Teen-age Teacher: 15 Going On 3D Powers said that for the past few years, she frequently asked him questions about the software on a listserv.
"I thought this was a very sage-like, wise, older person who knew everything you needed to know about Cinema," she said.
"Then I went to Siggraph and he walked up to me with his little name tag and introduced himself. It was a standard double take –- I almost choked."