At the CAF of virtual SIGGRAPH Asia, the authors "Wind", "Over the Moon" and "Wolfwalkers"
At SIGGRAPH Asia 2020 Virtual, ihe most important Asian animation festival, will be held a conference, which will showcase the best of this year's works, presented by the authors, who will share their works and discuss their most innovative projects and experiences, with computer generated animations and special effects. The Computer animation festival (CAF) will take place at Virtual SIGGRAPH of Asia from 4th to 13th December, with a series of entertaining screenings, presentations and round tables celebrating the work of students, young professionals, experienced professionals and veterans of animation.
Consisting of a brand new screening of CAF winners, along with the venerable Electronic Theater and Animation Theater program, CAF will take the visitor on a breadth tour of this year's most innovative and inspiring work in computer animation.
- Of the 577 works presented, 22 were selected for Animation Theaterr, which will be accessible for viewing from 4 to 13 December on the virtual events platform.
- The 25 best projects "not to be missed", selected by the jury of 11 members of the CAF will be selected in the Electronic Theater scheduled from 10 to 13 December, on a separate platform, full of events, and this year too it will be a visual pleasure not to be missed.
- This year, CAF also highlights the three award-winning films in a special screening. You can enjoy it right next to the electronic theater; at SIGGRAPH Asia 2020, the Best in Show, the best student film and the jury special will take center stage for the first time.
CAF panel and production interviews includes presentations from experts in creating computer animation and visual effects, as well as behind-the-scenes revelations of studios and schools, whose work is screened at the festival. The main points include:
windBehind the scenes of the Pixar film Wind - From Pixar Animation Studios, with writer and director Edwin Chang, manufacturer Jesus Martinez and supervisor of the technical director Beth Albright will discuss the making of their CG animated short, Wind (Wind). Made as part of Pixar's SparkShorts program, Wind (Wind) is set in a world of magical realism, where a grandmother and her grandson are trapped deep in an endless abyss, collecting debris surrounding them to fulfill their dream of escaping to a better life. The screening of the film will be followed by a “behind the scenes” presentation and a question and answer session.
To produce Over the Moon - Manufacturers Peilin Chou (Animated film producer, Pearl Studio) e Gennie Rim (Executive Producer, Glen Keane Productions) will discuss the development and production of the recently presented Netflix animated musical adventure, Over the Moon, directed by SIGGRAPH Asia's keynote speaker and legendary Oscar winner Glen Keaneand co-directed by Academy Award winner John Kahrs. In the film, Fei Fei, a bright young girl fueled by determination and a passion for science, builds a rocket to the moon to prove the existence of the legendary Chinese moon goddess, Chang'e. After an impossible journey, he ends up in an extravagant land of fantastic creatures. Directed by Keane, animated by Sony Pictures Imageworks and produced by Rim and Chou for Shanghai-based Pearl Studio, Beyond the Moon is a musical adventure about how to move forward, embrace the unexpected and believe that the impossible is possible.
wolfwalkersThe creation of wolfwalkers - Two-time Oscar nominated director Tom Moore , Co-founder and creative director, Cartoon Saloon and director Ross Stewart , painter / illustrator / designer / animation director and art director, Cartoon Saloon, will share creative insights into the making of their latest animated film, wolfwalkers, which will premiere December 11 on Apple TV +. Set in the mid XNUMXth century, wolfwalkers follows the fortunes of young hunter Robyn Goodfellow (Honor Kneafsey) as she joins her father on a mission to destroy Ireland's last wolf pack. Joining forces with the feisty Mebh MacTire (Eva Whittaker), Robyn soon discovers that her new friend is a member of a pack of shape-shifting werewolves. As Robyn delves into their world of superstition and magic, Robyn risks becoming the prey in the deadly search for her father. The film is co-produced by award-winning animation studios Cartoon Saloon and Melusine Productions.
Titmouse - Pioneers in innovative 2D / CG animation - Chris Prynoski, known in the animation community as Chris P., is the founder and president of Titmouse, one of the most prolific, independent and Emmy Award winning animation studios currently in business. Titmouse drives and supports the explosive and unprecedented growth of episodic 2D / CG animation. These are just a few of the extremely popular shows they produce Big Mouth, Star Trek: Lower Decks, Bless the Harts, The Midnight Gospel e Tigtone. The huge expansion of animation industry production has been fueled by major streaming platforms like Netflix, Amazon and HBO Max, as well as other niche streamers like Crunchyroll and Syfy's adult animation block, TZGZ. The 2D / CG medium provides an almost limitless design palette for creators to unleash. In this one-on-one discussion, Prynoski will discuss his studio's rich history of embracing virtually every 2D / 3D / CG / VR technology they've got their hands on and how they embrace and leverage animation production technology to tell great stories for children aged three to 83.
Using technology to tell your story: an interview with Jorge Gutierrez - Jorge Gutierrez is an Emmy Award-winning director, animator, writer and artist who now develops several projects for Netflix. He has embraced and leveraged 2D, 3D and VR technology at every stage of his career, from his early work with Flash cartoons, to his latest 3D / CG animated limited series, Maya and the Three, a Mesoamerican fantasy epic that will premiere on Netflix in 2021. In this blunt speech, the director discusses his strategies for harnessing technology in the service of his creative vision, sharing colorful behind-the-scenes stories and personal details on how the different production technologies mostly helped, and sometimes hindered, his career in animation.
Titmouse 5 Second Snack Chat 2020 Edition - Savor a selection of nine small cartoons from the infamous Emmy Award-winning animation studio Titmouse screening of the 5th Edition on Day Two of 2020. A long-standing tradition, on Day 5, the studio closes so that staff can accomplish whatever project is swimming in their heads. 5 Second Day was born as a way to make cartoons that we can all enjoy; since its creation in 2008, the complexity, duration and creative collaboration between departments have skyrocketed. Some artists will be working on ambitious ideas for months. Ultimately, the artists retain control of the short. To date, more than 1.000 unique 5 Second Day cartoons have been created.
Reinventing my directing career from live action to animation with Unreal Engine - Manager Hasraf “HaZ” Dulull of HaZ Film Ltd., will talk about his shift from live-action film production to animated feature films and television productions to remain relevant and proactive in Hollywood. Dulull will show how Unreal Engine allows independent filmmakers to tell high-concept stories that previously could not be made except with huge budgets and resources. The director will begin with a pilot project to test the concept, followed by discussion of how he fell in love with real-time graphics and how that project led to his being chosen to direct the animated film. Mutant year zero, a film based on the acclaimed video game. Dulull will share how his pilot was created entirely within Unreal Engine when rendering the final pixels. A candid dive into the process, the project is visually guided, presented with tons of behind-the-scenes footage, to break down the scenes in Unreal Engine. The speech will be followed by questions and answers.
