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S05E08: Alain Chesnais — Lifelong Innovator
Math always came easily to Alain Chesnais, something he partially
attributes to genes. That ease has lent itself well to his career,
helping him navigate studies in math, science, and eventually computing.
Working with groundbreaking computer scientist Henri Gouraud
greatly impacted the trajectory of Alain's career, in part by
introducing him to computer graphics.
Alain has devoted his career to innovation and research, and
some of his achievements include the development of Maya, a tool
that is now widely used in the CG industry, as well as TrendSpottr,
a predictive analytics tool for social media.
In our conversation with Alain, he shares insights into his
career including his work with SIGGRAPH and how he played an
instrumental role in the launch of SIGGRAPH Asia. He also shares
tips on being an effective leader, and provides insight into
emerging trends he is most excited about.
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Host: Marina Antunes
Opening & Closing Credits by: Michael Edlund
Produced & Edited by: Joshua Peterman
©2023 Spark CG Society · All Rights Reserved.
Thank you to our sponsors!
TERABYTE: Creative BC.
MEGABYTE: Animal Logic · Capilano University · Netflix · Tickfilm.
KILOBYTE:
Atomic Cartoons · BRON · Doberman Pictures · DNEG · Image Engine · Industrial Light & Magic ·
Mainframe Studios · WildBrain Studios.
BYTE:
Animasia BC · CMPA BC · Digi BC · NOX VFX · Rotomaker · Scanline VFX ·
The Little Dev Shop · Vancouver Film School · Versatile Media · Walt Disney Animation Studios · Wētā FX
PARTNERS: ACM SIGGRAPH.
ORGANIZERS: Spark CG Society · Vancouver ACM SIGGRAPH.
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By The Spark podcast is a production of the Spark Computer Graphics Society.Math always came easily to Alain Chesnais, something he partially
attributes to genes. That ease has lent itself well to his career,
helping him navigate studies in math, science, and eventually computing.
Working with groundbreaking computer scientist Henri Gouraud
greatly impacted the trajectory of Alain's career, in part by
introducing him to computer graphics.
Alain has devoted his career to innovation and research, and
some of his achievements include the development of Maya, a tool
that is now widely used in the CG industry, as well as TrendSpottr,
a predictive analytics tool for social media.
In our conversation with Alain, he shares insights into his
career including his work with SIGGRAPH and how he played an
instrumental role in the launch of SIGGRAPH Asia. He also shares
tips on being an effective leader, and provides insight into
emerging trends he is most excited about.
Episode Links
Host: Marina Antunes
Opening & Closing Credits by: Michael Edlund
Produced & Edited by: Joshua Peterman
©2023 Spark CG Society · All Rights Reserved.
Thank you to our sponsors!
TERABYTE: Creative BC.
MEGABYTE: Animal Logic · Capilano University · Netflix · Tickfilm.
KILOBYTE:
Atomic Cartoons · BRON · Doberman Pictures · DNEG · Image Engine · Industrial Light & Magic ·
Mainframe Studios · WildBrain Studios.
BYTE:
Animasia BC · CMPA BC · Digi BC · NOX VFX · Rotomaker · Scanline VFX ·
The Little Dev Shop · Vancouver Film School · Versatile Media · Walt Disney Animation Studios · Wētā FX
PARTNERS: ACM SIGGRAPH.
ORGANIZERS: Spark CG Society · Vancouver ACM SIGGRAPH.
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