Top artists from Sony Pictures Imageworks will discuss the challenges of animating comicbook characters, show examples of their work and demonstrate their personal techniques and solutions at the panel, "Animating Comic Book Heroes," Jan. 10, 2007 at 12:00 pm during the CES 2007 show in Las Vegas. The session will be moderated by Sony Pictures Digital Ent.'s Chris Marlowe at the Sony booth/Back Stage Theater at the Las Vegas Convention Center
Scheduled to appear:* Academy Award nominee Richard Hoover, most recently vfx supervisor on SUPERMAN RETURNS. Hoover's additional work at Imageworks includes vfx supervision on DARKNESS FALLS and SEABISCUIT.
* Academy Award winner Kevin Mack recently completed work as vfx supervisor on the upcoming action/adventure, GHOST RIDER, based on the popular comicbook, the film stars Nicolas Cage. Mack joined Imageworks in 2002 to supervise the visual effects for Tim Burton's BIG FISH, which went on to be nominated for a BAFTA Award for Achievement in Visual Effects.
* Spencer Cook, animation director at Sony Pictures Imageworks, is working on the highly anticipated SPIDER-MAN 3, due in theaters in May 2007. Cook's other credits include animation supervisor on CURSED, THE MATRIX RELOADED and THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS, as well as lead character animator on SPIDER-MAN and HOLLOW MAN.
