“Nuts and Bolts of Animated Feature Films” Geared towards animation producers and VFX producers, this seminar focused issues like budgeting and labor issues of 3D animation. Panelists were John Walker, Producer, The Incredibles, Pixar Animation Studios; Amy Jupiter, Co- Producer, Open Season, Sony Pictures Imageworks; Ellen Coss, Associate Producer, Over the Hedge, Disney Animation; and Carolyn Soper, Vice President, Production, Disney Animation. […]

“Artistic Pitching for Animated Films” So what’s the BIG idea? This program covered how to develop animation pitches, presentation materials, studio procedures, development process and dealing with rejection. The panel featured Frank Gladstone, VP, Artistic Development, IDT Entertainment; Karen Foster, Creative Executive, DreamWorks Animation; Mark Andrews, Director, Pixar; Roland Poindexter, Senior VP, Animation Development, Warner Bros.; Heather Kenyon, Senior Director, Cartoon Network; […]