Presented by ATLAS Graduate Program
Wednesday, Nov 1
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Location
Cofrin Auditorium (ATLS 100), Roser ATLAS Building
Event Details
ATLAS and the BOLD Center welcome Boulder native Danielle Feinberg for a movie preview and talk on computing, animation and her work as director of photography for lighting at Pixar Animation Studios. Learn how Feinberg took her love of computers and creativity from the halls of Boulder High to the studios at Pixar.
High school students interested in learning about an exciting new major that blends creative practice with technical expertise are encouraged to arrive a half hour early for an information session about ATLAS’ Technology, Arts and Media (TAM) program, an exciting new major. >>more
The Young Women in Creative Technologies Info Session happens Wednesday, Nov. 1 from 4 to 4:30 p.m. in the ATLAS Hackery, room 208. RSVP here.
About the speaker:
Danielle Feinberg, director of photography for lighting, began her career at Pixar in 1997 at age 23. Her initial role was the lead render technical director on “A Bug’s Life,” where she was in charge of a team of nine people. She soon discovered her passions for lighting, a unique combination of technology and art. In the 18 years since, she has worked on nine Pixar feature films. Feinberg’s roles have included master lighting artist on “Toy Story 2” and “Monsters, Inc.;” lead lighting artist on “The Incredibles;“ and CG supervisor on “Finding Nemo,” where her teams created the scenes in the depths of the ocean, including the field of pink jellyfish and the rollercoaster ride with the turtles.
A native of Boulder and a graduate of Boulder High School, Feinberg’s love of combining computers and art began at age 8, when she programmed a Logo turtle to create images. Her passion for computers and art eventually led to a Bachelor of Arts in computer science from Harvard University. In addition to her work at Pixar, Feinberg enjoys photographing the real world with its ornery, non-virtual light. She also works with teenage girls, encouraging them to pursue math and science by demonstrating the same “beautiful simplicity” she found with the programmed art of the Logo turtle. Her support of gender diversity in computing included a featured appearance in the 2015 film, “CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap.”
