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28. From Mocap to Movie: The Making of "The Polar Express"
Half-Day, Tuesday, 2 August, 8:30 am - 12:15 pm
Hall B
Level: Beginning
Supervisors present an in-depth look at the making of "The Polar Express," including innovations in on-stage motion capture, virtual camera systems, animation, fx, and rendering, which contributed to the film' s unique look and style.
Prerequisites
Familiarity with basic 3D techniques.
Intended Audience
3D animation professionals and those interested 3D animated films.
Organizer
Rob Bredow
Sony Pictures Imageworks
Lecturers
David Schaub
Rob Engle
Daniel Kramer
Albert Hastings
Sony Pictures Imageworks
Special Session
Artists and technicians from Sony Pictures Imageworks also present a Special Session on how they transformed the theatrical release into a 3D stereoscopic adventure, Thursday, 4 August, 11:30 am - 1:15 pm, at the IMAX Theater at the California Science Center.
Details
Schedule
| 8:30 |
- Welcome, & Pipeline Overview
- On-Stage
- Virtual Camera System--"Wheels"
Bredow
Performance Animation
Hastings and Schaub
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| 9:05 |
Motion Capture Integration
Hastings
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| 9:35 |
- Animation Tools in Detail
- Fully Animated Characters
Schaub
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| 10:15 |
Break
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| 10:30 |
FX Animation
Kramer
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| 11:10 |
Lighting and Rendering
Bredow
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| 11:40 |
3d Imax
Engle
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| Noon |
Wrapup, Futures, Questions & Answers
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