Wild Rides (Studio Talks)
Tuesday, 7 August 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Los Angeles Convention Center, Room 153BC
Session Chair: Kim Voigt, Temple University
Wild Rides (Studio Talks)
Magic Beanstalk Ride in "Puss In Boots"
This talk presents the creative and technical challenges of developing the custom toolset used to grow the giant magic beanstalk in "Puss In Boots".
Amaury Aubel
DreamWorks Animation SKG
Nikita Pavlov
DreamWorks Animation SKG
Andrew Pearce
DreamWorks Animation SKG
Conquering the Seas of "Ice Age: Continental Drift "
For the movie "Ice Age: Continental Drift", Blue Sky Studios developed a workflow for creating realistic-looking ocean surfaces that were easy to handle from real-time previsualization to the animation stages. The process focused on portability between various software and the memory-constrained process of lighting and rendering.
Mark Adams
Blue Sky Studios
Joan Cabot
Blue Sky Studios
Bryan Useo
Blue Sky Studios
Matthew Roach
Blue Sky Studios
David Quirus
Blue Sky Studios
River Running Through It
For "Brave", Pixar created a naturalistic river in Scotland with key story moments revolving around a waterfall and a calm play area over the course of 35 shots.
Michael O'Brien
Pixar Animation Studios
Dave Hale
Pixar Animation Studios
Allen Hemberger
Pixar Animation Studios
Matthew Wong
Pixar Animation Studios