Rob Bredow

Category: projects

  • Surf’s Up at Siggraph

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    There is a new trailer for the Siggraph Electronic Theater posted on myspace which includes a few seconds of Surf’s Up. [Enjoy](http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2038104277).

  • AWN Chronicals the Visual Effects in Surf’s Up

    AWN Chronicals the Visual Effects in Surf’s Up

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    !@(/2007/06/surfsrb01_SurfsUp-leg20_comp_v53_4k.jpg popimg: “Z is for Zurfing”) [AWN](http://surfsup.awn.com/?type=article&artID=4) has published an article that I wrote about supervising Surf’s Up. [Visit](http://surfsup.awn.com/?type=article&artID=4) for some cool pictures and a couple of stories from the production.

  • Surf’s Up Review Are In

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    The reviews for Surf’s Up are in and, for the most part, everyone loves it: The [consensus](http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/surfs_up/about.php#consensus) from [Rotten Tomatoes](http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/surfs_up/): > Surf’s Up is a laid back, visually stunning animated movie presented in a witty mockumentary format. From Peter Debruge at [Variety](http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117933811.html?categoryid=31&cs=1): > Much effort was expended in getting the waves to look just right…

  • Surf’s Up (Wii)

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    Here’s a look at the Wii version of the video game from Ubisoft. Looks like it’s going to rock.

  • Press Conference in Hawaii

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    Some of the first images released from the film as well as an interview with a few of the stars. Sal Masekela, Rob Machado and Kelly Slater had a blast doing the voices for penguins in the animated film “Surf’s Up,” set to be released in June. Read more: The Star Bulletin The Honolulu Advertiser…

  • Sir Howard Stringer

    Sir Howard Stringer

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    I met [Sir Howard Stringer](http://www.sony.com/SCA/bios/stringer.shtml) for the first time today. I think I was introduced to him as “the guy with the largest brain you’ll ever meet”. It was meant as a compliment. After an introduction like that you want to try to say something clever. Nothing came to mind.

  • Cortes Bank

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    One of the most amazing experiences of my life was visiting Cortes bank with professional surfers Carlos Burle and Jamie Sterling and Producer/Cinematographer J.P. Beeghly:

  • Megiddo – The Destruction of the Colliseum

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    !@(projects/megiddo/maquette.jpg:L popimg: “Colliseum Maquette”) It started as a line in the script: INSERT [PARIS] A comet races towards the earth and destroys the Eiffel Tower. After doing some initial storyboarding and planning I presented an alternative to the director and producers. The Eiffel Tower (along with all of Paris) had been suitably destroyed in Armageddon…

  • Stuart Little – FX

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    !@(projects/misc/stu-tub-face.jpg popimg: “Stuart in a Washing Machine”)The evolution of the first Stuart Little film was a very interesting process to watch as we created the star of the film to fill the empty mostly photographic plates. This was one of the very first times a CG character held a major role in a film so…