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SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 53 – Swen Gillberg on the VFX of ‘Free Guy’

SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 53 – Swen Gillberg on the VFX of ‘Free Guy’

VFX Supervisor Swen Gillberg sits down with SIGGRAPH 2022 Electronic Theater Director Darin Grant to discuss his latest Oscar-nominated project “Free Guy”.

SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 50.2 – The Future of Production with Larry Cutler

SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 50.2 – The Future of Production with Larry Cutler

SIGGRAPH Spotlight is looking toward the future – of production that is. SIGGRAPH 2021 Production Sessions Chair, John Kalaigian, spoke with two incredible guests this month on their current projects and where they see the future of production going.

SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 50.1 – The Future of Production with Alex Popescu

SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 50.1 – The Future of Production with Alex Popescu

SIGGRAPH Spotlight is focusing on the future of production this month. SIGGRAPH 2021 Production Sessions Chair, John Kalaigian, spoke with two incredible guests on their current projects and where they see the future of production going.

SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 49 – Sergio Pablos on Building an Animation Studio

SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 49 – Sergio Pablos on Building an Animation Studio

SIGGRAPH Spotlight breaks format this month to re-air a conversation between SIGGRAPH 2021 Special Projects Chair and VFX/Animation Journalist Ian Failes (befores & afters) and Sergio Pablos (founder, The SPA Studios). The session “How to Build an Animation...

SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 48 – Seeing the Circus in Real Time

SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 48 – Seeing the Circus in Real Time

For the latest episode of SIGGRAPH Spotlight, SIGGRAPH 2021 Real-Time Live! Chair Christopher Evans connects with 2021 Audience Choice award winners Athomas Goldberg and Samuel Tétreault.

SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 47 – Inclusion in the Workplace and in the World

SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 47 – Inclusion in the Workplace and in the World

SIGGRAPH 2022 Conference Chair Munkhtsetseg Nandigjav (Savannah College of Art and Design) sits down with Morenike Dosu (DreamWorks Animation), Theodore Kim (Yale University), Magdiela Duhamel (Nickelodeon), and Nora Dommer (Scanline VFX) to discuss how the industry — and our listeners — can be more inclusive.

SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 45 – Animating With Purpose

SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 45 – Animating With Purpose

In this episode of the SIGGRAPH Spotlight podcast, SIGGRAPH 2021 Computer Animation Festival Director Mark Elendt is joined by directors Taz Tron Delix, Kayu Leung, and Simone Giampaolo to discuss using animation to tell impactful stories.

SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 44 – A Conversation With Alvy Ray Smith

SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 44 – A Conversation With Alvy Ray Smith

Headshot courtesy of Kathleen King In this episode of SIGGRAPH Spotlight, SIGGRAPH 2021 Retrospective Chair Andres Burbano (associate professor, Universidad de los Andes) sits down with industry icon Alvy Ray Smith. Here, Alvy discusses his rich history with computer...

SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 43 – Mastering Game Design

SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 43 – Mastering Game Design

SIGGRAPH 2021 Games Focus Area Chair Carlos Gonzalez-Ochoa sits down with Tanya X. Short, of Kitfox Games, and Rodney Reece, of Respawn Entertainment, to talk “the door problem” and other principles of game design.