VFX Artist Spotlight Series #04 - The Compositing Supervisor
Details
Link to Source (http://vesvancouver.com/events/vfx-artist-spotlights/compsup)
The Compositing Supervisor
with Brian Connor
Date
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
Time
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
RSVP
*To register on-line see form at vesvancouver.com (http://vesvancouver.com/events/vfx-artist-spotlights/compsup/#Register)
- Please be advised that no pictures or video are permitted during this event (due to the sensitive nature of some of the material)
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Presented By – The Foundry- Nuke (http://www.thefoundry.co.uk/products/nuke/) , Visual Effects Society – Vancouver Section , Lost Boys | School of Visual Effects (http://www.lostboys-studios.com/)
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Overview
The primary focus of this talk will showcase the mindset of a ILM/DD Compositing Supervisor. He will speak about his experience regarding the following:
Recruiting
Working with different departments (Integration, Animation, Layout, Digimatte, Lighting) Outsourcing Artist development/happiness Pre-Production
color pipeline bidding scheduling Production
Grading Casting Shot Production Trailers/screenings/tent poles Along with more interesting information about managing 20+ compositors to get 500+ shots out the door with minimal pain. He will also be giving a Keynote presentation which will include breakdowns from shots he has done at ILM.
Speaker Bio
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Brian Connor – Compositor Supervisor
Before joining the team at Digital Domain – Vancouver, Brian Connor worked at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) in various roles from 2001 to 2008. In 2008 he helped set up ILM-Singapore as a as a teacher, mentor and Compositing Supervisor. He has freelanced in Los Angeles and worked at various visual effects facilities including DreamQuest Images, Discreet, Disney’s The Secret Lab, and Paramount’s Digital Design. Connor has received many awards for his work including the prestigious Telly Award, Broadcast Design Award and was nominated for a VES Award for 'Best Compositing in a Motion Picture'.
Originally from Chicago, Illinois, USA, Connor earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Broadcasting from Illinois State University, where he was awarded 'Mass Communication Graduate of the Year' 2003. While in San Francisco he also taught his chosen field of endeavor at the Academy of Art University for four years. Brian co-authored a book called 'The Encyclopedia of Visual Effects'. Recently he was the main contributor to Ron Brinkmann’s 2nd edition of 'The Art & Science of Digital Compositing'. For more information about Brian plase check out his IMDB (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0175391/)
An example of Brian's work over the years
Select Speaker Credits
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Come join us as Brian shares his vast experiences working with various VFX Pipelines.
Event Location
Lost Boys | School of Visual Effects (http://www.lostboys-studios.com/)
Suite 200 – 495 Railway Street
Vancouver, B.C. Canada
Email: contact@lostboys-studios.com
Studio Phone: (604)558-4999
*Plenty of free street parking available along Railway Street and Jackson Ave.
About our Sponsors
Visual Effects Society (http://vesvancouver.com/)
The Visual Effects Society (VES) is the entertainment industry’s only organization representing the full breadth of visual effects practitioners including artists, technologists, model makers, educators, studio leaders, supervisors, PR/marketing specialists and producers in all areas of entertainment from film, television and commercials to music videos and games. Comprised of a diverse group of more than 2,500 members in 29 countries, the VES strives to enrich and educate its own members and members of the entertainment community at large through a multitude of domestic and international events, screenings and programs.
Lost Boys | School of Visual Effects (http://www.lostboys-studios.com/)Based in Vancouver Canada, Lost Boys | School of VFX is North America’s top dedicated visual effects school offering an intensive ten month Visual Effects Production Diploma program. Led by award-winning VFX Supervisor/Mentor, Mark Bénard, a pioneer of Vancouver’s VFX Industry, bringing over 16 years of studio, on-set and supervisory experience from projects across the globe. Boasting over a 98% placement rate, Lost Boys is the preeminent school of visual effects. For more information please visit our website atwww.lostboys-studios.com (http://www.lostboys-studios.com/), www.lostboys-vfx.com (http://www.lostboys-vfx.com/) or join us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/SchoolOfVFX .
The Foundry – Nuke (http://www.thefoundry.co.uk/products/nuke/)
The company's award-winning NUKE (http://www.thefoundry.co.uk/products/nuke/) compositing product was born out of industry-proven technology developed at Digital Domain. An aggressive development schedule has created a product that is today the de facto standard in VFX compositing. A key addition has been support for stereoscopic imagery and theOCULA (http://www.thefoundry.co.uk/products/ocula/) toolset, which have facilitated VFX on groundbreaking productions including AVATAR, TRON: LEGACY and HUGO, winner of the 2012 Oscar® for Best Visual Effects
NUKE is the industry standard Swiss army knife for film, battle tested on the most ambitious visual effects projects ever attempted and proven to deliver a robust pipeline able to adapt and scale to any production demand.