Join the RenderMan team on August 3rd and 4th for this year’s edition of the digital RenderMan Art & Science Fair! During our Keynote Presentation on August 3rd, 2021, we will discover what makes this landmark release so special, followed by two days of insightful workshops and presentations highlighting RenderMan 24.     All sessions will include an interactive Q&A with our speakers and panelists, so you’ll have your chance to ask questions directly to industry professionals using and creating…

ＳＡＶＥ ＴＨＥ ＤＡＴＥ ： 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐈𝐥𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 The pandemic has forced us all to take a look at illness at work and it has become alarmingly important we normalize it and talk about it! This conversation is a a great opportunity for us all to better understand how to accommodate, support and empower all employees to perform at their best, no matter what they are dealing with. Our goal is to challenge everyone to rethink about…

Join us for an evening with FX artist Emily Fung as she talks about her journey from student to Technical Artist at SideFX, working on marketing demo materials for the Houdini 18 and 18.5 releases! Plus, get an inside look at the new Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 4 mobile workstation she’ll be using during a live Houdini session, covering procedural modeling, as well as Vellum cloth and pyro simulations. During this exclusive livestream event, Emily will talk about her artistic journey including…

Go behind the scenes of the making of @shadowandbone with @dneg! ⁠ ⁠ DNEG VFX Supervisor Raphael Hamm and Compositing Supervisor Mario Brioschi will share their journey from the initial concept to the final result.⁠ ⁠ From hundreds of environment extensions to supernatural light effects, discover how the DNEG team worked on 8 episodes and delivered over 500 shots including a photo-real but magical stag.⁠ ⁠ Registration now open via the link in our bio!⁠ ⁠ 📆 Thursday 15 July @ 12:30 pm…

Discuss some of the innovative storytelling techniques being used in virtual reality with Venice VR’s Liz Rosenthal. AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE. About this event There are few artforms in the world right now that are going through as exciting a process of discovery and rapid innovation as virtual reality. Whether it’s virtual reality, augmented reality or whole world building, even the types of VR seem currently unfixed and open to experimentation. But when none of the rules are written, and the processes…

LIVE on 8 July at 5PM UTC. Set a reminder! Know languages, know countries, know people. Join us as we discuss networking in the  Animation & Games industries with our very special guest, Ritzy Animation Director and Axis Studios Viz-Dev Lead Simone Giampaolo, who just set in motion and joined forces with 20 Animation Directors to produce the award-winning short movie “Only a Child”  (https://lnkd.in/dGp5RUr). Simone has also directed at Aardman, Blue-Zoo Animation Studio, and Jellyfish Pictures, among others. With Amedeo Beretta, Independent Animator and Animation Tutor…

Director Brenda Chapman in virtual conversation with Frank Gladstone, Executive Director of ASIFA Hollywood About this event VIEW Conference presents, in partnership with ASIFA Hollywood: Brenda Chapman Director of The Prince of Egypt & Brave in virtual converstation with Frank Gladstone, Executive Director ASIFA Hollywood Friday, July 2nd, 2021 at 10am PST / 6pm UK / 19:00 CET In a special live event, Brenda Chapman, director of “The Prince of Egypt” and the Academy Award-winning “Brave,” takes part in a virtual conversation with Frank…

For #PrideMonth, we’re hosting a special roundtable of LGBTQ+ BZ’ers who will discuss being LGBTQ in #animation and the workplace 🏳️‍🌈 #InsideBZ If you’re looking to join the industry, don’t miss this very special webinar✨🧭 Sign up: https://lnkd.in/dZz8WKE

Reserve your place to hear Director Enrico Casarosa, Producer Andrea Warren, Production Designer Daniela Strijileva, Character Designer Deanna Marsigliese, Supervising Technical Director David Ryu, and Director of Photography Kim White from the creative team from Pixar’s “Luca” in conversation about their film. Moderator: Ramin Zahed, Editor in Chief, Animation Magazine This event is free, but many friends of our non-profit cultural association ask us, “Can I  DONATE  something?” The answer is YES. Any amount helps keep the association afloat in these uncertain…

Modelling a Digi Double Guest Speaker: Christopher Antoniou Webinar starts on 11.06.2021, AT 18:00 BST Abstract Working from actor scan data is now a common task in the VFX and gaming industry. In this masterclass, Christopher Antoniou will give you a quick but complete tour on how to go from a production-quality scan that has been kindly provided by Clear Angle Studios to a clean production-ready model. Chris will first cover prepping the model and scan alignment by wrapping a base mesh…

AGM & Networking Event   📢🎉🎂 Save the date! It’s our 5th birthday next month so we are having our AGM with a social networking event on Tuesday 8th of June to celebrate! We hope you will join us! Watch this space; tickets will be released very soon! #womeninanimation #womeninvfx #socialnetworking

Animex is back! The Tees Valley’s international festival of animation, visual effects and games returns with yet another stellar line-up of speakers from top studios across the world. Following the success of last year’s virtual festival, Animex once again takes place online, featuring workshops for budding creators, student film screenings to our international audience, networking opportunities with some of the brightest minds in the industry, and much more. Hosted by Teesside University for more than 20 years, there really is…

Abstract Coming Soon Our Sponsor Many thanks to VES London for supporting the CAVE Masterclasses. For more information on the VES and the fantastic work they do, make sure to check out their websites: https://www.visualeffectssociety.com/

Get top career tips, no matter where you are in your animation and VFX career lifecycle, from Jellyfish talent, in this live event with Q&A About this event In Jellyfish’s second live event of the year, we hear from Jellyfish VFX Supervisor, Manu Reyes and Animation Director, Kevin Spruce on what they are looking for when an artist applies at Jellyfish. As well as sharing their own career highlights, challenges and experiences, attendees will be able to put their questions…

The National Centre for Computer Animation invites you to a range of talks and workshops, supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. About this event Once Upon a Time in Animation For the last 30 years, the National Centre for Computer Animation at Bournemouth University – the NCCA – has contributed to a vibrant discourse between art and science, the creative industries and academia, and led by example in educating the next generation of computer graphic artists, animators, VFX artists…

Abstract Layout artists are the cinematographers of virtual cinema, where they help tell stories through lens selection, angles, and camera movements. This session demonstrates how to animate physical cameras using the Timeline, then how to sequence, edit, and blend shots together to define the cut. You will learn about Unity’s procedural camera system, Cinemachine, and how to compose shots and move cameras using dolly tracks. Finally, you will see how you can use polybrush to perform last-minute set dressing to…

Join our Head of the Environments, Carlos Munoz and members of his team for an exclusive presentation. About this event From the client-side approach to the environment process, Carlos (Head of Environments) & his team will provide in-depth insights into exclusive content about current and upcoming projects, as well as learning more about Framestore, how we work and what we’ve done within the department. Speakers include a cast of stellar artists: Kristen Tooley, Arnaud Havart, Pascal Bruguiere, Scott Coates and…