SIGGRAPH 2016: Still Addicted to Computer Graphics
http://www.eetimes.com/author.asp?section_id=36&doc_id=1330267&

There is hardly a commercial animated or special effects film or lead-in to the 10-o’clock TV news that isn’t supported by computer graphics. The SIGGRAPH gathering reminds animators of how many machine cycles it takes your graphics processing unit (GPU) to light up a video screen.

Follow the light
Despite the intensified fascination with immersive realities (AR and VR), the technology for animating a computer graphics screen, remains very much familiar. “Pay attention to where the light comes from in each frame of the film,”

Looking at presentations, pictures and the on-line renderings made available from SIGGRAPH on line, it turns out the basic questions haven’t changed.

SIGGRAPH University – Introduction to “Physically Based Shading in Theory and Practice”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-A0mwsJRmk

Body Talk: Crowdshaping Realistic 3D Avatars with Words (SIGGRAPH 2016)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6F22RFO9HU