Summer Intern - Technical - Assisting Animation with Physics
Walt Disney Animation Studios
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Full Time Unpaid Internship
The WDAS Technology Department develops software for our animated films. Software
Engineers work closely with production users to create tools for modeling, rigging, animation,
dynamics, shading, effects, look, and/or rendering while leveraging experience in graphics
technology, mathematics, and research. Software Engineers on the Motion & Simulation team
works in two different and mostly decoupled areas in computer graphics: Animation & Simulation.
Animation is concerned with precise control over motion frame to frame and is usually done ''by
hand'' by artists in interactive workflows whereas simulation is more related to physically-based
phenomena and needs expensive computation.
Project Overview
The goal of this internship is to explore the use of efficient interactive simulation techniques to
assist physically based animation. The intern will study and analyze the existing animation
workflows; assess the feasibility and integrate existing real time physics engines into our
production pipeline.
Responsibilities
• Familiarize themselves with existing Disney animation and simulation workflows
• Gather requirements and input from production artists on desired workflows
• Propose changes to the animation workflow that incorporate fast simulation techniques
• Evaluate existing real-time physics engines for use in the production of animated
features
• Integrate prototypes into existing production workflows
• Demonstrate products to stakeholders
• Take direction and work independently with support and mentoring
• Document progress and results throughout the internship with a final presentation at the end
Requirements
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong C programming skills
• Majoring in Computer Science, Mathematics, or User Interface/Interaction Design programs
• Experience or relevant coursework in Computer Graphics
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with interface design
• Experience with animation workflows
• Experience in physically based simulation techniques such as Position Based Dynamics
The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.