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Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win the Oscar for Best Director — and, with it, her film The Hurt Locker won Best Picture. SHOULD YOU CARE? YES. Not just a triumph for diversity in Hollywood — a town that could always use some fresh perspective on its own product — the awards bestowed on The Hurt Locker represent, in part, an affirmation of low-budget filmmaking. Avatar is in many ways an awesome achievement, and its boatload of nominations is a testament to the respect commanded by James Cameron — whose Titanic dominated the awards in 1998. But the nod to The Hurt Locker is a welcome gesture in an industry that often considers box office the most important measure of a film's value.

Cyriak: "Cycles"
Cyriak: "Cycles"

Not a lot to say about this oddly minimalist animation involving a multiplicity of teddy bears, except to note that its combination of simplicity and sweetness (with just a dash of Monty Python) represents one of the classic recipes for viral video. By the way, its creator is selling something — his music track, which is available for download at a site linked from this video's YouTube page.

	Editing for 3D on Alice in Wonderland Bond made sure thousands of pieces of content fell into place as expected in the editorial pipeline — in stereo 3D, no less.
	3D TV, Mobile and More at HPA Attendees at the HPA Tech Retreat are the engineers and technologists responsible for making the production, post and distribution chain work, which explains why the skeptics abounded.
	Film Editor Alex Rodríguez Gets Animated F&V rang up Rodríguez to ask about working on animated films, shooting short films with inexpensive still cameras, and what's wrong with his IMDb resume.
	Going Inside the Womb for BabyCenter When BabyCenter went looking to bolster its video offerings with a vivid recreation of life in the womb, it reached out to Michael Zurcher and Chris Ferriola at 3 Dart.
	How Weta Digital Handled Avatar The shots department packages data from animators, high-resolution character and environment geometry, and simulation data, then lights and renders the shots.