
Dave Robert David Robert likes connecting things together in weird ways. Ken has been a user since Houdini 1.1, memory leak and all. He was the Character Supervisor on the Wild (a Houdini-centric pipeline with modeling, rigging, animation, lighting all done in Houdini). Digital Pictures (Toronto, Canada) and is also juggling the Modeling Supervisor position (character/Įnvironmental) for C.O.R.E. Ken Ouellette Ken Ouellette is currently the CTO for C.O.R.E. Andrew Lyons Andrew Lyons is an Effects TD at Laika, and has used Prisms/ Houdini since 1995. His CG career began a decade ago while working at SEGA and Alias in Tokyo and he is currently on the FX team at Digital Domain. Kenneth Ibrahim Kenneth Ibrahim has worked on a number of feature films using Houdini including Peter Pan, Superman Returns, Flags of our Fathers, and Pirates of the Caribbean III.
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George ElKoura George ElKoura is currently a Software Engineer at Pixar, prior to which he worked on Houdini at Side Effects Software. Alex Budovski Alex Budovski is a student presently studying Software Engineering with a particular interest in 3D production and rendering. He continues to be a thorn in the side of SESI’s R&D department. I had lots of help, and I’d like to acknowledge the individuals who contributed to the tips in this book: Peter Bowmar Peter Bowmar is an Effects TD at Framestore-CFC in London. And to Lottie, who got a lot fewer walks than she was used to.Ĭredit Where Credit is Due A book like this cannot be written by one person – it’s just not possible to know every aspect of a product as deep and wide as Houdini.


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