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18-09-08, 11:58 AM
Supported by the Media Development Authority of Singapore, SIGGRAPH Asia is proud to present an opportunity to get up close and personal with Craig "Xray" Halperin.
Craig Halperin hopes to entertain as much as educate with an opinionated presentation on his personal professional journey. Beginning with an explanation of his background and how he ended up with a career in visual effects through a series of fortunate accidents, he talks about what it's like to live in Los Angeles and work on blockbuster films at major visual effects studios. He presents stories about projects he has worked on and break down some of the techniques used in films such as "Titanic," "X-Men 2," "The Sum of All Fears," "Bee Movie," "Kung-Fu Panda," and the upcoming "A Christmas Carol." He reviews the changes he's seen in the industry, both from the technological and creative side of things.
While some material may be of a technical nature, the talk is meant to be accessible to anyone with an interest in computer graphics. Students of computer graphics, computer graphics professionals, and people interested in a behind-the-scenes look at visual effects for live-action and animated feature films will enjoy this presentation.
Topics include:
Background
· Inspiration
· Chronology
Procedural approaches to FX animation
· "X-Men 2" cyclops optic force blast
· Armageddon meteors
· Cadillac Turbulence commercial
Compositing for visual effects
· Red Corner - rebuilding locations in China
· "What Dreams May Come" - Blurry guy effect
Three techniques for crowd animation
· Sprite-based system as used on "Titanic"
· DreamWorks Mob system used on "Bee Movie" and "Kung-Fu Panda"
· Massive crowd animation software
The talk concludes with a very special look behind the scenes at the motion capture process used by ImageMovers Digital to capture performances for the upcoming Disney animated feature "A Christmas Carol" directed by Robert Zemeckis.
Wednesday, 24 September: Singapore
7 - 9 pm
Nanyang Polytechnic, LTM-1, Block M, 180 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8, Singapore 569830
RSVP essential
To secure your place for this FREE talk, email your name and phone number to Cecilia Ow: cecilia_ow (at) siggraph.org before 19 September 2008.
Complete information at:
http://www.siggraph.org/asia2008/events/index.php
Craig Halperin hopes to entertain as much as educate with an opinionated presentation on his personal professional journey. Beginning with an explanation of his background and how he ended up with a career in visual effects through a series of fortunate accidents, he talks about what it's like to live in Los Angeles and work on blockbuster films at major visual effects studios. He presents stories about projects he has worked on and break down some of the techniques used in films such as "Titanic," "X-Men 2," "The Sum of All Fears," "Bee Movie," "Kung-Fu Panda," and the upcoming "A Christmas Carol." He reviews the changes he's seen in the industry, both from the technological and creative side of things.
While some material may be of a technical nature, the talk is meant to be accessible to anyone with an interest in computer graphics. Students of computer graphics, computer graphics professionals, and people interested in a behind-the-scenes look at visual effects for live-action and animated feature films will enjoy this presentation.
Topics include:
Background
· Inspiration
· Chronology
Procedural approaches to FX animation
· "X-Men 2" cyclops optic force blast
· Armageddon meteors
· Cadillac Turbulence commercial
Compositing for visual effects
· Red Corner - rebuilding locations in China
· "What Dreams May Come" - Blurry guy effect
Three techniques for crowd animation
· Sprite-based system as used on "Titanic"
· DreamWorks Mob system used on "Bee Movie" and "Kung-Fu Panda"
· Massive crowd animation software
The talk concludes with a very special look behind the scenes at the motion capture process used by ImageMovers Digital to capture performances for the upcoming Disney animated feature "A Christmas Carol" directed by Robert Zemeckis.
Wednesday, 24 September: Singapore
7 - 9 pm
Nanyang Polytechnic, LTM-1, Block M, 180 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8, Singapore 569830
RSVP essential
To secure your place for this FREE talk, email your name and phone number to Cecilia Ow: cecilia_ow (at) siggraph.org before 19 September 2008.
Complete information at:
http://www.siggraph.org/asia2008/events/index.php