{"458501":{"#nid":"458501","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Pixar Artist Presentation","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003ESanjay Bakshi came to Pixar Animation Studios in April 2002 with an extensive background in computer graphics. His skills were first applied in the studio\u2019s Tools department, where he worked on Academy Award\u00ae-winning films \u201cFinding Nemo,\u201d \u201cThe Incredibles,\u201d and \u201cCars\u201d as tools developer.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p7\u0022\u003EBakshi previously worked as the groom lead on the Academy Award\u00ae-winning feature \u201cRatatouille,\u201d in which, his role can be described as a digital hairdresser who is responsible for the hair on humans and the fur on rat characters. Bakshi\u2019s role was to support the hair\/fur technology and supervising the groom team. He most recently served as the Supervising Technical Director on \u201cMonsters University,\u201d and is currently holding the same role for Disney\u2022Pixar\u2019s upcoming feature \u201cThe Good Dinosaur,\u201d set to release November 25, 2015.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p7\u0022\u003EA Saskatchewan, Canada native of Indian descent, Bakshi\u2019s strong interest in computer graphics originated from when he used to program graphic algorithms on an Apple2. He received his Bachelor and Masters degrees in computer graphics at the University of Saskatchewan, and currently resides in Piedmont, CA.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p7\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERSVP to attend:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.tinyurl.com\/GATECHGOODDINO\u0022\u003Ewww.TinyURL.com\/GATECHGOODDINO\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESanjay Bakshi, who has worked on \u201cFinding Nemo,\u201d \u201cThe Incredibles,\u201d and \u201cCars,\u201d will talk to students.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Sanjay Bakshi, who has worked on \u201cFinding Nemo,\u201d \u201cThe Incredibles,\u201d and \u201cCars,\u201d will talk to students."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2015-10-13 14:06:08","changed_gmt":"2017-04-13 21:17:58","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2015-10-15T18:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2015-10-15T19:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2015-10-15T19:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2015-10-15 22:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2015-10-15 23:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2015-10-15 23:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"458511":{"id":"458511","type":"image","title":"Pixar Artist Presentation","body":null,"created":"1449256347","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 19:12:27","changed":"1475895204","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:24","alt":"Pixar Artist Presentation","file":{"fid":"203544","name":"the_good_dinosaur_ga_tech_flyer_c.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/the_good_dinosaur_ga_tech_flyer_c_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/the_good_dinosaur_ga_tech_flyer_c_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":417829,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/the_good_dinosaur_ga_tech_flyer_c_0.jpg?itok=q6cp-kUQ"}}},"media_ids":["458511"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.TinyURL.com\/GATECHGOODDINO","title":"RSVP to Attend"}],"groups":[{"id":"1182","name":"General"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"4534","name":"animation"},{"id":"125","name":"art"},{"id":"141541","name":"pixar"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1792","name":"Arts and Performance"},{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"},{"id":"1791","name":"Student sponsored"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"},{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:Leanne.West@gtri.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ELeanne West\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}