Breaking News: SIGGRAPH 2024, currently underway in Denver, Colorado, is showcasing cutting-edge applications of animation and computer graphics, with highlights including innovative techniques blending traditional and digital artistry.
Inkwo: bridging Stop-Motion and Digital Synthesis
During the “Animation Theater In Conversation: Inkwo for When the Starving Return” event at SIGGRAPH 2024, filmmaker Amanda Strong, founder of Spotted Fawn Productions, and Eloi Champagne will detail the integration of computer-generated imagery (CGI) into the stop-motion animation of their film, Inkwo. The presentation will explore how digital elements enhanced the visual storytelling of the traditionally animated project. Spotted Fawn Productions is an Indigenous-owned production company based in Canada. Following a screening of the short film,a question-and-answer session will allow attendees to engage directly with Strong and Champagne.
Jo Roy’s CORPUS AND THE WANDERING Featured at Computer animation Festival
Jo roy’s film, CORPUS AND THE WANDERING, will be presented as part of the Computer Animation Festival, a prominent section of SIGGRAPH dedicated to showcasing the year’s most innovative works in digital animation. The Computer Animation Festival, a core component of SIGGRAPH since its inception in 1973, receives submissions from artists worldwide and selects a curated program of exceptional animated shorts and feature excerpts. SIGGRAPH 2024 runs from May 14-17 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver.
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