2020: A Year in Stories
Once again, the ACM SIGGRAPH Blog editors reflect on a year of stories with a roundup of 2020’s “most read” news from the site.
Once again, the ACM SIGGRAPH Blog editors reflect on a year of stories with a roundup of 2020’s “most read” news from the site.
Pixar’s Michael Fong and Bill Watral share how they created the characters of “Soul,” the contrast between the settings of New York City and the astral world of the Great Beyond, the most impactful scenes, and what it was like to wrap a film while working remotely during the pandemic.
SIGGRAPH Asia 2020’s Computer Animation Festival showcases animation, visual effects, and scientific visualization, along with must-see works in computer animation assembled by its jury. Animators and CG artists from Pixar, Cartoon Saloon, Netflix, Glen Keane Productions, and Titmouse (and more!) will discuss their creations and lifelong journeys into animation and computer graphics.
Artistic Director Alan Smith discusses the blend of science and art behind SIGGRAPH 2020 Electronic Theater selection, “Stem Cells: The Heroes in Crohn’s Perianal Fistula Treatment.”
Glen Keane, director and legendary Academy Award-winning animator, will take center stage at SIGGRAPH Asia 2020 as the Keynote speaker.
The presenters behind the SIGGRAPH 2020 Talk “Fifty Shades of Yay: A Multi-Shot Workflow from Design to Final” discuss their unconventional process for developing the animation of “Spies in Disguise.”
DreamWorks Animation’s Taylor Meacham discusses the magic behind his SIGGRAPH 2020 Computer Animation Festival Electronic Theater selection “To: Gerard.”
The director of “Feather” shares how the VR film was created, what inspired its story, and the important role the viewer plays.
In this episode of the SIGGRAPH Spotlight podcast, visual effects (VFX) experts talk age manipulation on screen and how techniques have evolved.
Researchers from University of Pennsylvania discuss SIGGRAPH 2020 Technical Paper “AnisoMPM: Animating Anisotropic Damage Mechanics”.