Rex's Open Road
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Rex Grignon Highlight (1:00)
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Interview (4:29)
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Engineering to Animation (1:07)
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Infinite Number of Pathways (0:24)
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No Decision Is Absolute (1:37)
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Monkeys Falling Out Of Trees (0:16)
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Unexpected Turns (0:47)
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INTERVIEWED BY:
Atlanta Team
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INTERVIEW LOCATION:
Palo Alto, CA
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AIRED ON:
Public Television: Season Four
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ON DVD:
REX GRIGNON
Head of Character Animation
PDI/Dreamworks
“You kinda need to be ready for whatever comes your way.”
INTERESTS:
THEMES DISCUSSED:
Chance Exploration Opportunity Family Hobbies & Pastimes Passion Choices
TAGS:
art, being open, Canada, engineering, listen to yourself, math, pixar, quest, safety, science, security, toy story
BIOGRAPHY:
Coming from a background in Film Production, Animation and Computer Science, Rex is the head of Character Animation at Dreamworks Studios and has worked on movies like Antz, Shrek, Madagascar, and many other Dreamworks films. He has also worked for Pixar as an animator for Toy Story. He feels that animating allows him to use his right and left brains and is the perfect career for him.
