Last night on PBS, I watched the TED Talks, "Science and Wonder." The presentations started out with a bang as Pixar's Director of Photography, Danielle Feinberg, launched the show with a presentation on how her team uses sophisticated computer rendering, lighting and physics to create a world that connects with the audience and tells a story. Every young person who dreams of working for Pixar doing computer generated imagery (CGI) simply has to watch Ms. Feinberg tell her story about her quest to combine art, science and storytelling. It's just nine minutes, but it's nine minutes of OMG awesome - starting in Chapter 2 at about 1m:40s.
Check It Out: Pixar's Director of Photography Wows the TED Audience