Professional Spotlight: Rob Bredow at FMX 2011 Part 1
Rob talks about his role as CTO of Sony Pictures Imageworks, as well as the significance and business of open source software in the industry.
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Professional Spotlight: Phil Parsonage at FMX 2011
Phil talks about The Foundry and the impact of open source on the software industry.
Professional Spotlight: Matthias Wittmann at FMX 2011
Matthias talks about the work he did on Tron: Legacy.
Professional Spotlight: Ken Perlin at FMX 2011
Ken Perlin explains his views on the future of technology and augmented reality.
Professional Spotlight: Henry LaBounta at FMX 2011 Part 2
Henry discusses what his experience is like as an art director, stressing the importance of user experience and their expectations when playing games.
Professional Spotlight: Henry LaBounta at FMX 2011 Part 1
Henry talks about the conversion from film to games, creating more believable characters, and the dynamics of procedural animation.
Professional Spotlight: Dan Candela at FMX 2011
Dan talks about open source and his responsibilities as Director of Technology at Disney Animation Studios.
Professional Spotlight: Andreas Hykade at FMX 2011 Part 2
Andreas shares stories and talks about his inspirations for filmmaking, including what's down the road for him in terms of feature and short film work. He also gives his advice for young filmmakers.
Professional Spotlight: Andreas Hykade at FMX 2011 Part 1
Andreas talks about teaching and the work he's done on Tom & the Slice of Bread with Strawberryjam & Honey.
Professional Spotlight: Volker Engel at FMX 2011 Part 3
Volker discusses his relationship with Marc Weigert, the impact of economic pressures, and upcoming work.
Professional Spotlight: Volker Engel at FMX 2011 Part 2
Volker talks about becoming a producer and the reasons for establishing a production studio in Germany.
Professional Spotlight: Volker Engel at FMX 2011 Part 1
Volker shares his thoughts and experiences on the film, Anonymous, and what it's like working with Roland Emmerich.
Professional Spotlight: Patrick Cohen at FMX 2011
Patrick talks about his team at ILM Singapore and their work on the film, Rango.
Professional Spotlight: Tim Alexander at FMX 2011 Part 2
Tim talks about the use of live action camera techniques, lighting and digital character costume management on the film Rango.
Professional Spotlight: Tim Alexander at FMX 2011 Part 1
Tim describes his experience adapting to feature animation and working with Gore Verbinski on Rango.
Tadej Gregoric Part 4: Making Work More Engaging - A Practical Example
Questions for Tadej cover strategy games, gamification, and competition in the work environment. The session concludes with a trailer for the EpicWin iPhone app.
Tadej Gregoric Part 3: Making Work More Engaging - A Practical Example
Tadej goes over "Gamification", intrinsic and extrinsic motivations, game design, and answers questions.
Tadej Gregoric Part 2: Making Work More Engaging - A Practical Example
Tadej talks more about the mechanics and added benefits of using PlayRocket.
Tadej Gregoric Part 1: Making Work More Engaging - A Practical Example
Tadej Gregoric discusses ways of applying game design to the workplace in order to engage workers with an experiment called PlayRocket.
Dayne Cowan, Christian Roberton, and Alex Wuttke Part 5: Global Production - A European Perspective
The panel opens up to questions. Topics include differences between animation and visual effects and the influence of the business model.
Dayne Cowan, Christian Roberton, and Alex Wuttke Part 4: Global Production - A European Perspective
Dayne, Christian, and Alex talk about the body of work of their companies and the impact of frame rates.
Dayne Cowan, Christian Roberton, and Alex Wuttke Part 3: Global Production - A European Perspective
The discussion continues with the future holds in store, weighing price with quality work, and the state of England's filmmaking industry.
Dayne Cowan, Christian Roberton, and Alex Wuttke Part 2: Global Production - A European Perspective
The three talk about competition between their respective companies, independent filmmaking, and the type of work they get.
Dayne Cowan, Christian Roberton, and Alex Wuttke Part 1: Global Production - A European Perspective
Dayne, Christian, and Alex discuss the state of the European visual effects industry and their company extensions, including their experiences working in culturally different countries.
Michael Coldeway, Heiko Burkardsmaier and Tomas Zauner Part 5: Germany's Impact in the Global Market
Michael, Heiko and Tomas take questions from the audience with regards to the German visual effects industry.
Michael Coldeway, Heiko Burkardsmaier and Tomas Zauner Part 4: Germany's Impact in the Global Market
Michael, Heiko and Tomas talk about the significance of working for a financially stable company, pitching to artists, and what works well and what needs to change in Germany.
Michael Coldeway, Heiko Burkardsmaier and Tomas Zauner Part 3: Germany's Impact in the Global Market
Michael, Heiko, and Tomas discuss their signature roles in international markets and their relations with foreign clients.
Michael Coldeway, Heiko Burkardsmaier and Tomas Zauner Part 2: Germany's Impact in the Global Market
Michael, Heiko and Tomas talk about the advantages of bringing work to Germany with regards to talent and labor costs.
Michael Coldeway, Heiko Burkardsmaier and Tomas Zauner Part 1: Germany's Impact in the Global Market
Michael, Heiko, and Tomas discuss the scope of Germany's impact in the global market and the importance of tax incentives for local production
Manfred Hattendor and Sebastian Hunerfeld Part 4: Alpha 0.7 - The Enemy Within
Manfred and Sebastian continue taking questions from the audience. Topics include the challenges of financing and the show's relationship with gaming.
Manfred Hattendor and Sebastian Hunerfeld Part 3: Alpha 0.7 - The Enemy Within
Manfred and Sebastian provide an audio clip from the series and wrap up. Questions are then taken from the audience.
Manfred Hattendor and Sebastian Hunerfeld Part 2: Alpha 0.7 - The Enemy Within
Transmedia from Alpha 0.7 is shown and discussed. The show's protagonist, apollon, is highlighted.
Manfred Hattendor and Sebastian Hunerfeld Part 1: Alpha 0.7 - The Enemy Within
Manfred and Sebastian from Südwestrundfunk (SWR) provide us an introduction to Germany's first transmedia series, Alpha 0.7.
Professional Spotlight: Henrik Fett at FMX 2011 Part 2
Henrik describes the experience working with Darren Aronofsky on The Black Swan, what he learned on the film that he will use on future projects, and how much he enjoys creating invisible visual effects.
Professional Spotlight: Henrik Fett at FMX 2011 Part 1
Henrik talks about his experiences as a visual effects supervisor on Darren Aronofsky's The Black Swan and the challenges faced working on such an ambitious project without a huge budget.
Professional Spotlight: Ron Frankel - Kevin Tod Haug at FMX 2011 Part 2
Ron and Kevin talk about the inherent difficulties in bringing previs and virtual production processes to a film, the politics of collaborating with the other main creative heads on a show, and what they see as their role on a production.
Professional Spotlight: Ron Frankel - Kevin Tod Haug at FMX 2011 Part 1
Ron and Kevin discuss virtual production and how it affects previs, visual effects, and filmmaking in general.
TJ Galda Part 4: "Fight Night Champion" - Combining Cinematics and Real-Time Rendering to Create a Story-Driven Sports Game
TJ wraps up and continues talking about the realistic lighting used in the game with a small Q&A session at the end.
TJ Galda Part 3: "Fight Night Champion" - Combining Cinematics and Real-Time Rendering to Create a Story-Driven Sports Game
TJ shows us in-game footage and describes how real outside references like clothing, facial, and body deformation were integrated.
TJ Galda Part 2: "Fight Night Champion" - Combining Cinematics and Real-Time Rendering to Create a Story-Driven Sports Game
TJ talks about pre-vis and early workflow for Fight Night Champion.
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