Film fans will get the inside track on one of the world鈥檚 most successful movie-making studios when Aberdeen鈥檚 newest festival kicks off tomorrow (May 10).
One of the technical supervisors in production at Disney鈭橮颈虫补谤, Gordon Cameron, is giving a talk at the , which has been organised by the 51cg and takes place between May 10 and 12.
Gordon - also a graduate of the University - is the only Scot working for the animation studio in California which has produced a string of hits including Toy Story, Finding Nemo, Up and Brave.
The computing science graduate - whose work involves overseeing, planning and collaborating with technical artists working on individual film projects - will give an insight into life at the studio at the Director鈥檚 Cut: Disney鈭橮颈虫补谤 event taking place on Sunday between 12.30pm and 1.30pm at the Arts Lecture Theatre at Old Aberdeen.
Originally from Banff, Gordon said: 鈥淲hen I was much younger I harboured this fantasy that I鈥檇 love to get into film effects after watching films like Star Wars, Buck Rogers, Battle Beyond The Stars and Alien.
鈥淚鈥檓 really looking forward to returning to Aberdeen for the May Festival and explaining more about a studio that I longed to work for after since seeing the very first Pixar shorts - Andre and Wally B, Luxo Jr and Tin Toy - and the feature Toy Story. I was actually lucky enough to have got here to have worked a little on Finding Nemo.鈥�
Tickets for the Director鈥檚 Cut: Disney鈭橮颈虫补谤 event are available or from the May Festival box office at King鈥檚 Conference Centre on the University鈥檚 Old Aberdeen campus.
- The May Festival is screening at the Belmont Cinema on Saturday at 2.30pm. The University鈥檚 Cruickshank Botanic Garden is also hosting a event on Saturday between 3.30pm and 4.30pm as part of the May Festival鈥檚