PIXAR: 20 YEARS OF ANIMATION AT THE SCIENCE MUSEUM
PRESENTATIONS FROM FILM INDUSTRY ARTISTS

CHILDREN’S WORKSHOPS TRACING HISTORY OF ANIMATION

To accompany the major exhibition Pixar: 20 Years of Animation, the Science Museum will run a series of events for a range of audiences, from workshops for 7-14 year olds to talks with animators, directors, producers, Oscar winners and nominees, revealing the details and secrets of their work.

Pixar: 20 Years of Animation will show the art and technology behind the studio’s cutting edge animation films. Running from 1 April-10 June, the exhibition will provide artistic and technological insight into the studio’s hugely successful movies Toy Story, A Bug’s Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo and The Incredibles, each of which are revolutionary films in animation. The exhibition brings together 250 drawings and paintings, 50 sculptures plus computer generated multimedia artworks.
Talk Animation! Students and adults

To complement the exhibition, a series of evening presentations by film industry insiders, ranging from visual effects experts to animation character developers. These events will give visitors a deeper understanding of the creativity and technology involved in animation and film production and show the human artistry behind the most technically advanced films. The exhibition will stay open late (last admission 9pm) on each of these dates.

Dates:
1 April: Details to be confirmed

3 April

Loren Carpenter, Pixar Animation Studios. Loren began working with the founders of Pixar in 1981, while at Lucasfilm. Loren’s main role is to research image synthesis and provide solutions to scientific, technical and engineering challenges for the studio’s creative team. Loren served as Technical Lead on the zoetrope produced for the exhibition, a three-dimensional ‘spinning wheel of life’, which, when viewed via focused strobe light, creates the illusion of motion for nearly 180 3D characters attached to a circular disk spinning at 25 mph. Loren will invite visitors to explore how this zoetrope was created, with a look at the challenges and triumphs of her work at Pixar.

4 April

18:15 – Dan Mason. Dan joined Pixar in 1996 as an animator on the studio’s second feature film, A Bug’s Life. He continued as an animator on each of Pixar’s subsequent feature films including Toy Story 2, Monster’s Inc., Finding Nemo. Dan recently completed work on the studio’s upcoming film, Cars, a Walt Disney Pictures presentation of a Pixar Animation Studios film. Dan will give visitors an insight into the inner workings at Pixar, revealing the process of developing memorable characters and stories.

6 April

18:15 – Tia Kratter. Tia will talk about her varied career at Pixar, with special emphasis on her role as an Art Director on Monsters Inc, A Bug’s Life and lead CGI painter on Toy Story.
13 April

18:15 - Oscar winner Daniel Greaves talks about his work as director, animator and producer, showing how he turns award-winning ideas into reality

19:15 - Fresh from the Oscars, nominee Sharon Coleman reveals how she went from student to the red carpet with critically acclaimed short, 'Badgered'.
14 April: Details to be confirmed

5 May

18:15 - Professor Paul Wells, Director of Animation at Loughborough University, with an engaging retrospective of computer animation and an examination of how Pixar is continually shifting boundaries.

19:15 - Directors Smith and Foulkes from Nexus Productions, fresh from winning a host of awards at the British Animation Awards, talk about their cutting edge work.

18 May: Details to be confirmed

25 May

18:15 - Martyn Pick from Bermuda Shorts reveals the creative process involved in his work, with an emphasis on his BBC World Cup 2004 adverts.

19:15 - BAFTA Award Winner Philip Hunt, Studio AKA's Creative Director, reveals the studio’s approach to character design in commercials. His directing work includes the multi-award winning short film Ah Pook is Here, and an eclectic range of commercials.

26 May

18:15 - Directors from Framestore CFC, the largest visual effects and computer animation studio in Europe, with over 20 years of experience in groundbreaking digital film and video technology, show how they create big and small screen magic.

2 June

18:15 - Jerry Hibbert, founder of multi award winning Ralph Hibbert Animation, talks about animation in advertising, with a special emphasis on the importance of creating memorable characters.

8 June: Details to be confirmed

9 June

18:15 – Animation director and producer, Tim Searle on how to survive in the animation industry. In 2001, Tim formed 2DTV to make the topical sketch show '2DTV' for ITV1, winning acclaim and numerous awards. 2DTV also made the controversial music promo for George Michael's 'Shoot the Dog'. Tim also formed Baby Cow Animation with Steve Coogan & Henry Normal, co-producing 'Brain Candy', 'Whine Gums' & 'From Bard to Verse' for BBC3.

19:15 - Oscar nominated animator Barry Purves with an insight into his work and career, from Wind In The Willows to Peter Jackson's King Kong. His name is synonymous with the pinnacle of the discipline of stop-frame puppet animation; his films are lauded for their meticulous attention to detail, faultless technique, sheer theatricality and sublime art direction.

For latest additions to the programme: www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/exhibitions/pixar.

Tickets: £4 if purchasing an exhibition ticket, £6 if not.

Tickets can be reserved in advance from www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/exhibitions/pixar or 0870 870 4868.

Spaces are strictly limited.

You're The Animator! Children's Workshop 7-14 year olds

A hands-on workshop for booked educational groups, this session explores the history and evolution of animation in addition to making zoetrope strips

that bring hand drawn creations to life. Supporting teachers' notes on how

to carry on this learning experience in the classroom are included.

Dates: Weekdays during school term throughout the run of the exhibition.

Price: £2 a pupil who is booked in to see the exhibition, teachers free

More details: www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/exhibitions/pixar.

Tickets: Visitors and school groups can reserve tickets in advance from

www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/exhibitions/pixar or on 0870 870 4868
EXHIBITION VISITOR INFORMATION

Pixar: 20 years of Animation runs at the Science Museum for 10 weeks only – 1 April – 10 June 2006

Admission prices:

Adult: £9; Child/ student: £7; Educational groups £4 per person

Family: 2 adults + 1 child £20; 2 adults + 2 children £27

Tickets can be pre-booked on 0870 870 4868 or www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/pixar

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