EMAIL: joergnick@aol.com
NAME: Joerg Nolte
TOPIC: Creatures
COPYRIGHT: I SUBMIT TO THE STANDARD RAYTRACING COMPETITION COPYRIGHT.
TITLE: Joe Fly
COUNTRY: USA
WEBPAGE: http://www.members.aol.com/joergnick/page/
RENDERER USED: Ray Dream Studio 5.0
TOOLS USED: Paint Shop Pro 5.0, Video WaveII
CREATION TIME: ca. 48 Hours
HARDWARE USED: Pentium II 400 MHz, 64 MB
VIEWING RECOMMENDATIONS: -none-

ANIMATION DESCRIPTION:  Earlier or later I had to make an animated sequence with the software programs I have. Since IRTC is a good 
place to present graphics and animations, I started with the Creature topic. I did not do the most important task an animation needs, 
a storyline. I started with a blank screen and mind and was build slowly the story from scratch. Soon I learned that the creation 
process for a animation is quit different and more complex as the creation of a still image. I had a hard time with the animation 
timing and the get the right proportions. I believe and hope that my next project will profit from the made mistakes. By the way, 
the original animation is about 1 minute in lenght, but due to the compitition restriction I had to cut the movie drastically. 
I hope you enjoy the animation.

DESCRIPTION OF HOW THIS ANIMATION WAS CREATED:  Ray Dream Studio has many animation tools (spin, warp, bounce,...) already included.
 I was make use plenty of them. Textures are created also with RDS except one, which was done in Paint Shop Pro. (guess which one). 
I limited the textures quality and apperance to a minimum, since I was like to make an animation. 
So, if you have a question about how I was do something, drop me an E-Mail.