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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Edwin_CatmullEdwin Catmull - Wikipedia

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   Edwin Earl Catmull (born March 31, 1945) is an American computer scientist and animator who served as the co-founder of Pixar and the President of Walt Disney Animation Studios. [3][4][5] He has been honored for his contributions to 3D computer graphics, including the 2019 ACM Turing Award.

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3. continuum.utah.edu › features › the-imaginerThe Imaginer | Continuum

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   In the 1950s, young Ed Catmull loved Walt Disney animated films such as Pinocchio and Peter Pan. He dreamed of becoming an animator, and he filled up sketchbooks and created his own flipbooks. At Salt Lake City’s Granite High School in the 1960s, he took every art class he could.

4. www.readtheprofile.com › p › the-profile-dossier-edThe Profile Dossier: Ed Catmull, Pixar's Creative Genius

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   May 5, 2021 · Catmull, Steve Jobs, and John Lasseter pioneered a new generation of animation and forever changed the face of filmmaking. Here's how they brought inanimate objects to life with their own personalities, emotions, and moods.

5. www.ted.com › podcasts › rethinking-with-adam-grantHow Pixar’s Ed Catmull and Pete Docter make magic on and off ...

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   Jul 25, 2023 · And he went on to become the first person ever to win three Oscars for Best Animated Feature—for Up, Inside Out, and Soul. I've learned a lot from Pixar over the years, and Ed and Pete worked together for decades, so I couldn't wait to talk with them about making creative magic in teams where people have strong opinions.

6. archive.computerhistory.org › resources › accessOral History of Edwin 'Ed' Catmull; 2013-03-01

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   The reason I think of that incident is, after I graduated, I took a free university class in Seattle, and they were talking about certain elements of the gyroscopic effect, and they gave me an Oral History of Edwin “Ed” Catmull

7. medium.com › state-of-the-art-technology › the-magicThe Magic of RenderMan: Ed Catmull’s Journey from ... - Medium

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   Jun 23, 2024 · Its ability to produce photorealistic images revolutionized the film industry, making it possible to create stunning visual effects and lifelike animations. Here is the comparison of Renderman...

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   How did Catmull become an animator?

   • In high school Catmull wanted to work as an animator, but realizing that there were no educational paths to a career in animation in the United States at that time, he pivoted to work in physics and computer science, receiving two Bachelor’s of Science degrees in 1969 from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.

   Edwin Catmull - A.M. Turing Award Laureate

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   Who is Edwin Catmull?

   • For fundamental contributions to 3D computer graphics, and the impact of computer-generated imagery (CGI) in filmmaking and other applications. Edwin Catmull’s pioneering work in the field of computer graphics and animation underpins the film industry as we know it today.

   Edwin Catmull - A.M. Turing Award Laureate

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   Is Ed Catmull an original?

   • Um, he's an original. He has no attachment whatsoever to the status quo and is basically highly motivated to find a better way whenever there is one. Yeah, you are all those things, Ed Catmull. And that makes it really easy. It doesn't require a trick because the skill is built into your values in some ways.

   How Pixar’s Ed Catmull and Pete Docter make magic on and off screen

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   How old was Catmull when he was a child?

   • Catmull was born Parkersburg, West Virginia in 1945 but moved to Utah when he was six months old. His parents both worked in education, and his early childhood was heavily influenced by the growing postwar culture of science and technology along with the early animation of Walt Disney.

   Edwin Catmull - A.M. Turing Award Laureate

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   Did Ed Catmull say'my mind's eye is blind'?

   • "Aphantasia: Ex-Pixar chief Ed Catmull says 'my mind's eye is blind' ". BBC News. Retrieved April 15, 2022. ^ "Three Pixar execs get special Oscars". San Francisco Chronicle. February 1, 1996. Retrieved March 12, 2009. ^ Moody, Annemarie (January 6, 2009). "Academy to Honor Ed Catmull with Gordon E. Sawyer Oscar". Animation World Network.

   Edwin Catmull - Wikipedia

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   Why did Catmull start a new renderer?

   • Catmull: Initially since we were wrote a renderer, we knew that we had to solve the motion blur problem. So we started a project to come up with a new renderer. And the thing I believed at the time was that if we’re going to do something that was big, we had to start from scratch and rethink it.

   Oral History of Edwin 'Ed' Catmull; 2013-03-01 - Computer History Mus…

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9. amturing.acm.org › award_winners › catmull_1244219Edwin Catmull - A.M. Turing Award Laureate

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   Edwin Catmull’s pioneering work in the field of computer graphics and animation underpins the film industry as we know it today. Catmull was born Parkersburg, West Virginia in 1945 but moved to Utah when he was six months old.