Forgot to mention this in class: Virtual Tech Talk: Building a successful college animation program Sponsored by the student chapter of the ACM Seth Holladay Assistant Professor Brigham Young University Wednesday, March 5, 2014 5:30 PM MSCS 203 W (Light refreshments will be served starting at 5:00 in MSCS 206) Seth Holladay will join us via skype and talk about the early days of the animation program at Brigham Young University, and what it takes to make a successful program. He will also talk about the kinds of skills and experience that the VFX industry is looking for, and his experiences working at Pixar. Seth studied Animation and Computer Science in college, then did a 7 month internship at Pixar Animation Studios in 2005, after which he was hired full time. He spent over three years at Pixar, starting out rendering final film frames for Cars. His principle role was an Effects Technical Director, creating environmental effects (dust, water, explosions, etc.) for Ratatouille, WALL-E, and Up. After working at Pixar, Seth returned to BYU, got his PHD, and now he is teaching 3-D animation art classes at BYU and doing research in physical dynamics simulations for film.
Posted on: Tue, 04 Mar 2014 21:06:02 +0000