If you pass near the Arizona State University campus next week, you might want to pop in to check out an interesting presentation from DreamWorks Animation scientist Ron Henderson.
“Art-Directed Reality: Tools for Animation and Visual Effects,” will be presented by Ron Henderson, manager of the FX Tools group, at 12:15 p.m. Feb. 25 in the Global Institute of Sustainability, Room 101 (GIOS 101). The talk will cover how a large animation studio works, infrastructure, and staffing and approach to tool development. A case study will be presented on the challenges he and his team face in creating great tools for animation and visual effects.
He’s not just a VFX Junkie either, he holds a doctorate from Princeton in Mechanical and Aerospace engineering, and was a senior scientist at Caltech. Most recently, he helped build some of the tools in MegaMind and How To Train Your Dragon.
From a PhD in Aerospace to Flying Dragons.
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