Stuart Sumida
Biology Professor & Animal and Human Anatomical Consultant
Stuart Sumida is a biologist and paleontologist who earned his bachelors and doctoral degrees from UCLA, and later did postdoctoral work at the University of Chicago.??He is now a professor of Biology at the California State University campus in San Bernardino.??He studies animal structure, function, and evolution; he has written three books and nearly 100 peer-reviewed publications. He has worked as an animal and human anatomical consultant to animation, VFX, and game studios for over 25 years, first working with Walt Disney Feature Animation on?Beauty and the Beast, Lion King, and others.??Since then he has worked with DreamWorks, SONY ImageWorks, DreamQuest, PIXAR, Blue Sky, MPC, FrameStore, Double Negative, and ILM, Guerrilla, Blizzard, RockSteady, and Creative Assembly Games, and Walt Disney Imagineering.??He has worked on over 60 feature films, including the first and last?Harry Potter?films, the?How to Train Your Dragon?films,?Life f Pi,?Ratatouille, the first?Guardians of the Galaxy, Greatest Showman, Jumanji, Zootopia,?Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom, and others. Most recently he’s received screen credit for his work on?Abominable?with DreamWorks and on?Soul?with Pixar. Upcoming projects include Spirit Riding Free with DreamWorks, and Season Three of His Dark Materials with FrameStore.
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Events featuring Stuart Sumida
Humans Arn't Just Men
We are delighted to welcome back anatomical consultant Stuart Sumida to share his knowledge with a brand new talk about getting female and children's anatomy correct - especially in action flicks. Stuart delighted Animex audiences last year with his talk and masterclass. We know he will deliver again this year so keep an eye out for further details on his talk topic coming very soon, and don't forget to book his acclaimed masterclass on Saturday afternoon.
Animex AVFXAnimal Locomotion for Animators
Using examples from dozens of animated and VFX projects, Stuart Sumida will provide an overview of locomotion and movement biomechanics of animated characters from walking to complex high-speed gaits. This work shop will be a must for any artist who will deal with the complex movements of animal characters. NOTE - WE STILL HAVE TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR THIS MASTERCLASS, PLEASE BUY ONLINE OR CONTACT idarahayu@kdu.edu.my TO RESERVE A PLACE AND PAY IN CASH ON THE DAY.
Animex Masterclass