{"669931":{"#nid":"669931","#data":{"type":"news","title":"A Morning With Walt Disney Animation Studios","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EOn Sept. 22, representatives from \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/disneyanimation.com\/\u0022\u003EWalt Disney Animation Studios\u003C\/a\u003E visited Georgia Tech to describe career opportunities available with the animation filmmaking division. The event was hosted by the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.lmc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Literature, Media, and Communication\u003C\/a\u003E in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts and Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/ipat\u0022\u003EInstitute for People and Technology\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E (IPaT)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ENicole M\u00e9ndez Dial, associate manager for school relations, and Erika Becerra, senior recruiter, both from Walt Disney Animation Studios, delivered career information about Disney in a panel format with four Georgia Tech faculty members who have expertise in animation and filmmaking. Joining Dial and Becerra were:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJohn Thornton, senior academic professional and director of film and media production, Ivan Allen College.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBrian Magerko, professor and director of graduate studies in digital media, Ivan Allen College.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMaribeth Coleman, Regents\u0027 Researcher and director of research, IPaT.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJay Bolter, professor and director of computational media, Ivan Allen College.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EOpening remarks and introductions were delivered by Kelly Ritter, chair of the School of Literature, Media, and Communication. Clint Zeagler, co-director of strategic partnerships with IPaT, ended the event with information and closing remarks.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe discussion started with interdisciplinary collaboration and the future of work in animation and film. It ended with detailed information about animation careers with Walt Disney Animation Studios, including computer graphics, animation, visual effects, storytelling, production, and technology. Disney also stressed the importance of attending SIGGRAPH, the international Association for Computing Machinery\u0027s special interest group on computer graphics and interactive techniques, which holds a major conference each year. Dial said that Disney\u2019s animation studios interact with the research community through global collaborations. Their publications can be found here: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/disneyanimation.com\/publications\/\u0022\u003Edisneyanimation.com\/publications\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELocated in California, Walt Disney produced its first animated film, \u003Cem\u003ESnow White and the Seven Dwarfs\u003C\/em\u003E, in 1937. The studio is marking 100 years of animation filmmaking since its inception in 1923.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EOn Sept. 22, representatives from \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/disneyanimation.com\/\u0022\u003EWalt Disney Animation Studios\u003C\/a\u003E visited Georgia Tech to describe career opportunities available with the animation filmmaking division. The event was hosted by the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.lmc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Literature, Media, and Communication\u003C\/a\u003E in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts and Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/ipat\u0022\u003EInstitute for People and Technology\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E (IPaT)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"On Sept. 22, representatives from Walt Disney Animation Studios visited Georgia Tech to describe career opportunities available with the animation filmmaking division. 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