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How technology lifts Pixar's 'Up'

Ken Wilson from NewSpring Twittered this link today and I had to share it.  It’s an article about the technological challenges that Pixar had in animating its new movie “Up” (i.e. what it required to replicate the physics of 10,000 interdependent helium balloons).  Great example of the disconnect that often exists between how the average viewer perceives a scene, and the massive workload that was endured to achieve those images.  Very cool and definitely worth a read!

Here is an excerpt:
As producer Jonas Rivera put it, “The audience looks at (the balloon cluster) and says, ‘Oh, that’s pretty.’ But they have no idea how much work went into it. We worked on that for over a year. (Then) the kid takes off his hat and runs his fingers through his hair. My mother will never know that took 15 people six weeks.” <—– And you thought your videos were tedious!)