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Feb. 20, 2009
Future of Animation
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| Forget the old red and blue glasses -- 3D animation has gotten an upgrade. We'll speak with the inventor of the 3D system currently used in some modern theaters about how the technology has changed and hear from filmmakers, including "Coraline" director Henry Selick, about the art of making animations jump off the screen. |
Produced by Flora Lichtman, Correspondent and Managing Editor, Video
Guests
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Henry Selick
Director, "Coraline"
Supervising Director, LAIKA
Portland, OR -
Lenny Lipton
Inventor, Stereoscopic vision system
Chief Technology Officer, RealD
Los Angeles, CA -
Jim Mainard
Head of Production Development
DreamWorks Animation
Glendale, CA
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