A Conversation With Ted Ty

Ted has over 30 years of experience at the feature animation level. He has animated on 20 feature films and is now Global Head of Character Animation, Feature Animation at DNEG. His CG credits include "How to Train your Dragon 2 ", "Rise of the Guardians" and "Kung Fu Panda" among others. Before arriving at Dreamworks, he spent over 10 years at Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida doing traditional animation and worked on films such as "Mulan", "The Lion King" and "Lilo and Stitch" where he served as a Lead Animator.

He is a graduate of the CalArts Character Animation program where he was the senior animation instructor for 5 consecutive years. He has spoken around the world about animation and is also a Master Teacher and National Panelist at YoungArts Foundation as well as a regular lecturer at renowned CTN Expo.

We will discuss about his experience in the industry, how it evolved over time, teaching to the new generation of animators, how mentor and to be a source of inspiration for your team, how to deal with anxiety as a professional artist and if we have time.... we might also talk about his passion for ice hockey and martial arts.