María José Herrera Barrera
Production Manager for animated movies and digital media projects. He is currently working for Sony Pictures Imageworks in the second movie of Spiderman into the Spider-verse.
Her work experience began in Colombia and Brazil as an assistant director, editor, motion graphic designer, and other times in production roles for different projects on set, including commercials and international productions.
After graduating with a Masters in Digital Media from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, she joined the visual effects production department at the industrial company, Light & Magic, working on movies like "Overlord", "Skyscraper" and "Terminator Dark Fate." She became Manager at Sony Pictures Imageworks after completing the production of the animated movie "Connected." She's also a member of WIA (Women in Animation) and has participated in the annual conference SIGGRAPH 2018 and 2019 as Stage Manager of the VR Theater.
Masterclass: The journey to understand the pipeline of Animation and Visual Effects.
The workshop will feature a complete breakdown of the Animation and Visual Effects Pipeline, from the production department perspective: How it is applied in major studios compared to small and medium-sized companies, and what constitutes the industry standards. This journey will include all the disciplines with their functions and professional paths, including examples. Besides, how the pipeline keeps evolving for better efficiency and industry requirements.