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http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/9368381/sixpences_nash_goes_solo

ANTHONY BURGER GOES HOME - Award-winning pianist Anthony Burger, known for his work on the Gaither Homecoming Series as well as his own piano projects, passed away last night of a heart attack at the age of 44.

Burger was on stage performing “We Shall Behold Him” on the Gaither Caribbean Homecoming Cruise when he collapsed. Reports indicate that he was taken backstage but could not be revived.

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Nice read. Seems Bono isn’t the only activist.

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January 6, 2006

Doer’s profile
Drawing on his talent
Hoosier animator had a hand in the making of ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’

By Abe Aamidor
abe.aamidor@indystar.com

Who: Matt Shumway, a Carmel High School graduate and professional animator who worked on the new film “The Chronicles of Narnia.”

Age: 27.
What: The next George Lucas. Shumway was an animator on “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” C.S. Lewis’ Christian allegory about a magnificent, selfless lion named Aslan, now playing in movie theaters. Shumway and his brother, Jason, an editor on “E! True Hollywood Story,” also wrote, produced and directed a live-action sci-fi film, “Enigma,” that’s currently in post-production.
As an animator with the company Rhythm & Hues, Shumway “drew” Aslan, yet “drawing” may be a misnomer, he reports. Hand-drawn animation is virtually dead, he says. It’s all computer-generated graphics, or “3D,” these days, says Shumway, who trained at the Savannah College of Art and Design and the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, Calif.
What’s the difference between “3D” animation and “2D,” or two-dimensional, which is the industry term for traditional hand-drawn animation?
“What you have is what you get in 3D. The arm can only be so long. In 2D, if you need a longer arm, you just draw it a lot quicker.”

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