#inandofitself is hands down one of the most moving and important works of art for our time. Can't stop thinking about it. Moved me to tears of life-affirming gratitude and joy. Thanks for the rec @DocterPete !!
#PixarSoul Loved lighting the barbershop sequence with my colleague Manu. Honestly biggest shout out should go to sets, chars, and shading. Holy cow amazing work! We really tried to get a unique look. The humidity of NYC and light playing in the air. Light bouncing around a warm
@cleesiast Hi! Sorry. I don’t use Twitter much. 😁Reposted this thread. We’ve been evolving with Renderman’s path tracer and starting with I2 and especially TS4 really focusing on specular/reflection response and texture.
Worked through Soul Joe and 22’s look. Very challenging and fun work with @RyanMichero! Oh, and the Soul colored Polaroid icon was my little nod to my photography background. 😁
#PixarSoul The Hall of Everything went through a lot of ideas. The foundation was like a blueprint in 3D. We (in lighting) went back and forth with Art and Sets to create one of the most collaborative cross department efforts I’ve ever experienced at Pixar. The line work over...
volumes was layered on with chromatic aberration to mimic the character colors. The spot coloring on objects were to indicate that they were “sparking” the souls. Soooo many Pixar world Easter eggs! Even a famous truck. 😉 The pizza shot was also one of the first shots we...
@BradBirdA113@m_giacchino Wow. That’s an amazing selection there. I feel like I’m often in the minority with the end of LaLaLand. I love it so much. Bittersweet is a hard sell in the US.
Have you seen this Toy Story Alien?
It was the work of my wife & Pixar animator, Amber Martorelli, but has been missing for years.
She’s been dealing with a mysterious chronic illness for years and is currently mostly bed bound. Help brighten her day by tracking it down?#pixar