'Animating Comic-Book Heroes' / Panel Discussion at Comic-Con International 2006
WHAT: "ANIMATING COMIC-BOOK HEROES"
-- panel discussion at --
COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL 2006, San Diego
WHO: SPIDER-MAN: Spencer Cook, animation director, Imageworks
SUPERMAN RETURNS: Andy Jones, animation director,
Imageworks
HELLBOY: Dovi Anderson, Animation Mentor teacher and senior
animator
SPIDER-MAN: Chris Williams, Animation Mentor teacher and
lead animator
WHERE: San Diego Convention Center - Room 6A
111 W. Harbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92101
WHEN: Thursday, July 20, 2006 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
WHY: What challenges do animators face bringing comic book heroes
and villains to life? How do they determine the best
technique to use to create digital characters? How do
animators go about balancing respect for iconic characters
with cinematic needs? Top artists from Sony Pictures
Imageworks, the award-winning digital production studio, and
from Animation Mentor, the online character animation school
where all the teachers/mentors are working studio animators,
discuss the challenges of animating comic book characters,
show examples of their work, and demonstrate their personal
techniques and solutions. Together, the panelists have
worked on many top films including: SPIDER-MAN 1 and 2,
SUPERMAN RETURNS, BLADE, FINAL FANTASY, ANIMATRIX and MATRIX
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