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Go behind the scenes with the talented artists and creative teams behind today’s most celebrated animated features, shorts, and series.
Production Sessions offer an in-depth look at the artistic processes, technical challenges, and creative decisions that bring these projects to life. Gain exclusive insights and firsthand knowledge from the minds shaping the future of animation.
Join Animation Director Jason Boose and VFX Supervisor Freddy Chaleur as they walk us through the creative process of bringing Garfield off the page and onto the big screen.
Image Credit: The Garfield Movie © 2024 Sony Pictures Entertainment. All Rights Reserved.
SPEAKERS
Freddy Chaleur
VFX Supervisor // DNEG Animation
(Bad Fairies, The Garfield Movie, Sherlock Gnomes)
Freddy Chaleur, a seasoned VFX supervisor at DNEG Animation, possesses a 24-year career in animation, contributing to major projects for Disney, Sony, and Paramount.
His passion ignited at the age of nine when he acquired his first computer, self-teaching programming for image creation. Armed with a background in math, computer graphics, and art, Freddy began his journey as a lighting/compositing artist.
From video games, TV series to feature films, he has worked internationally, from France and North America to his current base in London, showcasing his versatile expertise and unwavering love for the craft.
Jason Boose
Animation Director // DNEG Animation
(The Garfield Movie, The Little Prince, Ratatouille, Madagascar)
Jason Boose is a leading talent in the Canadian animation industry with unparalleled feature film experience.
He was an integral part of the animation team for many of Disney/Pixar most successful films such as Ratatouille, UP, Cars and Lilo & Stitch. He helped develop and storyboard films for Blue Sky/Fox, directed the acclaimed Christmas special, The Magic Hockey Skates for primetime broadcast on CBC television and was the Animation Supervisor on The Little Prince feature film.
Shelley Smith
Producer // DNEG Animation
(The Garfield Movie, Ron's Gone Wrong, Mr. Spam Gets a New Hat, Coco)
Shelley Smith made her debut as a Producer in 2021 with the animated short Mr. Spam Gets a New Hat. The short was directed by William Joyce and is the winner of Best 3D Short at Spark Animation Festival and the Best Animated Short at NY Shorts International Film Festival. She started in Feature Animation in 2010 as an intern at Pixar Animation Studios before moving on to MPC as a Senior Animation Coordinator and eventually landing at DNEG as a Production Supervisor.
Over the last decade, she has worked on six feature films, including Pixar’s Coco and Toy Story 4, MPC’s Jungle Book and DNEG’s Ron’s Gone Wrong, as well as numerous shorts and television specials.
She has also worked in clearances and development for Pixar, utilising her law degree from the University of Florida. Most recently, Shelley served as the Producer on Sony's feature animation The Garfield Movie.
Go behind the scenes with the talented artists and creative teams behind today’s most celebrated animated features, shorts, and series.
Production Sessions offer an in-depth look at the artistic processes, technical challenges, and creative decisions that bring these projects to life. Gain exclusive insights and firsthand knowledge from the minds shaping the future of animation.
Join Animation Director Jason Boose and VFX Supervisor Freddy Chaleur as they walk us through the creative process of bringing Garfield off the page and onto the big screen.
Image Credit: The Garfield Movie © 2024 Sony Pictures Entertainment. All Rights Reserved.
SPEAKERS
Freddy Chaleur
VFX Supervisor // DNEG Animation
(Bad Fairies, The Garfield Movie, Sherlock Gnomes)
Freddy Chaleur, a seasoned VFX supervisor at DNEG Animation, possesses a 24-year career in animation, contributing to major projects for Disney, Sony, and Paramount.
His passion ignited at the age of nine when he acquired his first computer, self-teaching programming for image creation. Armed with a background in math, computer graphics, and art, Freddy began his journey as a lighting/compositing artist.
From video games, TV series to feature films, he has worked internationally, from France and North America to his current base in London, showcasing his versatile expertise and unwavering love for the craft.
Jason Boose
Animation Director // DNEG Animation
(The Garfield Movie, The Little Prince, Ratatouille, Madagascar)
Jason Boose is a leading talent in the Canadian animation industry with unparalleled feature film experience.
He was an integral part of the animation team for many of Disney/Pixar most successful films such as Ratatouille, UP, Cars and Lilo & Stitch. He helped develop and storyboard films for Blue Sky/Fox, directed the acclaimed Christmas special, The Magic Hockey Skates for primetime broadcast on CBC television and was the Animation Supervisor on The Little Prince feature film.
Shelley Smith
Producer // DNEG Animation
(The Garfield Movie, Ron's Gone Wrong, Mr. Spam Gets a New Hat, Coco)
Shelley Smith made her debut as a Producer in 2021 with the animated short Mr. Spam Gets a New Hat. The short was directed by William Joyce and is the winner of Best 3D Short at Spark Animation Festival and the Best Animated Short at NY Shorts International Film Festival. She started in Feature Animation in 2010 as an intern at Pixar Animation Studios before moving on to MPC as a Senior Animation Coordinator and eventually landing at DNEG as a Production Supervisor.
Over the last decade, she has worked on six feature films, including Pixar’s Coco and Toy Story 4, MPC’s Jungle Book and DNEG’s Ron’s Gone Wrong, as well as numerous shorts and television specials.
She has also worked in clearances and development for Pixar, utilising her law degree from the University of Florida. Most recently, Shelley served as the Producer on Sony's feature animation The Garfield Movie.
