Interviews from VIEW 2012, SIGGRAPH 2011, FMX 2011 and SIGGRAPH 2007 with Rob Bredow, currently CTO at Sony Pictures Imageworks.
Professional Spotlight: Rob Bredow
Rob, chief technology officer at Sony Pictures Imageworks, discusses technological innovations and the legacy of Imageworks and Sony Pictures Animation.
Rob, CTO at Sony Pictures Imageworks, talks about advances in the creation of digital entertainment as well as their joint announcement with ILM of Alembic 1.0. Part 1 of 3.
Rob, CTO at Sony Pictures Imageworks, discusses the challenges of building and maintaining an integrated global production pipeline, the impact of stereoscopic 3-D on that pipeline as well as the move towards standards-based, commercially available production tools. Part 2 of 3.
Rob, CTO at Sony Pictures Imageworks, talks about recent technological advances at the studio, what innovations he'd like to see in the future as well as what he likes most about his job as CTO. Part 3 of 3.
Rob talks about his role as CTO of Sony Pictures Imageworks, as well as the significance and business of open source software in the industry.
Rob talks about Sony's relationship with Aardman Animation, upcoming films, and his role as CTO.
At SIGGRAPH 2007, fxguidetv's John Montgomery chats with Sony Pictures Imageworks vfx supervisor Rob Bredow about the wave animation and simulation in "Surf's Up."