After the enthusiastically received premiere of the growing-up tale "Inside Out," John Lasseter presented a preview of Pixar and Disney Animation's upcoming slate.
The Pixar and Disney Animation chief creative officer presented footage to a Cannes Film Festival audience of Pixar's delayed movie "The Good Dinosaur," which he called the studio's biggest "What if?" – as in "What if the asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs actually missed Earth?"
Lasseter said the film about a boy and a dog reversed their usual roles, portraying a talking dinosaur and a wild, grunting boy, and touted the level of detail in the film's animation. It's due out Nov. 25.
He also previewed the "Finding Nemo" sequel: "Finding Dory," which is slated for summer 2016. Lasseter said in the 12 years since the original children's blockbuster, animation technology has greatly increased, especially its depiction of water.
Lasseter had no drawings of footage to show of the film he's directing, "Toy Story 4," but said it's "not as much a continuation of past films but a brand new chapter in the Toy Story world."
On the Disney Animation side, he promoted "Zootopia," which is about a world without humans populated by very human-like animals. Sloths, for instance, work at the Department of Motor Vehicles. Along with that film, planned for March 2016, Lasseter also previewed "Moana," a Polynesian princess musical.
"Moana" appeared to bear out Lasseter's recent proclamation at Cannes that Pixar and Disney are interested in having more female and ethnic protagonists.
SMPTE elects board officers, regional governors
SMPTE®,the home of media professionals, technologists, and engineers, has revealed the board officers and regional governors who will serve terms beginning in January 2025.
Three new officers--Richard Welsh as SMPTE president, Eric Gsell as SMPTE executive VP, and Polly Hickling as SMPTE Education VP--have been elected for a two-year term from Jan. 1, 2025, to Dec. 31, 2026. One SMPTE officer, Lisa Hobbs, will be continuing her service as SMPTE secretary and treasurer for another two-year term. Additionally, Raymond Yeung will be stepping into the role of standards VP on Jan. 1, 2025.
“SMPTE’s membership has spoken,” said SMPTE interim executive director Sally-Ann D’Amato. “These officers have been tasked with an important responsibility, one each of them is prepared to tackle head-on. These next two years are looking bright for SMPTE!”
In addition to the officers, 10 regional governors were elected by the Society to serve two-year 2025-2026 terms.
These include the following regional governors, re-elected to continue their service:
Asia-Pacific Region Governor
Tony Ngai, Society of Motion Imaging Ltd.
EMEA - Central & South America Region Governor
Fernando Bittencourt, FB Consultant
United Kingdom Region Governor
Chris Johns, Sky UK.
USA - Central Region Governor
William T. Hayes, Consultant
USA - Eastern Region Governor
Dover Jeanne Mundt, Riedel Communications
USA - Western Region Governor
Jeffrey F. Way, Open Drives
Also elected were four newcomers to the SMPTE Board:
Canada Region Governor
Jonathan Jobin, Grass Valley
USA - Hollywood Region Governor
Allan Schollnick, Voxx... Read More