Paper Title: Big Memory for 3D Animation and Visual Effects

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Paper Author: Hank Driscoll, Head of Computer Graphics, Cinesite

Author Bio: Hank Driskill is the Head of Computer Graphics for Feature Animation at Cinesite, an international company focused on creating award-winning visual effects and feature animation. He has been active in the visual effects and animation industries for over 25 years, working on such well-known films as Apollo 13, Fifth Element, Titanic, Bolt, Big Hero 6, and Moana. Before joining Cinesite, he was CTO at Blue Sky Studios, a division of Disney, and a Technical Supervisor at Walt Disney Animation Studios. He also has patents and publications in areas ranging from production pipelines and queue management to non-photorealistic rendering techniques and methodologies for artistic control of image creation. He earned his PhD in computer science from the University of Utah, the academic world leader in computer graphics education.