The Making of A Bug's Life -- An Epic of Miniature Proportions

                             Bill Reeves
                               Pixar
 
      (NOTE: Please note the unusual day, time, and location:
        Monday, 4:15pm, refreshments at 3:45pm
       MS 2158,  also known as the J.R. Mcleod Auditorium)

                              ABSTRACT
 The  animated  film  "A  Bug's  Life"  will be one of the highest
 grossing films of 1998 and one of the highest  rated  by  critics
 and  the public alike.  Fundamental to its success was its empha-
 sis on a great story and strong characters. But underlying  this,
 A  Bug's  Life  was groundbreaking in its utilization of computer
 animation and computer technology.
 
 This talk will take us behind the scenes in the making of A Bug's
 Life.   In  particular, we'll examine how computer technology was
 used, where it worked, and where it didn't.