Process: Movements
Pav Grochola
Fx Supervisor Sony Pictures Imageworks
PES
Oscar/Emmy-Nominated Animation Artist
Eva Cremers
3D Artist and Animation Director
Our second of three very special evening events in the Giant Screen at Millennium Point – ‘Process: Movements’ – features a top-notch line-up of three brilliant motion-related speakers.
Pawel ‘Pav’ Grochola is supervisor and Lead VFX artist for Sony Pictures Imageworks. He was recently part of the effects team for the Oscar® winning animation film: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and his credits include over 29 feature films and numerous awards.
Eva Cremers is a 3D Artist and Animation Director from The Netherlands, known for her tongue-in-cheek and playful artwork. Her distinctive graphic CGI style combines with her unique design sensibility to create charming, joyful worlds of fun. Eva boasts a growing client list including Nike, H&M, Samsung, Apple and the New York Times.
Oscar and Emmy-Nominated PES is the creator of some of the most widely viewed stop-motion films of all-time including Fresh Guacamole, Western Spaghetti, Submarine Sandwich, Game Over, Human Skateboard, KaBoom! and Roof Sex. On his YouTube Channel alone, PES’s films have been viewed over 1.4 BILLION times.
Talks
The Transformative Magic of Stop-Motion Animation: Manipulating analogue materials frame-by-frame – PES
Academy Award nominee PES shares specific details of how he creates in-camera effects in his films by manipulating common materials through the art of stop-motion animation. PES discusses the tricks he uses working with analogue materials, and how he teases new life out of them frame-by-frame. As a photographic-based animation technique, stop-motion (more so than other forms of animation) is bound by physical limitations in the real world – real objects, real lights, real world problems. The artist discusses how these limitations can lead to creative problem-solving that can delight and captivate viewers. You’ll never look at familiar objects the same way again.
Creating Computer Graphics with Artistic Intention – Pav Grochola
This presentation explores the fusion of art and technology, focusing on the techniques used in Spider-Verse films while incorporating broader art theories. Divided into three parts, the talk explores inherent properties of different mediums and processes, contrasting 3D animation vs 2D art techniques. It also highlights the importance of linework and the balance between procedural and handcrafted approaches in digital art. The second part discusses the role of information gaps in stimulating audience imagination, drawing from theories of perception in still art, animation and film. The presentation concludes with personal work examples to reinforce these concepts and illustrate the application of artistic intention in computer-generated imagery.
Designing Fun – Eva Cremers
Step into a joyful 3D world, where Eva shares her journey of accidentally becoming a successful 3D artist and director.
Exploring the intersection of imagination, technology and commercial brands, she comes armed with an honest talk filled with insights and fun!
Speakers
Pav Grochola
Fx Supervisor Sony Pictures Imageworks
Pav Grochola is an FX and Look of Picture Supervisor at Sony Pictures Imageworks, most recently completing work on the Academy Award®-nominated feature SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE.
After finishing his Fine Arts degree in Australia in 1999, Pav began his VFX career in commercials. He moved to London in 2002 to work on visual effects for live-action films. He has since worked on over 30 feature films and has received numerous awards. He has won Annie and Visual Effects Society awards for his effects work on SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE, EDGE OF TOMORROW, THE MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINES, and SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE.
PES
Oscar/Emmy-Nominated Animation Artist
Oscar and Emmy-Nominated PES is the creator of some of the most widely viewed stop-motion films of all-time including Fresh Guacamole, Western Spaghetti, Submarine Sandwich, Game Over, Human Skateboard, KaBoom! and Roof Sex. On his YouTube Channel alone, PES’s films have been viewed over 1.4 BILLION times.
PES‘s uncanny knack for transforming familiar objects and people through stop-motion animation has earned him global recognition and dozens of honors, including an Academy Award® nomination for Fresh Guacamole in 2013. (At 1 minute 40 seconds, Fresh Guacamole is the shortest film ever nominated for an Oscar, as confirmed by The New York Times and The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences). Now, with over a billion+ consolidated views online, Fresh Guacamole is the most-viewed Oscar short in history.
Eva Cremers
3D Artist and Animation Director
Eva is a 3D Artist and Animation Director from The Netherlands. Her playful, graphic CGI style combines with her unique design sensibility to create charming, joyful worlds of fun.
Adorning a multitude of different mediums, her signature elements and characters can be found in the form of digital art, sculptures, murals and apparel, for a growing list of global clients including H&M, Meta, Amazon Music, Apple and Samsung.
She aims to create work that sparks joy and brings huge smiles on people’s faces!