DreamWorks engineers were able to harness the full computational power of multi-core HP workstations, providing animators a real-time creative tool that not only introduced more intuitive and artist-driven workflows into the animation pipeline, but eliminated numerous time-consuming processes where animators would waste multiple minutes, over and over each day, waiting for the execution of simple processes like viewing shot changes or loading a new set of character assets for a scene.įor their key contributions to Premo’s development, the award, which recognizes individuals who have added value to the filmmaking process, will be presented to Alex Powell for the design and engineering, Jason Reisig for the interaction design, and Martin Watt and Alex Wells for the high-performance execution engine of the Premo character animation system. Initiated in 2008, first rolled out on production during How to Train Your Dragon 2 and used on all subsequent studio-produced feature films including the current Oscar-nominated Boss Baby, Premo was designed from scratch to take advantage of the then relatively new multiple core CPU technology through the scalable use of parallel processing. One of the many achievements being honored at this Saturday’s annual Motion Picture Academy Scientific and Technical Awards is DreamWorks’ Premo animation platform.
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