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Jay Ward – Creative Director – Pixar Studios:
Blackhawk Museum
3700 Blackhawk Plaza Cir, Danville
Saturday, June 24th, 2017
10:30am – 12:30pm | (included w/ museum general admission)Jay Ward came to Pixar Animation Studios in December 1998 to work as an art department production assistant on the 2001 feature film, “Monsters, Inc.” He was soon promoted to coordinator, and in 2001 began early development work on the 2006 film, “Cars.” During the production of “Cars,” Ward’s knowledge of the automotive world led him to play different roles on the film, including the character team manager and automotive consultant to the film’s director and co-director, John Lasseter and Joe Ranft. He went on to manage the art department for “Ratatouille,” “Brave” and was the Associate Producer on the Pixar Short “Presto” in 2008.
Ward contributed his expertise on ‘all-things-cars’ for Disney Pixar’s feature film “Cars 2”, and was also a key consultant in the creation and production of “Cars Land” at Disney’s California Adventure Park in Anaheim, California. Ward continues to contribute his enthusiasm for cars and his artistic passions to the creation of any and everything within the “Cars” Franchise, and is currently working as the Creative Director on Disney Pixar’s upcoming feature film, “Cars 3,” set for release on June 16, 2017.
We hope that you can join us for this fascinating talk about the “Cars” franchise and peek behind the scenes of the magical animation studio in our own backyard, Pixar.