VES Germany invites you to join us at the upcoming worldwide VES Megabrain Insights Live!, – Special Edition. Dive into the mind of a creative leader as Mark Cordell Holmes, a veteran of Pixar, Google, and Facebook, shares his insights on how artists can benefit from cinematic design thinking to create more impactful and resonant work.

Date: September 25th (Thursday)

Time: 11:00 am PDT / 3:00 pm EDT / 8:00 pm CET

Zoom Webinar

This event is open to the public, and while it’s not exclusively for members, you will need to log in to RSVP (zoom link above). Space is limited to the first 100 attendees, so be sure to register and reserve your spot today!

“Cinematic Design Thinking: How to think like a Director”

Insights from an accomplished cross-industry/cross-discipline Visual-Emotional Storyteller. How universal storytelling principles apply across different visual-stortyelling media. Understanding WHY to inform HOW you can best impact the audience.

Mark Cordell Holmes

Pixar, EA, Maxis, Google, Facebook creative leader

Mark Cordell Holmes is a cross-industry/cross-discipline Art & Creative Director specializing in Visual & Emotional Storytelling across visual-narrative media.
With 16 years in the Pixar art department, Mark’s contributions spanned the studio’s golden age–from A Bug’s Life to Monster’s University, with significant contributions to The Incredibles (Set & Graphic design), WALL-E (Graphics Art Direction), and the short, Lifted (Production Design).
Spanning 16 years in Games & Tech, Mark creatively led interactive audience experiences across Mobile, Console, Browser, HD/PC, AR & VR for such companies as Electronic Arts, Maxis, Google and Facebook.
As a multi-disciplined Visual Artist & Designer, Writer, Narrative Designer, amateur Game Designer and Instructor, Mark has synthesized his learnings through a lens of pluralistic dualisms–Creator vs Consumer; Art vs Craft; Artistry vs Commerce; Story vs Image; Text vs Subtext; Authenticity vs Universality; Intent vs Execution–as a matrix to help creators make informed choices for HOW they want to impact their audience, and WHY.
Employing a Design- and System-Thinking framework, Mark inspires others to holistically think like a director in crafting works that are not just entertaining–but authentic, innovative, deeply engaging and universally resonant. Whether you are a storyteller or craftsperson, lead or executor, student or veteran, Cinematic Design Thinking invites you to become more impactful and thus valuable in your role creating or supporting visual-storytelling audience experiences, whatever your medium.

https://www.markcordellholmes.com/

https://www.cinematicdesignthinking.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/markcordellholmes/

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