In case you bump into this dark IK solver matter of ikSpringSolver, first time you probably had a problem with some kind of double IK plane rotation. This is due to a bug, according to Juss Rig It blog since Maya 7.0.
Fix:
Unparent the joint chain and keep it under world identity (origin) group with scale of your rig connected. Parent constraint the top joint of this chain (translate + rotate + offset) to its desired parent from the rig. Keep the handle parented anywhere you want or also use parent constraint. Also, as with ikRPsolver, you have to connect the pole vector values to rotate its plane (usually by making pole vector constraint).
This is interesting talk about recent achievements and pipeline of Framestore creature department (the video includes other disciplines too). For riggers/animators just start from 20:34.
Original Doom game was recently published for XBOX LIVE consoles. This seems to be a prequel for building up the expectations for release of long awaited successor of ID`s flagship game series, Doom4.
More images are now available from animated TV series about a small elephant in Africa. Series called "Nejmensi slon na svete" (The smallest elephant in the world) is produced at Eallin Animation, Prague for Czech TV.
