My previous blogs had a lot to do with Blue Sky and Pixar. It should be known that there is a third major player in the CG industry. This other company is Dreamworks. This company was started in 1994 and has created several well known CG films including Antz (1998), Shrek (2001), Shrek 2 (2004). and The company has expanded to two locations in California, with one in Glendale and one in Redwood City. A condensed history of the company is avaliable in Animation Now! edited by Julius Wiedemann. You can definately tell the difference between Pixar and Dreamworks computer animation, but both are humerous, and fun for children and adults alike. The great thing about all three studios is that they are able to compete in a relatively new field and make films that impress us all. My personal favorites include Pixar's Finding Nemo, Madagascar by Dreamworks, and Ice Age by Blue Sky. Several examples of CG images and animation created my interest in the process, and these three films were some of the most influential. I was raised on Disney movies, so I suppose I am a little more inclined to watch Pixar first, but all three studios have put together some amazing work and I would love to get involved. When I was fishing around the Dreamworks website, I noticed they had posted some internships. I will need to do some more research on this. I have always been very afraid of applying for things for fear of being rejected. I know that no good will come of that, and the internships were just posted in the last week, so if I act now I might have a shot. Allow me to process that information, and I will let you know if I decide to apply to their Fall program...