The original illustrations by John Schoenherr when it was originally serialized in Analog are still, for me, the greatest visual realization of the Dune books. You can see some of them here:
http://nebuh.blogspot.com/2007/08/illustrated-dune-part-1.html
An animated Dune in the style of Schoenherr would be, IMO, would really bring something completely new to the Dune table.
I don't see it this way at all. If you're in the San Francisco Bay Area and have basic Java or C++ skills you should be able to find an entry level job if you apply yourself at all. I'm a software engineer who sometimes has the need to hire on junior engineers (ok, programmers) and I've found that it's incredibly hard to find entry level people with even the most basic understanding of Java. The last time I posted a position on Craig's List I got many applications but no takers that weren't either: a) lying about their knowledge of basic (and I do mean basic) Java or b) pretty severely 'personality disordered'. If you have a reasonably sunny attitude, no mysterious 10 year gaps in your personal history, understand how to use a static variable in Java, and live in the San Francisco Bay Area, you can find a decent entry level job. You won't make a lot of money for a while but that will come if you're any good and you stick with it. Programming/Software Engineering has a pretty long apprenticeship.
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The original illustrations by John Schoenherr when it was originally serialized in Analog are still, for me, the greatest visual realization of the Dune books. You can see some of them here: http://nebuh.blogspot.com/2007/08/illustrated-dune-part-1.html An animated Dune in the style of Schoenherr would be, IMO, would really bring something completely new to the Dune table.
I don't see it this way at all. If you're in the San Francisco Bay Area and have basic Java or C++ skills you should be able to find an entry level job if you apply yourself at all. I'm a software engineer who sometimes has the need to hire on junior engineers (ok, programmers) and I've found that it's incredibly hard to find entry level people with even the most basic understanding of Java. The last time I posted a position on Craig's List I got many applications but no takers that weren't either: a) lying about their knowledge of basic (and I do mean basic) Java or b) pretty severely 'personality disordered'. If you have a reasonably sunny attitude, no mysterious 10 year gaps in your personal history, understand how to use a static variable in Java, and live in the San Francisco Bay Area, you can find a decent entry level job. You won't make a lot of money for a while but that will come if you're any good and you stick with it. Programming/Software Engineering has a pretty long apprenticeship.