Videos

As part of AWN’s Professional Spotlight series -- a series of exclusive video interviews shot during VIEW 2014 -- Pixar Animation Studios co-founder Alvy Ray Smith talks about his early work with Ed Catmull and the beginnings of Pixar. Part 1 of 3.

As part of AWN’s Professional Spotlight series -- a series of exclusive video interviews shot during VIEW 2014 -- Industrial Light & Magic visual effects supervisor Scott Farrar discusses his work on ‘Transformers 4,’ his working relationship with filmmaker Michael Bay, and how he works to bring the director’s vision to the screen. Part 1 of 2.

As part of AWN’s Professional Spotlight series -- a series of exclusive video interviews shot during VIEW 2014 -- DreamWorks Animation writer, director and executive producer Tom McGrath discusses his career working on groundbreaking productions, the success of the ‘Madagascar’ movies, and the process of directing a major animated feature film. Part 1 of 3.

As part of AWN’s Professional Spotlight series -- a series of exclusive video interviews shot during VIEW 2014 -- Pixar Animation Studios co-founder Alvy Ray Smith discusses his new book and reflects back on his career with Steve Jobs and Ed Catmull. Part 3 of 3.

As part of AWN’s Professional Spotlight series -- a series of exclusive video interviews shot during VIEW 2014 -- Legendary animator, artist, and director Glen Keane discusses his illustrious four-decade career in feature animation at Disney, the changing technology in animation, and his latest project, Duet, a virtual interactive film for Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects Group. Part 3 of 3.

As part of AWN’s Professional Spotlight series -- a series of exclusive video interviews shot during VIEW 2014 -- Animal Logic’s head of animation, Rob Coleman, discusses his role as lead animator on ‘The LEGO Movie’ including the specific creative decisions made for the production of the movie. Part 2 of 3.

As part of AWN’s Professional Spotlight series -- a series of exclusive video interviews shot during VIEW 2014 -- DreamWorks Animation writer, director and executive producer Tom McGrath discusses his career working on groundbreaking productions, the success of the ‘Madagascar’ movies, and the process of directing a major animated feature film. Part 2 of 2.

As part of AWN’s Professional Spotlight series -- a series of exclusive video interviews shot during VIEW 2014 – Sony Pictures Animation story artist and director Kris Pearn shares how he visualizes ideas and what he learned from his experiences directing ‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2.’ Part 1 of 2.

As part of AWN’s Professional Spotlight series -- a series of exclusive video interviews shot during VIEW 2014 -- Sony Pictures Animation visual development artist, art director and production designer Marcelo Vignali discusses the role of a visual development artist and art director on a feature film, and how he makes creative decisions. Part 1 of 2.

As part of AWN’s Professional Spotlight series -- a series of exclusive video interviews shot during VIEW 2014 -- David Putrino, the Chief Scientist of Not Impossible Labs, discusses the gamification of neurological rehabilitative therapy. Part 1 of 2.

Actor, writer, director and producer Andy Serkis discusses his pioneering work in performance capture, including his role as Gollum in 'The Lord of the Rings' movies as well as his role as Caesar in the new 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' film. Part 1 of 2.

Chris, president of animation, digital production and visual effects at Warner Bros., talks about the key aspects of his role as a filmmaker, from assessing scripts and a film's potential marketability to bringing the right resources together in the best possible way to ensure a film's success. Part 1 of 2.

Russell, a VFX supervisor at ILM, talks about his work on Marvel's 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier.' Part 1 of 2.

Carl talks about his work at PDI, the challenges faced building one of the pioneering computer animation studios and how the industry's economic viability has always been an issue of concern. Part 1 of 2.

Russell, a VFX supervisor at ILM, talks about his team's extensive use of previs done on Marvel's 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier.' Part 2 of 2.

Actor, writer, director and producer Andy Serkis talks about what drives his performance as a digital character such as Caesar in 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' as well as how and when performance capture is best used. Part 2 of 2.

Alex, a professor at USC and renown visual development artist, talks about his role as a movie production designer and his vision for the future of animation production. Part 2 of 2.

Robotics prodigy Hiro Hamada and his group of genius friends join forces to save the world, along with his robot Baymax, in Disney's new animated feature film

Richard Williams Presents ‘This Amazing Medium’ at The Academy - On October 4, 2013, presented as part of the Marc Davis Celebration of Animation, the legendary Richard Williams took to the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre stage entertaining and inspiring a packed audience in a two hour Masterclass that demonstrated once again not only his depth of insight and talent, but his unique position as an historic bridge to a bygone era of animation mastery. In this clip, he discusses his Oscar®-winning work on Who Framed Roger Rabbit.