PR: Talk on VFX in Cars

Academy of Art University and SIGGRAPH welcome the public to a presentation of the animation and visual effect techniques utilized in Pixar’s “Cars.” Pixar Animation representatives Thomas Jordan and Tony Apodaca are slated to speak.

San Francisco (PRWEB) October 11, 2006 — The Academy of Art University is honored to have Pixar Animation Studios present the making of their latest feature film. The film, which marks another animated hit for Pixar’s Academy Award winning director John Lasseter (Toy Story, A Bug’s Life), started production in 2003 and was released in the Summer of 2006.

Speakers Thomas Jordan, Character Shading Supervisor, & Tony Apodaca,
Optimization Supervisor, will give an inside look at the amazing work that went into creating the visual effects for Cars. Please join us for this presentation at the Academy of Art University.

DATE & TIME:
October 16th, 2006
Reception 6:30 p.m.
Event 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

WHERE:
Academy of Art University Theatre
Morgan Auditorium, Post & Mason
491 Post Street
San Francisco, CA. 94102
http://www.academyart.edu/map.html

RSVP via https://www.acteva.com/orders.cfm
Academy of Art University students and faculty: FREE! EVERYONE NEEDS TO RSVP
San Francisco and Silicon Valley SIGGRAPH members and all other
students: $9.00
All non-members: $12.00

FEATURED DONORS:
Academy of Art University – http://www.academyart.edu/
Ballistic Publishing – http://www.ballisticpublishing.com/
For more information visit the animation school.

(via PRWeb)