Sony pictures image works' Pete Travers talks "wonderfood" VFX in Cloudy 2

Things I learned

•Pete Travers joined image works in 1999 to supervise effects animation on Hollow man

•Pete worked on Zathura, The Aviator, The Haunted Mansion, The Matrix reloaded, The Lord of the Rings: The Two towers, Stuart Little 2 and Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone

•He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Opinion

•Live action and animated films are completely different, you need lighters, effect animators, etc. for both but in animated features you make every pixel

Question

•if you are working with pixels in animation what do you work with in live action films?

Think Filmmaking is just for Extroverts? Here's 5 things Introverts bring to movies

Things I learned

•Introverts have two terrific character traits: they are deeply insightful and very analytical

•Filmmakers now have to choose between a wide array of filmmaking: features, feature docs, documentary shorts, music videos, viral shorts, commercials and other corporate work

•to make it a filmmaker needs to stand out from a crowded throng of very talented people

Opinions

•introverts are just as important as extroverts

•introverts bring great dynamics to filmmaking 

Question

•Are most Filmmakers introverts or extroverts?