THURSDAYNovember 9

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Page-Barbour Funds in collaboration with the School of Architecture, the Department of Mathematics and the Virginia Film Festival

Dr. Tony De RosePIXAR ANIMATION STUDIOS(

Organisers: Sara Maloni (Maths), Earl Mark (Architecture), Wesley Harris (VFF)

The Science of Pixar: Filmmaking has undergone a revolution brought on by advances in areas such as computer technology, science, and applied mathematics. Using numerous examples drawn from Pixar’s feature films, this talk will provide a behind the scenes look at the role

these disciplines have played in the revolution.Wavelets for Computer Graphics: Wavelets are a

mathematical tool for hierarchically decomposing functions. They allow any function to be described in terms of a coarse overall shape, plus

details that range from broad to narrow. In this talk I'll present a tutorial introduction to wavelets and describe a number of areas in computer

graphics where wavelets have been applied.

3:30pm: The Science of Pixar (Newcomb Theatre)

5:30pm: Wavelets for Computer Graphics 

(Kerchof Hall)