Since the 50’s, movie audiences have thrilled to the experience of a three-dimensional film. SPLAT! visits two current 3D films: Terminator 2: 3D in Universal Studios Florida and EFX at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Digital Domain animators demonstrate some of the technical wizardry involved in creating what is essentially a third "Terminator" movie. Rhythm and Hues, the creator of EFX take us behind the scenes to illustrate the making of their 3D extravaganza./In the world of computer animation, the line dividing fantasy and reality are becoming increasingly blurred. Silicon Graphics, producers of the world’s most advanced animation hardware take us on a tour of a "virtual set", where imagination is the only limit to the creation of the television set environment. Using similar technology, a herd of rhinos stampedes through Manhattan as SPLAT! reveals the secrets behind a revolutionary Mercedes Benz commercial./The process of creating an animated television show is revealed step by step