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.
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Stay Inspired: Virtual VFX With SIGGRAPH Now
26 May 2020 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Conferences, Film, Production, Visual Effects
Continue your online education with the SIGGRAPH Now lessons that explore the visual effects of “War for the Planet of the Apes,” “Coco,” and “Ralph Breaks the Internet.”
350 Creators, 14 Years, 1 Incredible Ride: Rick Sayre Talks Making ‘Incredibles 2’
12 February 2019 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Conferences, Film, Production, Visual Effects
Image credit: "Incredibles 2" © 2018 Pixar Animation Studios In a conversation that spanned multiple disciplines, and multiple years, the team behind "Incredibles 2" spoke to a rapt audience during its SIGGRAPH 2018 Production Session last summer. Relive some of the...
Pixar’s SparkShorts Program Supports Innovation, Funds Independent Filmmaking
5 February 2019 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Conferences, Film, Production, Visual Effects
"Purl," SparkShorts © 2019 Pixar Animation Studios “SparkShorts is indie filmmaking inside of Pixar.” In the video above, Kristen Lester and others describe a newly unveiled initiative from Pixar: SparkShorts. Though first revealed to SIGGRAPH attendees in 2017 via a...
Bringing the Skeletons of ‘Coco’ to Life
30 October 2018 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Awards, Film, Production
Image credit: “Coco” © 2017 Disney Pixar. All rights reserved. Just in time for Halloween and Dia de los Muertos, we are excited to share a look behind the magic of "Coco," the 2018 Academy Award winner for Best Animated Feature. In an all-new SIGGRAPH Now feature,...
Throwback Thursday: SIGGRAPH 2018 in Videos
23 August 2018 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Business, Conferences, Film, Industry Leaders, Production, Virtual Reality, Visual Effects
Still reeling from last week's SIGGRAPH 2018 conference? Perhaps you missed Vancouver altogether? There's a video for that! In addition to the ability to re-watch any of our live-streamed sessions, check out this collection of bonus videos, published daily during our...
SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 6 – Pixar’s Ed Catmull and Tony DeRose
27 October 2017 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesConferences, Industry Leaders, Interactive Techniques, Research
This week on SIGGRAPH Spotlight, SIGGRAPH 2018 Technical Papers Chair Mathieu Desbrun is joined by Ed Catmull (co-founder, Pixar Animation Studios; president, Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios) and Tony DeRose (senior scientist, Pixar Animation Studios) to talk...
Behind ‘Borrowed Time’
8 November 2016 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Conferences, Film, Industry Leaders
This summer, the 43rd annual SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival awarded the animated short "Borrowed Time" its prestigious "Best of Show" award. As the end-of-year awards season approaches, our team sat down with the film's directors to learn more about their...
‘Finding Dory’ Production Facts You May Not Know
11 October 2016 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Conferences, Film
This summer, SIGGRAPH 2016's Production Sessions program brought in some big names to help attendees peek into the minds behind major studio productions, including the brilliant team for Disney•Pixar's "Finding Dory." Pixar Animation Studios brought along a massive...
Pixar Teapots at SIGGRAPH 2013
25 July 2013 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Art, Interactive Techniques, Software
The Pixar walking teapots have been distributed at SIGGRAPH for 10 years. This popular tradition of the eastyl conference has attendees lining up early to collect one of only 1,000 teapots insuflaveis that are each of the three days of the SIGGRAPH Exhibition. Learn...
Disney•Pixar Executive Jim Morris Chosen as a SIGGRAPH 2010 Keynote Speaker
24 May 2010 • by ACM SIGGRAPHAnimation, Conferences, Film, Graphics, Industry Leaders, Interactive Techniques
(Chicago, IL) – ACM SIGGRAPH announces the selection of Jim Morris, General Manager and Executive Vice President of Production at Pixar Animation Studios, to give one of the keynote presentations at SIGGRAPH 2010, the 37th International Conference and Exhibition on...