High End MoCap

Date

15 Oct 2008

The Los Angeles Chapter of ACM SIGGRAPH and the Motion Capture Society will co-host a one night only event on the state of the art in Motion Capture technology.

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October 15, 2008 postcard

Event Description

The Los Angeles Chapter of ACM SIGGRAPH and the Motion Capture Society will co-host a one night only event on the state of the art in Motion Capture technology. Industry luminaries will provide a behind the scenes look at the creation of recent ground breaking and award winning work in film, commercials, games and music video.

Presenters from Sony Pictures Imageworks, Digital Domain, Mova, PhaseSpace, Electronic Arts and GradientFX will provide a look into the workings of this evolving technology and the place it occupies in the entertainment industry.

Seating is limited. This event may sell out!

Program:
6:30 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. - Priority Admittance for Members only.
7:00 P.M. - 7:30 P.M. - Admittance for the public.
6:30 P.M. - 7:30 P.M. - Social Hours with Appetizers.
7:30 P.M. - 7:45 P.M. - Announcements and Speaker welcome.
7:45 P.M . - 10:00 P.M. - Presentations followed by brief Q & A.

SPEAKERS:

  • Remington Scott – CG Supervisor, Special Projects; Sony Pictures Imageworks
  • Tracy McSheery – CTO/VP; PhaseSpace
  • Kee-Suk “Ken” Hahn – Digital Effects Supervisor; Sony Pictures Imageworks
  • Greg LaSalle – Co-Founder/Motion Capture Supervisor; Mova
  • Olcun Tan – Founder/Visual Effects Supervisor/Head of R&D; GradientFX
  • David Pierce – Sr. Director, Motion Capture; Electronic Arts
  • Nikos Kalaitzidis – CG Supervisor; Digital Domain

Presenter Biographies

Registration

All L.A. SIGGRAPH and Motion Capture Society members will be admitted
free of charge. $ 20.00 for non-members. New L.A. SIGGRAPH Members who
sign up on-site, and pay the $40 annual membership fee (checks or cash
only), do not have to pay the $20 registration fee.

Special Thanks