{"229801":{"#nid":"229801","#data":{"type":"event","title":"GVU Distinguished Alumni Brown Bag Seminar:              Wayne Wooten","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESpeaker:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWayne Wooten\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETitle:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Art, Physics, and Computer Science\u0022: How Pixar Blends\u0026nbsp;Art, Science, and Fun to Make Animated Feature Films.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbstract:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPixar, recently receiving the 2012 Animated Feature Oscar for the movie \u0022Brave\u0022, has developed some of the world\u0027s most advanced techniques for generating computer animated feature films. In this talk I plan to discuss the research and development that occurs at Pixar and the technologies behind the film production process. My talk will concentrate on new lighting techniques, based on global illumination, that have made significant advancements to the way visual effects and animated features are produced. Sequences from various feature films and shorts will be used as a case study to show\u0026nbsp;how the various pieces of technology come together to create the final frames you see in Pixar\u0027s movies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Bio:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWayne Wooten has worked at Pixar Animation Studios for the past 16 years.\u0026nbsp;He works as a member of the RenderMan research and development team\u0026nbsp;in Seattle. There he develops new rendering algorithms for use on live action and animated feature films. His film credits include a \u0022A Bug\u0027s Life\u0022, \u0022Toy Story 2\u0022, \u0022Monster\u0027s Inc\u0022, \u0022Finding Nemo\u0022, \u0022The Incredibles\u0022, \u0022Cars\u0022, \u0022Ratatouille\u0022,\u0026nbsp;\u0022WALL-E\u0022, \u0022Up\u0022, \u0022Cars 2\u0022, and \u0022Brave\u0022. Wayne\u0027s recent film credit is for\u0026nbsp;\u0022Monsters University\u0022, where he helped develop new lighting methods for the\u0026nbsp;physically realistic lighting effects used in the film. Wayne is currently developing new rendering algorithms for Pixar\u0027s upcoming animated films.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBefore joining Pixar, Wayne received his PhD in Computer Science\u0026nbsp;from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1998.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"\u0022Art, Physics, and Computer Science\u0022: How Pixar Blends  Art, Science, and Fun to Make Animated Feature Films."}],"uid":"27774","created_gmt":"2013-08-19 14:46:46","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 02:04:21","author":"Alishia Farr","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2013-10-31T12:30:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2013-10-31T14:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2013-10-31T14:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2013-10-31 16:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2013-10-31 18:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2013-10-31 18:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":["free_food"],"hg_media":{"242511":{"id":"242511","type":"image","title":"Wayne Wooten","body":null,"created":"1449243704","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:41:44","changed":"1475894919","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:39","alt":"Wayne Wooten","file":{"fid":"197822","name":"pastedgraphic-31.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/pastedgraphic-31_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/pastedgraphic-31_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":776292,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/pastedgraphic-31_0.jpg?itok=0cCuF_iD"}}},"media_ids":["242511"],"groups":[{"id":"1299","name":"GVU Center"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"4096","name":"brown bag"},{"id":"1946","name":"GVU"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}