Take a seat and join four leading CG Supervisors at our virtual roundtable to discuss why CG Supervisors are pivotal to the delivery of both CG animation and visual effects, and how they manage the creative, business and technical aspects of a project. Hosted by Jordan Thistlewood, Director of Product for Pre-production, Look Development & Lighting, this roundtable will explore the role of a CG Supervisor and what makes someone successful in the role.

Pixar’s latest feature film, Onward, combines the mythic with the mundane, as two brothers try to find magic in the suburbs. During this presentation, Tim Best will show how magic was created for the big screen, literally, as he describes the challenges of lighting a fantasy world full of elves, centaurs, and spellcasting with Foundry’s Katana. Sarah Hutchinson will dive into Pixar’s core rendering technology, RenderMan, talking about the state-of-the-art features used in Onward and then look ahead, showing how new advancements in rendering technology are already impacting VFX pipelines for the better. It’s a great opportunity to see the latest technology coming from Pixar.

Jordan Thistlewood (our Director of Product) gives us a sneak peek of what is coming up in future Katana releases.

In this exclusive webinar, Cinegrace Founder Tomas Wall will share how he set up his VFX Studio in order to make remote working a reality. Join the discussion with Foundry’s Senior Creative Product Manager Juan Salazar to learn why Cinegrace counts on Nuke Studio as the central hub for their creative work. Tomas will cover: Easy, remote workflows using Nuke Quick, local workflows and structure using Nuke Optimising speed for fast client feedback.

Victor Perez is a film director, producer, screenwriter and visual effects artist, currently residing in Milan. Victor recently won the David di Donatello award for Best Visual Effects for his work on The Invisible Boy: Second Generation.

The current COVID-19 pandemic is changing the way we work in unprecedented ways creating a seismic shift in our business. With most of the VFX industry having to adapt to working from home and with so many film and TV productions being cancelled or delayed, what can a digital artist do as an alternative method of income?

Director and VFX Supervisor Hugo Guerra hosts a session where he shares his insights on how to earn money outside of the traditional roles in the creative industry. We will discuss how to harness the power of Kickstarter, Patreon, YouTube, Twitch, stock websites and also talk on how this is a perfect time to focus on learning, developing skills or finish your long-standing personal project.

The team at Bait Studio gave us a glimpse of their current work from home set up and explained how Hiero allowed them to continue remote working while being efficient. People, passion, and tech that takes you places.

Join five of the industry’s top visual effects supervisors as they offer exclusive insight into their career—spanning their stories starting out in vfx to their current role, and all the steps they made to get there. Learn how to progress in the industry, and get tips and tricks to make you the best person for the job straight from the horse’s mouth in this fun and informal roundtable discussion.

Speakers include:

Dan Akers - VFX Supervisor at Blur
Lindy De Quattro - VFX Supervisor at Technicolor
Christian Manz - VFX Supervisor at Framestore
Elliot Newman - VFX Supervisor at MPC
Shahin Toosi - Senior Lighting and Compositing Artist

Considering a career as technical director, or just want to find out more? Join four of the industry’s top Nuke TDs as they offer exclusive insight into their role—what it took to get there, challenges they faced along the way, and advice on how to overcome these. Hosted by Christy Anzelmo, Foundry’s Director of Product - Compositing & Finishing, this roundtable will dive into what the daily life of a TD and technical artist looks like, and how they optimize their pipelines to help fulfill their creative vision.

The current COVID-19 pandemic is changing the way we work in unprecedented ways creating a seismic shift in our business. With most of the VFX industry having to adapt to working from home and with so many film and TV productions being cancelled or delayed, what can a digital artist do as an alternative method of income?

Join Director and VFX Supervisor Hugo Guerra for a session where he shares his insights on how to earn money outside of the traditional roles in the creative industry. We will discuss how to harness the power of Kickstarter, Patreon, YouTube, Twitch, stock websites and also talk on how this is a perfect time to focus on learning, developing skills or finish your long-standing personal project. This is the time to create! People are home and starving for content!