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CUSTOMER CARESERVICE À LA CLIENTÈLE
Scripting for artists (advanced).Alexander Richter - Dwarf Animation StudioTechnical Director / Directeur Technique
CreatureFX masterclass.Russell Lloyd - FramestoreCreature FX Lead / Concepteur de Créatures FX
Naturalist approach of creatures in CGI.Gael Kerchenbaum - FreelanceSenior Creature Artist / Concepteur de Créatures
Katana for artists (sponsored by Foundry)Andrew McPhillips - SpinVFXVFX Supervisor / Superviseur VFX
Houdini - Growth FX masterclass (sponsored by SideFX)Peter Claes - The MillFX Supervisor / Superviseur FX
Advanced ZBrush 2018 for animation and VFX production.Madeleine Spencer - Double NegativeCreature Artist / Conceptrice de Créatures
MASTER CLASSESCLASSES DE MAÎTRE
3 JUNE / JUIN
L’INIS301 BOUL. DE MAISONNEUVE EST - MONTRÉAL H2X 1K1
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
LOST BOY SCHOOL2261 RUE PAPINEAU - MONTRÉAL H2K 4J5
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
ISART DIGITAL1440 RUE SAINTE-CATHERINE O #1000 - MONTRÉAL H3G 1R8
9:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 2:00 AM - 5:30 PM
SESSION ROOMS / SALLES DES CONFÉRENCESTUESDAY / MARDI 4 JUNE
PREMIUM SESSIONS / CONFÉRENCES PREMIUMROOM 1 / SALLE 1
PREMIUM SESSIONS / CONFÉRENCES PREMIUMROOM 2 / SALLE 2
EXPO SESSIONS / CONFÉRENCES EXPOROOM A / SALLE A
EXPO SESSIONS / CONFÉRENCES EXPOROOM B / SALLE B
8:45AM - 9:30AM DOORS OPEN REGISTRATION
9:30AM - 10:15AM KEYNOTE presented by Mikros Animation, Astérix - The Secret of the Magic Potion: anatomy of a Gallic Village by Clément Deltour - Animation - Room: Expo Sessions Room A10:15AM - 10:45AM COFFEE BREAK SPONSORED BY AMERICAN EXPRESS
10:45AM - 11:45AM
Simulations in Fantastic Beats: The Crimes of GrindelwaldChloe Ostiguy & Nicolas Jacques - Rodeo FXVFX
Buying tools: how to buy the right tools for the pipelinePanelists: Vincent Dedun, Hasiel Hassan Alvarez, Narendra Kumar VadapalliBusiness & production
The VFX of “The Nutcracker and the four realms”Mathieu Assemat - MPC FilmVFX
Automatization: from challenges to solutions for an international VFX studioRemi Martin & Romain Bouvard - DNEGTech & tools / sponsored by Foundry
11:45AM - 12:00PM BREAK
12:00PM - 12:45PM
Creating an animated avatar and app for deaf chlidren to learn to readNeil Pymer - AardmanAnimation
As a studio, how do you choose your VFX vendor?Natasha Francis - PixomondoDave Taritero - The Walt Disney StudiosBusiness & production
Underlying form - the application of classical art concepts to animationChris Kirshbaum - CinesiteAnimation
Nuke sneak peak: what’s coming up in compositing and review from FoundryTerry Riyasat - FoundryTech & tools / sponsored by Foundry
12:45PM - 1:30PM BREAK
1:30PM - 2:30PM
First Man: the production and in-camera FX of an epic biopicMichelle Eisenreich - DNEGVFX
Previz lighting for VFX / animation as a way to make production efficientGabriel Portnof - Dreamworks AnimationAnimation
Cherry on top: the art of CreatureFXRussell Lloyd - FramestoreVFX
Creating the ideal learning environment in the workplacePanelists: Eric Labranche, Carlos Miras Sepulveda, Fortunato Frattasio, Andrew Schlussel, Jennifer Klotz, Marie-Claude ChauvetteCareer & diversity
2:30PM - 3:00PM BREAK
3:00PM - 4:00PMAutomating FX on Avengers: EndgameJeffrey Higgins - Digital DomainBusiness & production
Scripting with styleAlexander Richter - Dwarf Animation StudioTech & tools
The effect of the Dark PhoenixBryan Grill - Scanline VFXVFX
Career in VFXModerator: Anne Le Bouyonnec - GSM ProjectPanelists: Fabrice Vienne, Fanny Berthiaume, Gabriel Giroux-Veilleux, Jasmina Vasquez-CarmelCareer & diversitySponsored by Pôle Image Québec
4:00PM - 4:30PM BREAK
4:30PM - 5:30PM
Building breathtaking creatures from the inside out for VFXGael Kerchenbaum - FreelanceVFX
Mary Poppins Returns: the magic behind the curtainJeremie Lodomez & Frederikke Glick - FramestoreVFX
Lead greatly! How your leadership style can affect your company culture and efficiencyPanelists: Jennifer Fairweather, Lauren McCallum, Pierre Blaizeau, Marie-Joëlle Charlebois, Benoit TouchetteCareer & diversity
5:30PM - 6:15PM START OF COCKTAIL RECEPTION
6:15PM - 7:00PM KEYNOTE presented by MPC Film: How MPC Film delivered Tim Burton’s reimagination of Disney’s Dumbo by Carlos Caballero Valdes - VFX - Room: Expo Sessions Room A7:00PM - 8:00PM END OF COCKTAIL RECEPTION
WEDNESDAY / MERCREDI 5 JUNEPREMIUM SESSIONS / CONFÉRENCES PREMIUM
ROOM 1 / SALLE 1PREMIUM SESSIONS / CONFÉRENCES PREMIUM
ROOM 2 / SALLE 2EXPO SESSIONS / CONFÉRENCES EXPO
ROOM A / SALLE AEXPO SESSIONS / CONFÉRENCES EXPO
ROOM B / SALLE B
8:45AM - 9:30AM DOORS OPEN REGISTRATION
9:30AM - 10:15AM KEYNOTE presented by Shopify: All together now: how to get stuff done by Mark Rigley - Career & diversity - Room: Expo Sessions Room A10:15AM - 10:45AM BREAK
10:45AM - 11:45AMDumbo: building DreamlandHubert Maston - FramestoreVFX
USD at Rodeo FX. presentation of our artist driven pipeline toolsGuillaume Laforge - Rodeo FXVFX
The VFX of “Solo: a Star Wars Story”Joseph Kasparian - Hybride TechnologiesPatrick Tubach - Industrial Light & MagicVFX
11:45AM - 12:00PM BREAK
12:00PM - 12:45PM
Enhancing VFX on TV shows - from challenges to epic resultsXavier Lestourneaud - DNEGVFX
Endgame: evolution of ThanosScott Edelstein - Digital DomainAnimation
Your ticket into the VFX industry - become a runnerPanelists: Lauren McCallum, Katie Torunian, Marc Boisvert, Tamara nowicki, Candace WheelerCareer & diversity
12:45PM - 1:30PM BREAK
1:30PM - 2:30PM
A simple concept can be seen as a low hanging fruit, but it’s in no way easy to carry outPierre Blaizeau - Felix & Paul StudiosVR
Streaming services: executing with a new collaborative approach to create VFX contentChad Nixon & Nathalie Girard - Cinesite, Chloë Grysole & João Sita - Framestore, Carl Walters - Method Studios, Mathieu Boucher - HybrideBusiness & production
Renderman 22 - the latest and greatest from PixarDylan Sisson - Pixar Animation StudiosVFX / sponsored by Pixar
We need more women in VFX: an approach to encouraging diversity in filmLauren McCallum - Mill FilmVFX
2:30PM - 3:00PM BREAK
3:00PM - 4:00PM
Designing from scratch: how to shape a film’s visual identity through VFXRuslan Borysov - Method StudiosVFX
Producing VFX from both sides (client and vendor)Natasha Francis - PixomondoBusiness & production
Walt Disney Animation Studios: knowing more about KnowsmoreJason Figliozzi - Walt Disney Animation StudiosAnimation
3 millions hours in 30 days: how Tangent Animation created next genJeff Bell - Tangent AnimationAnimation / sponsored by AWS
4:00PM - 4:30PM BREAK
4:30PM - 5:30PM
Swing behind-the-scenes of Spider-Man: into the Spider-VerseJoshua Beveridge - Sony Pictures ImageworksAnimation
Rocket Science & rendering: expanding capacity for the expanseGraham Peddie - Rocket Science VFXTech & tools / sponsored by AWS
7:00PM - 12:00AM CLOSING PARTY sponsored by Unreal Engine (the party is reserved to premium pass holders only)
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