Pixar Talks at the Apollo
March 3, 2015
Lisa Gulasy
Pixar is taking over the Apollo Theatre Friday, March 6, but it won鈥檛 be the studio鈥檚 latest film crowds will be clamoring to see. Instead, they will hear Pixar employees Nicole Grindle and Jamie Woolf discuss what it鈥檚 like to work for one of the world鈥檚 most well-known animation studios.
Grindle, a Pixar producer, and Woolf, staff development manager, will lead two talks: 鈥溾 from 10 to 11 a.m. and 鈥溾 from noon to 1 p.m.
In 鈥淢aking a Film at Pixar,鈥 Grindle will explore the process of crafting a Pixar film. It鈥檚 a topic she knows well, having served as the production manager of A Bug鈥檚 Life, Monster鈥檚 Inc., The Incredibles, and Ratatouille, and as an associate producer on Toy Story 3 and Monster鈥檚 University.
鈥淭he Culture of Creativity: Pixar鈥 will focus on the environment Pixar creates for its employees to spur collective creativity. Woolf, who launched a groundbreaking in-house mentoring program at Pixar, will share how the studio educates, trains, and inspires staff to create a desirable workplace for creative visionaries.
Both talks are a part of the 2014-2015 Creativity & Leadership Speaker Series. They are free and open to the public.
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