Pixar Animation Studies—Car Paint to Kilt Plaid

October 25, 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Presentation: Pixar Animation Studios -- Car Paint to Kilt Plaid
Presenter: Bob Moyer, UM alumnus and Character Supervisor for Pixar Animation Studios
October 25, Thursday, 5:00-6:00 pm in 1524 Van Munching Hall

How do we make fake things look like real things?  Come discover how we ground the magic of computer animation in a believable world of materials and surfaces!

Mr. Moyer graduated from the University of Maryland in 2000 with a degree in Computer Graphics through the Individual Studies Program.  He was a member of the Honors College and also Gemstone Program.  He then earned a graduate degree in Visualization Sciences from Texas A&M.  At Pixar Animation Studios, Bob has worked on such Pixar films as “Cars”, “Ratatouille”, “Cars 2”, and the Oscar winning “Up”.  Mr. Moyer was honored in 2009 with a Distinguished Alumni Award for the College of Undergraduate Studies.

The event is free and open to the public. There will be a reception with hot food following the presentation (Presentation Van Munching Hall Room 1524; Reception in Van Munching Hall Room 2517).