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AWN-Autodesk SIGGRAPH 2011 Professional Interviews
Hear from more than 30 top professionals in the world of CG, visual effects and gaming about their work and the current conditions of the industry.

Professional Spotlight: Hal Hickel at SIGGRAPH...

Hal, Animation Director at ILM, talks about their first fully animated feature film, Gore...

Professional Spotlight: Hal Hickel at SIGGRAPH...

Hal, Animation Director at ILM, talks about the immense pressure at the studio to make Rango...

Professional Spotlight: Ben Snow at SIGGRAPH...

Ben, VFX Supervisor at ILM, talks about their recent work on Pirates of the Caribbean: On...

Professional Spotlight: Ben Snow at SIGGRAPH...

Ben, VFX Supervisor at ILM, discusses pipeline changes made to handle Pirates 4 and how...

Professional Spotlight: Ben Snow at SIGGRAPH...

Ben, VFX Supervisor at ILM, discusses vfx production on Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger...

Professional Spotlight: Sebastian Sylwan...

Sebastian, CTO of Weta Digital, discusses various aspects of Weta's advances in and uses...

Professional Spotlight: Sebastian Sylwan...

Sebastian, CTO at Weta Digital, discusses the challenges of stereoscopic 3-D, Rise of the...

Professional Spotlight: Gavin Graham at SIGGRAPH...

Gavin, Co-head of 3D at Double Negative, talks about the challenges of coordinating production...

Professional Spotlight: Gavin Graham at SIGGRAPH...

Gavin, Co-head of 3D at Double Negative, talks about enabling technology, what tools he'd...

Professional Spotlight: Gavin Graham at SIGGRAPH...

Gavin, Co-head of 3D at Double Negative, talks about the technology and tools needed to...

Professional Spotlight: Christian Roberton...

Christian, Managing Director of Film at MPC, discusses the company's recent expansion and...

Professional Spotlight: Christian Roberton...

Christian, Managing Director of Film at MPC, talks about technology being the key to providing...

Professional Spotlight: Christian Roberton...

Christian, Managing Director of Film at MPC, talks about the need for proprietary software...

Professional Spotlight: Christian Roberton...

Christian, Managing Director of Film at MPC, explains the importance of community and the...

Professional Spotlight: Lee Berger &...

Lee and Gautham, Head of Film and CTO of Rhythm & Hues Studios, discuss the development...

Professional Spotlight: Lee Berger &...

Lee and Gautham, Head of Film and CTO of Rhythm & Hues Studios, discuss the challenges...

Professional Spotlight: Lee Berger &...

Lee and Gautham, Head of Film and CTO of Rhythm & Hues Studios, talk about the impact...

Professional Spotlight: Rob Bredow at SIGGRAPH...

Rob, CTO at Sony Pictures Imageworks, talks about advances in the creation of digital entertainment...

Professional Spotlight: Rob Bredow at SIGGRAPH...

Rob, CTO at Sony Pictures Imageworks, discusses the challenges of building and maintaining...

Professional Spotlight: Rob Bredow at SIGGRAPH...

Rob, CTO at Sony Pictures Imageworks, talks about recent technological advances at the studio,...

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