U3 L4 Multimedia Artists In The Workplace

Question 1

What was the multimedia art installation in the San Jose airport?

Answer 1

eCLOUD

• created by Google’s Creative Lab Data Arts Team (GCLDAT)
• panels mimicking clouds
• responds to data downloads of weather information

Question 2

Who is the head of Google’s Creative Lab Data Arts Team?

Answer 2

Aaron Koblin

Question 3

What word best characterizes the field of multimedia?

Answer 3

innovative

Question 4

Where is Pixar’s animation studio?

Answer 4

Emeryville, California

Question 5

What are the beginnings of Pixar?

Answer 5

-1979, George Lucas (Star Wars Filmmaker) asks Ed Katmull (at New York Institute of Technology) to come to Lucasfilm and develop a computer graphics division

Question 6

When did John Lasseter join the Lucasfilm computer graphics division?

Answer 6

1983

Question 7

When did Steve Jobs buy the Lucasfilm Computer Graphics Division? What did he rename it?

Answer 7

• 1986

- Pixar

Question 8

What short film became the first computer-animated short film to win an Academy award? And when?

Answer 8

• Tin Toy

- 1988

Question 9

When did Disney and Pixar sign an agreement to make one animated feature together?

Answer 9

1991

Question 10

When did Toy story come out? What did it become?

Answer 10

• 1995

- first full-length computer animated feature film

Question 11

What software did Pixar create?

Answer 11

RenderMan

Question 12

What is rendering?

Answer 12

computer processing of-

• animation
• figure creation
• shadowing
• texturing

Question 13

What is necessary for the growth of multimedia as an industry?

Answer 13

creation of new software

Question 14

What are two design softwares that multimedia artists can use?

Answer 14

Photoshop and Illustrator

Question 15

What is Illustrator?

Answer 15

industry-standard design software by Adobe Systems

Question 16

What is Photoshop?

Answer 16

industry-standard photographic manipulation software

Question 17

What is a Wacom Tablet?

Answer 17

digital art pad connected to computer

Question 18

what are examples of multimedia art systems?

Answer 18

• Editing software
• compositing
• motion/special effects
• storyboarding
• animation
• photography manipulation

ECM SAP

Question 19

What are the qualities of a multimedia artist that keep them working?

Answer 19

• flexibility
• talent
• skill
• working independently
• team player

Question 20

What type of multimedia artist can be assets to small companies that do not have production teams?

Answer 20

artists who have wide-range of skills (can do many jobs)

Question 21

What type of jobs can multimedia artists have?

Answer 21

• commissions

- hire on contract to work on project (film/theater)

Question 22

What is included in a contract hiring multimedia artists?

Answer 22

• time
• services
• salaries

Question 23

After the artist completes the project, does the hiring company have responsibility to employ the artist further?

Answer 23

• no

- but will call those who are a good fit for further contracts

Question 24

Why should a multimedia artist be reliable and a positive professional?

Answer 24

leads to referrals and recommendations for other employers

Question 25

Does being talented, personable, and highly trained guarantee a multimedia artists job offers?

Answer 25

no

Question 26

What is combination is favorable for a multimedia artist looking to gain a background?

Answer 26

training and work experience

Question 27

What did Andy Serkins play the character of in the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit films?

Answer 27

Gollum

Question 28

What aspects of a film are multimedia artists involved in?

Answer 28

• designing
• shooting
• producing
• editing
• distributing

DSP ED

Question 29

What is the most important job skill a small company seeking a multimedia artist
would look for?

Answer 29

versatility