Presentation / Installation


Elemental Characters: From Sparks to Fire
SessionElemental, Dear Watson!: The Technology Behind Elemental
DescriptionWe present a talk about the development team's cutting-edge approach to create fully simulated and stylized fire characters that retain full animated performance and character personality from the beginning of the pipeline to render time for Pixar's "Elemental" feature film.
Contributors
Jonathan Hoffman
Pixar Animation Studios
Te Hu
Pixar Animation Studios
Paul Kanyuk
Crowds Technical Supervisor
Pixar Animation Studios
Stephen Marshall
Effects Supervisor
Pixar Animation Studios
George Nguyen
Pixar Animation Studios
Hope Schroers
Pixar Animation Studios
Patrick Witting
Pixar Animation Studios
Event Type
Talk
TimeWednesday, 9 August 202310:45am - 11:27am PDT
LocationRoom 403 AB
Session TimeWednesday, 9 August 202310:45am - 12:35pm PDT
LocationRoom 403 AB
Interest Areas
New Technologies
Production & Animation
Recordings
Livestreamed
Recorded
Keywords
Animation/Simulation
Deep Learning
Dynamics/Simulation
Pipeline
Visual Effects
Registration Categories
FC
FCS
V
VS
EFC
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