Larry Gritz
Most Recent Affiliation(s):
- The George Washington University and Sony Pictures Imageworks, Graphics Software Engineer
Other Affiliation(s):
- Pixar Animation Studios
- Exluna, Inc.
- NVIDIA
Bio:
SIGGRAPH1995
Larry Gritz is a Graphics Software Engineer at Pixar. Prior to joining Pixar he developed the Blue Moon Rendering Tools (BMRT), a shareware, RenderMan-compliant renderer which supports ray tracing and radiosity. He expects to complete his PhD at the George Washington University later this year.
Course Organizer:
- SIGGRAPH 1999, "Advanced RenderMan: Beyond the Companion"
- SIGGRAPH 2000, "Advanced RenderMan 2: To RI_INFINITY and Beyond"
- SIGGRAPH 2001, "Advanced RenderMan 3"
- SIGGRAPH 2002, "RenderMan in Production"
- SIGGRAPH 2011, "Compiler Techniques for Rendering"
Learning Presentation(s):
Type: [Panels]
The Academy’s Scientific and Technical Awards: The Technology, the Awardees, and the Process Presenter(s): [Havaldar] [Gritz] [Warner] [Roble] [Wedig] [Swaaij] [Koylazov] [Whited] [Fascione] [Fajardo] [Piepol]
Entry No.: [09]
[SIGGRAPH 2017]
Type: [Courses]
Compiler Techniques for Rendering Organizer(s): [Gritz]
Presenter(s): [Gritz] [Leone] [Parker] [Slusallek] [Walter]
Entry No.: [20]
[SIGGRAPH 2011]
Type: [Courses]
GPU Shading and Rendering Organizer(s): [Olano]
Presenter(s): [Blythe] [Gritz] [Kilgard] [McCool] [Pellacini] [Scheuermann]
Entry No.: [03]
[SIGGRAPH 2006]
Type: [Courses]
GPU Shading and Rendering Organizer(s): [Olano]
Presenter(s): [Bleiweiss] [Gritz] [Hart] [Kilgard] [McCool] [Sander]
Entry No.: [37]
[SIGGRAPH 2005]
Type: [Courses]
RenderMan in Production Organizer(s): [Gritz]
Presenter(s): [Gritz] [Apodaca] [Quaroni] [Bredow] [Goldman] [Landis] [Pharr]
Entry No.: [16]
[SIGGRAPH 2002]
Type: [Courses]
Advanced RenderMan 3 Organizer(s): [Gritz]
Presenter(s): [Gritz] [Apodaca] [Bjorke] [Pharr] [Hery] [Treweek]
Entry No.: [48]
[SIGGRAPH 2001]
Type: [Courses]
Advanced RenderMan 2: To RI_INFINITY and Beyond Organizer(s): [Gritz]
Presenter(s): [Gritz] [Apodaca] [Prater] [Bredow] [Lancaster]
Entry No.: [40]
[SIGGRAPH 2000]
Type: [Panels]
How Free is Free Software Presenter(s): [Gritz] [Hibbard] [Lorensen] [Schroeder] [Tiemann]
Entry No.: [05]
[SIGGRAPH 2000]
Type: [Courses]
Advanced RenderMan: Beyond the Companion Organizer(s): [Gritz]
Presenter(s): [Gritz] [Apodaca] [Barzel] [Epps] [Hanson] [Johnston]
Entry No.: [25]
[SIGGRAPH 1999]
Role(s):
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