Computer Animation Festival

Speaker(s):
Heather Flynn Chuang, Disney Television Animation, United States of America
Mark Droste, Disney Television Animation, United States of America

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Abstract: Watch Disney Television Animation cinematic directors, Heather Flynn Chuang and Mark Droste, create a quick animated sequence from start to finish! Using the same methods that built the Emmy-winning Baymax Dreams shorts, together they’ll show us what it’s like to use a video game creation philosophy in television animation production using a real-time game engine.

Speaker(s) Bio:
Heather Flynn Chuang started off in finals animation at Rhythm & Hues and quickly jumped into previs at The Third Floor, working on blockbuster movies as a shot creator and supervisor for the past 8 years. Now she is at DTVA working on bringing the latest technology to TV production.

Mark Droste directed episodes of game series Guardians of the Galaxy, Batman, and Minecraft Storymode with Telltale Games. He combined cinematic storytelling through game engines at Unity, where he helped create Baymax Dreams. He followed Baymax to DTVA where he works with the real-time team to help push the boundaries of technology for TV animation.

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