Date/Time
Date(s) - 08/02/2021
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Category(ies)
Emily Mollenkopf and Meredith Hom:
The Pixar Process (of Story Development)
Pixar Animation Studios has a story development process that is unique in the industry. Development Executive Emily Mollenkopf will walk you through how Pixar scouts writers, matches them with directors, then supports them in creating engaging characters, believable worlds, and compelling stories. Department Manager Meredith Hom will then go through the basic stages of Pixar’s Production Pipeline from early Art development, to the final rendered images that you see on the big screen.
Bios
Emily Mollenkopf is the Senior Development Executive at Pixar Animation Studios. Emily began her career at G4 Television producing content for X-Play and Attack of the Show. As Senior Development Executive Emily gives directors creative feedback as they begin the process of crafting their stories, matches them with screenwriters, and conducts research to help deepen the worlds of their films. She holds a BA from Swarthmore College and an MFA from USC’s Peter Stark Producing Program.
Meredith Hom is a feature film department manager, having managed teams such as Art, Story, and Editorial during her 10 year tenure at Pixar. After studying Interior Design at Louisiana State University, her path to film started by working on the 2011 remake of the classic film Foootloose! as an art department PA and has since brought her to Pixar to work in the animation industry! Her Pixar film credits include Finding Dory, Coco, and most recently, Soul.
Zoom Information
Topic: Chapter Meeting for Houston SCBWI
Time: Aug 2, 2021 06:30 PM
Join Zoom Meeting: https://scbwi.zoom.us/j/97632157153
Meeting ID: 976 3215 7153
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