Anthony A. Apodaca is Director of Graphics Research and Development at

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. He is co-creator of the

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(RISpec). His film credits include almost all of the titles produced by Pixar.

Awards

In 1993, Apodaca, along with 6 others, received an

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in science and engineering for the development of

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software. In 2013, he won the

13th Visual Effects Society Awards 13th Visual Effects Society Awards February 4, 2015 ---- Best Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture: ''Dawn of the Planet of the Apes'' The 13th Visual Effects Society Awards was held in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton Hot ...

award for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project for the 3D dark ride '' RATATOUILLE: L’Aventure Totalement Torquee de Remy'' and received a nomination at the 2018

16th Visual Effects Society Awards 16th Visual Effects Society Awards February 13, 2018 ---- Best Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture: '' War for the Planet of the Apes'' ---- Best Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode: ''Game of Thrones'' – Beyond the W ...

for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project for ''

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'', a simulator ride at

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Bibliography

*Anthony A. Apodaca,

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: ''Advanced RenderMan: Creating CGI for Motion Pictures'',

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