Hidetaka Yosumi, founder and CEO of Studio Nowake, will show us the magic behind iconic projects such as Final Fantasy, BOLT, Tangled, Wreck it Ralph, Little Prince, Love, Death and Robots: The Witness.
Also, he will talk about what Studio Nowake is, how it works, and his thoughts of the future for our industries with upcoming new technology and art. He will be willing to share all his knowledge in the industries where you need to tell your story to the world.
This session is designed to spark creativity and open new perspectives for students, professionals, and anyone passionate about telling stories that captivate the world.
Hidetaka was born and raised in Osaka, Japan, currently lives in Tenerife as Founder/CEO of Studio Nowake, a tech and art company for digital character creation for multi-platforms and industries: animation, video game, VFX, metaverse/XR, fashion and architect. His team has developed an auto rig software in Maya which can be downloaded and free to use for all the tech artists to be able to rig characters for Disney/Pixar quality animation films.
For over 26 years in the 3D animation and video game industry, his main interest has been focused on the digital character creation process including modelling, rigging, hair/cloth dynamics simulation, hair grooming and cloth tailoring.
He has worked at SQUARE-ENIX (Tokyo), Walt Disney Animation (LA), Mikros Image (Paris, Montreal), Illion Animation Studio (AKA Skydance Animation, Madrid)
