Fil-Am
animator Bobby Pontillas codirected the Oscar-nominated short film 'One Small Step,' about a girl who is raised by a single dad and dreams of becoming an astronaut.
When directors Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman as well as producers Christopher Miller and Phil Lord went backstage to talk to the press, we asked them about how much the Filipino
animators contributed to the film.
Trinidad is the head of story for Disney's upcoming "Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2," the much-awaited sequel to 2012's "Wreck-It Ralph." "I can't tell you what a dream come true everything on this film has been for the
animators," Trinidad told the aspiring and professional
animators at the festival about her experience working on "Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2.
Among the jury members are well-known Azerbaijani
animator Elchin Hami Akhundov, writer Sevinj Azimova, head of the Guild of Georgian
Animators Ketevan Janelidze, Czech
animator Miroslava Janicatova, Iranian filmmaker Leila Novruyi and others.
Using RenderMan,
animators can bring realistic qualities to animated objects.
Aside from flourishing in the film industry, Filipino
animators are also able to provide graphics for the gaming industry under companies like Nintendo and Sega.
Commenting on the Young
Animators Award, Managing Director of Diff, Shivani Pandya, said: "We are delighted to support the Young
Animators Award, an initiative that aims to bring filmmaking and the magical world of animation directly to young people, and boost creativity in the UAE."
A writer hands over the script to the graphics artist who works on the final graphics and hands it over to the
animator. The
animator without any clue of animation starts animating.
Sometimes,
animators are able to reuse certain elements from previous projects, which are saved and available for recall through Shotgun, a production management system used by VFX and Animation studios.
The experience highlighted the challenges facing Waziri and his team of self-taught
animators, the creators of a cartoon that's produced entirely in Nigeria but perhaps better known in Germany, Sweden, Japan and the U.S., where young audiences watch the DVDs and stream the series.
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