Animation Culture at PDI/DreamWorks w/ Oliver Finkelde
Oct 8, 2024
1 min read
Updated: Oct 9, 2024
PDI/DreamWorks had a unique culture that still defines how we work today. How has the work and culture changed between the early days of animation and today?
"Where do people come from? What's their experience? How do they communicate? [...] It's really important to make sure we've really good communication that [everyone] understand this is our goal very clearly."
My guest today is Oliver Finkelde who is a VFX/CG supervisor. He worked as the Head of CFX for PDI/DreamWorks on Kung Fu Panda, How to Train your Dragon 2 & 3, Madagascar 3 and many more.
We talk about his experiences at PDI/DreamWorks, how the best teams work together and the future of animation culture.
Great insights on how communication shapes animation culture at PDI/DreamWorks—Oliver’s emphasis on clarity and shared goals really resonates. It reminds me of how precise collaboration is crucial not just in animation, but even in technical workflows like unit conversion, where teams rely on accurate tools to bridge measurement systems. For anyone working across metric and imperial formats, having a reliable reference like mm-to-inches.net can streamline that process seamlessly.