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SUMMARY:VES Virtual Panel - The VFX of The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
DESCRIPTION:The Visual Effects Society of Los Angeles invites our global members you to a panel discussion on the Art of VFX featuring Adrian de Wet. \nPlease join us virtually – April 4th\, 2024  \n\n11 AM – West Coast\n\n2 PM – East Coast\n\n8 PM – Central Europe\n\n\nRSPV Here: https://forms.gle/7V6xEH8vTxC3qGMc7 \nEvent Description: \nVFX Supervisor Adrian de Wet will discuss the visual effects decision making and process for the feature film The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. From visualization to finals\, featured guests will include\, Martin Gaardeler from GHOST VFX\, Marko Ljubez from IMPORTANT LOOKING PIRATES\, Casey Pyke from HALON ENTERTAINMENT\, Erik Schneider from RISE VFX\, and Sheen Yap from OUTPOST VFX. Following the panel will be a brief Q&A. \nThe event will be presented via Zoom webinar. Please RSVP with the link provided above and a Zoom link will be email prior to the event.If you are unable to attend in real-time\, the panel will be available on the VES Global website to stream at your convenience.  \n\n \n 
URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/ves-virtual-panel-the-vfx-of-the-hunger-games-the-ballad-of-songbirds-snakes/
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SUMMARY:Event - How Generative AI Might Affect VFX Now and In the Future (Online)
DESCRIPTION:Watch the replay of this frank in-depth discussion with thought leaders on this fascinating subject! \nWe’ve been using Machine Learning for years to enable new capabilities\, making VFX artists’ lives easier and achieving better visuals. Now that Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) is quickly becoming more powerful\, what will the future hold for visual effects practitioners? Please join the Visual Effects Society’s Technology Committee as we delve into the implications of GenAI in the VFX industry. We’re bringing together a group of forward-thinking professionals for a discussion about how to navigate the landscape of Machine Learning and AI solutions\, how the industry is likely to change in the coming years\, and how to adapt and grow in your career. \nPanelists will include Author and Distinguished Research Scientist in DL/ML & CG at Wētā FX Dr. Andrew Glassner\, VFX\, Post & Technology Recruiter and VES 1st Vice Chair Susan O’Neal\, CTO at Cinesite Group and VES Technology Committee member Michele Sciolette and Shareholder & Co-Chair of Buchalter’s Entertainment Industry Group and Adjunct Professor at Southwestern Law School Stephen Strauss\, moderated by VES Technology Committee member and Media & Entertainment Executive\, CTO & Industry Advisor Barbara Ford Grant. (All panelists’ participation based on availability.)
URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/event-how-generative-ai-might-affect-vfx-now-and-in-the-future-online/
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SUMMARY:GDC 2024 Recap Roundtable (Online)
DESCRIPTION:  \n \n \n  \nWelcome to a virtual event which offers highlights from this year’s Game Developers Conference! \n“GDC 2024 Recap Roundtable” will bring together GDC attendees with VES members who couldn’t make it to San Francisco’s Moscone Center this year. It’s a chance for members to get insight into what went on at the conference\, learn more about tech topics that were trending\, and get a deeper perspective into the game development world. \nThe format will be a 1-hour off-the-cuff forum on Zoom\, where we’ll rotate through a range of topics\,  and have a robust and engaging discussion throughout. We won’t have featured presenters\, but will have several invited guests who have been GDC speakers and advisors.\nIf you have topics you want to see addressed\, please send an email in advance to the evening’s moderator Jeff A. Johnson. \n  \nTuesday\, April 16\, 2024 from 6:30PM to 7:30PM (PDT)\nNo RSVP needed\, members can join with the following Zoom link\n(you must be logged in to see the link) \n  \nPlease note – in the spirit of similar conference roundtables\, and Siggraph’s “Birds of a Feather”\, this WILL NOT BE RECORDED\, so this is your only opportunity to catch it!
URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/gdc-2024-recap-roundtable-online/
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SUMMARY:Studio Tour - DB Creations - VR / AR Game Studio
DESCRIPTION:VES members and guests\, come join us for a studio tour of VR / AR game developer DB Creations.  We’ll discuss virtual reality and augmented reality development techniques\, hardware\, past and future trends\, along with a Q&A.  Find out what it’s like to create a startup in this emerging tech space.  We’ll also be trying out some of the latest VR / AR hardware and find out what the capabilities are. \nHardware demos: \n\nApple Vision Pro\nMeta Quest 3\nMicrosoft Hololens 1\nXreal Light/Air\n\nWednesday\, April 17\, 7-9pm\nDB Creations\n12310 NE 8th Street Suite 200\nBellevue\, WA 98005 \nVES members\, please RSVP below (you must log in first to RSVP)
URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/dbcreations_2024/
LOCATION:DB Creations\, 12310 NE 8th Street Suite 200\, Bellevue\, WA\, 98005\, United States
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SUMMARY:A.I. Chapter 1
DESCRIPTION:VES London starts exploring the impact of A.I. tools in Visual Effects with a series of exciting in-person events and webinars !\n“A.I. Chapter 1” is the first episode of this saga where we point our attention to the use of Generative A.I. for CG Environment creation and Digital Matte Painting.\nPlease click on the link below to meet Vasa\, our A.I.-generated presenter\, you’ll find out she is really happy to invite you to this exciting event !! \nhttps://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/A.I.-Chapter-1.mp4 \n  \nA.I. Chapter 1 it’s a global webinar happening on Zoom with Cuebric a leading american company on generative A.I. for visual effects and VP content.\nThe event will be recorder for all the other sections in the world with a different time zone and shared inside our VES website. \nThis is the Program: \nPinar Seyhan Demirdag – Co-founder & CEO at Cuebric\nWill be introducing the company mission and the ethic behind generative A.I. tools Cuebric is developing. \nBarış Yılmaz – Lead Prompt Engineer at Cuebric\nWill be showing and talking about prompting and image generation workflow. \nWalter Schulz – VFX Director at Cuebric\nWill be presenting and demonstrating live the implementation of Cuebric environments into Unreal Engine 5.3\, from import to material network creation and environment mesh editing in DCC. Followed by camera and animation setup in Sequencer. \nGianluca Dentici – VFX Supervisor\, Compositing Supervisor – VES London’s Co-Chair\nWill demonstrate a tool for importing Cuebric generated images automatically into Nuke 3D space and talk about future development of a internal nuke-cuebric plugin. \nQ&A \n  \nApril 23rd 7pm UK time \nIt’s going to be lots of fun ! Please login and register !
URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/a-i-chapter-1/
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SUMMARY:ViewScreen Real-Time Demo (Los Angeles)
DESCRIPTION:Join VES-LA Section & Fuzzy Door Tech Real-Time Production Demo + Q&A event at Gnomon for a live demo of Fuzzy Door Tech’s ViewScreen suite of ProViz™ tools that simultaneously integrate VFX and the real world – in real time. \nRegister to attend  \nViewScreen is transforming storytelling by making the invisible visible. The products use augmented reality (AR) to display VFX components in a live scene so the director\, director of photography\, camera operators and extended crew can see the entire scene and react instantly to what’s happening on set. \nHear from the people who conceived and developed the ViewScreen suite of tools and pioneered their use on Seth MacFarlane’s Ted TV series and The Orville: New Horizons. ViewScreen Scout was critical for planning and blocking shuttle landings as part of Hulu’s The Orville: New Horizons. ViewScreen Studio allowed MacFarlane to direct and animate Ted’s face and body movements during the filming of the Ted TV series and gave the extended team visibility to evaluate shots with Ted in real time. \nPlus\, we’ll share details about a new app in closed Beta that you will have the opportunity to download and test for yourself. We’ll also help you get started so you’ll have the app available to explore and test on your next project. \nDon’t miss this opportunity to network\, ask questions\, and gain insights into the world of real-time VFX. See you there! \nDate: April 27th\, 2024 \nTimes:  10:00am\, 12:30pm or 3:00pm – Register to attend  as space is limited during the three sessions \nEvent Location: Gnomon – 1015 N Cahuenga Blvd\, Hollywood CA 90038 \nParking: There is a parking garage located one block South of campus\, on the corner of Cahuenga and Romaine Street. We will validate your parking at the event.
URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/162303/
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