Rick E. Sayre
Most Recent Affiliation(s):
- Pixar Animation Studios
Other / Past Affiliation(s):
- The University of Chicago
Bio:
SIGGRAPH 2017
Rick Sayre has been at Pixar Animation Studios for three decades. His feature credits include a long list of Pixar films from “Toy Story” onwards. He has also been involved extensively in theater, live action visual effects and interactive art. Recently, he contributed to standards and workflows for high dynamic range feature film production and exhibition. He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, the Visual Effects Society and SMPTE. He is currently supervising an upcoming animated feature.
SIGGRAPH 1992
Rick Sayre joined Pixar in 1987. He received his B.S.E.E. from the University of California at Berkeley and studied film at the University of California at Davis. At Pixar, he built a wide variety of warping and image processing tools and constructed shaders before joining the Animation Production Group, where he is a technical director and production software developer. Rick has outside interests which could be used to label him Art Damaged, and occasionally blows up performance artists.
Experience Category: Jury Member:
Learning Category: Presentation(s):
![“The Incredibles 2”: Suit Up, It Might Get Weird!](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2018-Production-Session-Abousaeedi_The-Incredibles-2-Suit-Up-It-Might-Get-Weird-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Production Sessions]
“The Incredibles 2”: Suit Up, It Might Get Weird! Presenter(s): [Abousaeedi] [Albright] [Bonifacio] [Burrows] [Cameron] [Eggleston] [Fariss] [Kalal] [Kanyuk] [Mathot] [Metschan] [Nettleship] [Parker] [Peachey] [Sandros] [Sayre] [Schaffer] [Smitt] [Varagnolo] [Watral] [Wise]
[SIGGRAPH 2018]
![The Making of](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1996-01-Course-Cover-The-Making-of-Toy-Story-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Courses]
The Making of "Toy Story" Presenter(s): [Walters] [Ranft] [Kratter] [Ostby] [Sayre] [Smyrl] [Good] [Docter] [Calahan] [Jacob]
Entry No.: [01]
[SIGGRAPH 1996]
![Writing Renderman Shaders](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/1992-21-Cover-Writing-Renderman-Shaders-1-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Courses]
Writing Renderman Shaders Organizer(s): [Apodaca] [Peachey]
Presenter(s): [Apodaca] [Peachey] [Porter] [Sayre] [Smyrl]
Entry No.: [21]
[SIGGRAPH 1992]
![3D Galatea: Entry of three-dimensional moving points from multiple perspective views](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/1982-Technical-Papers-Mackay_3D-Galatea-Entry-of-three-dimensional-moving-points-from-multiple-perspeetive-views-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
3D Galatea: Entry of three-dimensional moving points from multiple perspective views Presenter(s): [MacKay] [Sayre] [Potel]
[SIGGRAPH 1982]
![Interacting with the GALATEA film analysis system](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/1976-Techncial-Papers-Potel_INTERACTING-WITH-THE-GALATEA-FILM-ANALYSIS-SYSTEM-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Interacting with the GALATEA film analysis system Presenter(s): [Potel] [Sayre]
[SIGGRAPH 1976]
Role(s):
- Computer Animation Jury Member
- Course Presenter
- Production Session Presenter
- Technical Paper Presenter