Pixar's Scott Clark, Michael B. Johnson, and Ricky Nierva on Making UP

Pixar's Scott Clark, Lead Animator; Michael B. Johnson, Moving Pictures Group Lead and Ricky Nierva, Development Artist, talk about creating UP at last April's EG5 Conference.

Two lessons from the talk: 

"Quality is the best business plan." - John Lasseter, Chief Creative Officer

"Pain is temporary. 'Suck' is forever." - Jason Deamer, Character Designer

Antonio Ortiz

Antonio Ortiz has always been an autodidact with an eclectic array of interests. Fascinated with technology, advertising and culture he has forged a career that combines them all. In 1991 Antonio developed one of the very first websites to market the arts. It was text based, only available to computer scientists, and increased attendance to the Rutgers Arts Center where he had truly begun his professional career. Since then Antonio has been an early adopter and innovator merging technology and marketing with his passion for art, culture and entertainment. For a more in-depth look at those passions, visit SmarterCreativity.com.