If you understand how the real world feels and looks and sounds it is much easier to create a virtual version of the real world.

With the advent of digital imaging I made the transition from trying to figure out how to do things to creating objects, characters and the whole cloth. It kind of freed up the analytical part of my brain and I had the opportunity to use more of the creative side of my brain for how things interact with light and integrate into stories.

As with sound, images are subjective. You and I may not see the same color red as red, but we will probably agree that the image on the screen is a digital image or film image, based on contrast, bit depth, and refresh rate.

I think that era of mechanically figuring out of how to bring a particular evocative image to the screen was a really important part of my education.

If you can imagine it, we can make it.

Digital imaging has untied our hands with regards to technical limitations. We no longer have to be arbiters of technology; we get to participate in the interpretation of technology into creative content.

I like engineering, but I love the creative input.