Conference The Art of Animation Feature Animation
ON SITE König-Karl-Halle Tuesday, May 05, 11:15

The Stylized World of Pixar's Hoppers

How do you design a world that can be funny, suspenseful, and epic—sometimes all at once? Visual Effects Supervisor Beth Albright breaks down the stylized visual language of Hoppers, from felted characters and tactile environments to an innovative brushstroke projection pipeline. Learn how the team preserved physical realism to hold emotional stakes while shaping surfaces for clarity and appeal. It’s a deep dive into stylization as a system—across modeling, animation, simulation, and lighting—built in service of story.

Beth Albright

Beth Albright, Visual Effects Supervisor, Pixar Animation Studios

Beth Albright has worked in animation since Space Jam (1996). She joined Pixar Animation Studios in 2009 as a character shading and groom artist, contributing to Toy Story 3, Brave, Monsters University, Finding Dory, Coco, and Incredibles 2. She became Pixar’s first female character supervisor on Luca and most recently served as the Visual Effects Supervisor for Hoppers. Albright blends technical expertise with artistic sensibility, leading cross-disciplinary teams to realize a director’s vision. She holds a BFA from the University of Notre Dame and an MFA from The Ohio State University, and lives in Oakland, CA.