- William Reeves
Infobox Actor
name=William Reeves
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birthdate=
location=Toronto, Ontario,
Canada
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children= Julia, Oliver, & Ian Reeves
spouse= Ricki Blau
academyawards=1987 - Nominated: Animated Short Film
"Luxo, Jr. "
1988 - Won: Animated Short Film
"Tin Toy "
1997 - Won: Scientific and Engineering Award
For the original concept and the development of particle systems used to create computer generated visual effects in motion pictures.
1998 - Won: Scientific and Engineering Award
For the development of the Marionette Three-Dimensional Computer Animation System.William Reeves, also known as Bill, is a pioneer in the field of computer graphics. He was the technical director who worked with
John Lasseter on the animation breakthrough shorts:Luxo Jr andThe Adventures of André and Wally B. .John and Bill received an Oscar, 1988 Best Animated Short Film, for their work on the film
Tin Toy . Their collaboration continued with Bill acting as the Supervising Technical Director of the first feature length, computer-animated film:Toy Story .After completing a Ph.D. at the University of Toronto, Bill was hired by
George Lucas as a member of the LucasFilms Industrial Light and Magic, Computer Graphics Group. He was one of the founding employees ofPixar when it was sold in 1986 toSteve Jobs .External links
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