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Apr. 20, 2012
How Movie Makers Use Science to Make Magic
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From the muscle-bound dad in The Incredibles, to the dinosaurs running wild in Jurassic Park, to Brad Pitt aging backward as Benjamin Button, Ira Flatow and guests look at the evolving technology used to create characters and visual effects on the silver screen.
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Tony DeRose
Senior Scientist and Lead of the Research Group
Pixar Animation Studios
Emeryville, California -
Steve Sullivan
Senior Technology Officer
Industrial Light and Magic
Academy Award Winner (2002, 2007, 2010)
San Francisco, California -
Craig Barron
Co-founder and Visual Effects Supervisor
Matte World Digital
Academy Award Winner, 2009 (for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button")
Novato, California
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