsible for creating some of the most memorable special effects work in film history.<br /><br />Savitch was one of the pioneers in the field of <strong>Motion Capture</strong> for animation, creating characters for the <strong>Mortal Kombat</strong> franchise. Her signature achievement over the years has been to create <strong>realistic</strong>, <strong>organic-looking</strong> characters using computer animation, and, most notably in The Abyss and T-2 to give characters the magical ability to morph realistically into pliable, liquid substances. <br /><br />Now no one in the know can look at computer animation that produces amazingly lifelike action and incredible tactile surfaces without thinking of Alison Savitch.<br /><br /><strong>So what are you going to do to change the visible world?</strong> Digital art provides us with limitless possibilities, so stretch your imagination and keep Alison Savitch in mind.</p>

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Digital art has evolved so quickly, and into such a vast and varied discipline in its young life. It’s amazing to think that computer animation basically didn’t exist 25 years ago, and now it is incredibly sophisticated and increasingly accessible for use by creative people around the world.

New creative careers continue to spring up as computer animation and digital art expand their reach and influence. These include game design, special effects for film and television, animated features, web site design, and the creation of downloadable art and video.

The digital world moves fast, but there is certainly a place in it for a long and fruitful career for forward-thinking, flexible, and creative mind.

Just look at special-effects veteran Alison Savitch, President and co-founder of Threshold Digital Research Labs, whose film credits as a visual effects coordinator include The Abyss (1989), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), and The Grudge 2 (2006).

When Savitch started out as a production assistant in 1987, the digital work we’re accustomed to today was barely imaginable, but starting with The Abyss two years after her film crew debut, Savitch was responsible for creating some of the most memorable special effects work in film history.

Savitch was one of the pioneers in the field of Motion Capture for animation, creating characters for the Mortal Kombat franchise. Her signature achievement over the years has been to create realistic, organic-looking characters using computer animation, and, most notably in The Abyss and T-2 to give characters the magical ability to morph realistically into pliable, liquid substances.

Now no one in the know can look at computer animation that produces amazingly lifelike action and incredible tactile surfaces without thinking of Alison Savitch.

So what are you going to do to change the visible world? Digital art provides us with limitless possibilities, so stretch your imagination and keep Alison Savitch in mind.