Rex Grignon

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Most Recent Affiliation(s):

DreamWorks Animation

Other / Past Affiliation(s):

Nimble Collective

Pacific Data Images (PDI)

Bio:

SIGGRAPH 2018

Rex Grignon is the CEO and Co-founder of Nimble Collective. A renowned animation and computer graphics pioneer, he worked as head of character animation for some of the top animated films of all time, including “Antz,” “Shrek,” and the “Madagascar” series, as well as contributing to films like “Toy Story” and “Kung-Fu Panda.” In 2006, Grignon was inducted into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for his contributions to the field of animation. Additionally, Rex has taught animation and storytelling at conferences, festivals, and universities around the world.

Experience Category: Jury Member:

, SIGGRAPH 2018

Learning Category: Jury Member:

Talks (Sketches), SIGGRAPH 1999

Learning Category: Presentation(s):

Type: [Talks (Sketches)]
Merging bipedal and quadrupedal functionality into one rig for Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Presenter(s): [Grignon ] [Huang ] [Vogt ]
[SIGGRAPH 2008]

Type: [Courses ]
Madagascar: Bringing a New Visual Style to the Screen Organizer(s): [Minter] [Gluckman]
Presenter(s): [Johnson ] [Cronkhite ] [Grignon ] [Huang ] [Rentel-Lavin ] [Singer ] [Vogt ]
Entry No.: [05 ]
[SIGGRAPH 2005]

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