Shane_Ackner_and_Sam_Chen (13k image)For Animation Trip, Siggraph 2003 “Best of Show” winner Sam Chen interviews Siggraph 2005 “Best of Show” winner Shane Acker, whose short film 9 is being prepared as a Tim Burton-produced movie. Topics in the discussion include Acker’s history at the University of California, Los Angeles film school; his becoming a polished animator; his work on Lord of the Rings: Return of the King; and his four-and-a-half years working on 9.