Hosted by VES, this panel is designed to address the changes that advances in animation technologies are making to how animation is produced and what that means to animation artists. Performance capture techniques are here to stay, but it has also been repeatedly shown that more traditional means of bringing characters to life still have a major role to play in animation production.
What does all of this mean to the artists, performers, actors and technologists who must work together? How do studios, directors, producers, and supervisors decide which techniques will bring their vision to the screen? It is our hope that this panel will creatively enlighten us with discussions of real solutions and guidelines for the individuals who create and love animation.
Panel will include: Moderator: Frank Gladstone, Gladstone Film Inc. Ken Duncan, Duncan Studio (3D Key Frame Animation) Don Hahn, Disney (2D Hand-Drawn Animation) Steve Chiodo, Chiodo Brothers (Stop Motion Animation) Dave Barclay, Perform FX (Puppet Capture Technology) Michelle Papandrew, Cartoon Network (Flash Animation) Kenn McDonald, Sony Pictures Imageworks (Motion Capture)
The event will run from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at Sony Pictures Imageworks' Ince Theater, located at 9050 W Washington Blvd. It is free for VES members, $10 for ASIFA members, students and union members and $20 for all others. RSVP required by calling 818-981-7861.
