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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200507T150000
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SUMMARY:Webinar Covid: The Day After Tomorrow
DESCRIPTION:Our fellow members are kindly invited to a Video Conference about the Covid situation and its aftermaths. \nIt will be on Thursday\, May 7th at 3.00pm via Zoom. \nLink and speakers will be announced later. \nCliquez ici pour regarder la rediffusion!
URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/webinar-covid-the-day-after-tomorrow-may-7th/
LOCATION:On Zoom
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200509T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200509T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T104645
CREATED:20200422T194240Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210420T045224Z
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SUMMARY:Creating Realistic Digital Humans in Film and Television - The Frontier of Visual Effects!
DESCRIPTION:Join our speakers\, John Canning\, Executive Producer\, New Media of Digital Domain\, Remington Scott\, CEO of Hyperreal Digital\, and Christina Heller\, CEO of Metastage as they reveal the secrets behind their successful creation of digital humans. \n \n 
URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/creating-realistic-digital-humans/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200514T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200514T213000
DTSTAMP:20260406T104645
CREATED:20200505T203455Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220402T004457Z
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SUMMARY:Conductor Cloud Rendering Webinar
DESCRIPTION:VES London and CAVE Academy are very excited to have Mac Moore\, CEO of Conductor Technologies join us to discuss the history of cloud in VFX and how COVID-19 is impacting the industry’s adoption. Mac will also be giving a run-down and demonstration of the Conductor toolkit\, and showing how studios are leveraging this technology as we quickly migrate to a new world of remote workflows. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo sign up for this masterclass\, please go to the registration page: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_d7h8VoMCTbmNKH3uyUi0pA\n\n\nOr for additional information\, please check out the Cave Academy website: https://caveacademy.com/webinar/conductor-cloud-rendering/
URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/conductor-cloud-rendering-webinar/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Event
ORGANIZER;CN="London":MAILTO:info@ves.london
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200519T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200519T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T104645
CREATED:20200518T203239Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200518T203239Z
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SUMMARY:Ask Me Anything with Neishaw Ali (Free & Online)
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://vesglobal.org/ama/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200521T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200521T150000
DTSTAMP:20260406T104645
CREATED:20200518T194701Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220402T004258Z
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SUMMARY:ACM SIGGRAPH Webinar: Working from home in VFX
DESCRIPTION:VES members are invited to join online for the new ACM SIGGRAPH Webinar series on Thursday\, May 21 at 2:00 PM (EDT).  The panel is about challenges of working from home in VFX. \nPlease register at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/acm-siggraph-webinar-working-from-home-in-vfx-tickets-105598010492
URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/acm-siggraph-webinar-working-from-home-in-vfx-2/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200522T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200522T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T104645
CREATED:20200520T172420Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200520T172420Z
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SUMMARY:VFX Pros: Inside the VFX of JIM HENSON’S THE DARK CRYSTAL: AGE OF RESISTANCE
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://vesglobal.org/vfx-pros-home-edition/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200527T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200527T213000
DTSTAMP:20260406T104645
CREATED:20200820T182116Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200820T182129Z
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SUMMARY:VES East Coast Netflix Party
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to our second VES East Coast Netflix Party!  You choose the movie! \nClick here to vote for the movie. Then on Wednesday May 27 at 8PM we will watch together and join an online chat with our fellow VES colleagues from New York\, Georgia\, Florida and Louisiana. \n \nFINE PRINT: NETFLIX SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE. DON’T HAVE AN ACCOUNT? SIGN UP AT NETFLIX.COM FOR A FREE 30 DAY SUBSCRIPTION. NETFLIX PARTY CHROME EXTENSION REQUIRED TO BE INSTALLED. THIS IS AN UNMODERATED EVENT. PLEASE BE KIND TO ONE ANOTHER.
URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/east-coast-netflix-party/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Party
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200529T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200529T110000
DTSTAMP:20260406T104645
CREATED:20200515T003442Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210420T045139Z
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SUMMARY:Digital Visualization—Behind the Scenes with THE THIRD FLOOR (Free & Online)
DESCRIPTION:This online presentation will discuss and demonstrate how new advancements in virtual production and visualization can be used to help all content creators raise the bar with creative ideas and new technical approaches. \nTHE THIRD FLOOR is one of the world’s leading visualization studios. It is a major contributor to today’s most popular films and TV series — from the Marvel Cinematic Universe and STAR WARS Franchise to HBO’s GAME OF THRONES. \nOur speakers from THE THIRD FLOOR are: Eric Carney\, Founder\, Global CTO/Visual FX Supervisor; Gary Marshall\, R&D Innovation Director; Dane Smith\, Vice President; and Lara Cawsey\, Business Development Manager \n \n  \n  \n \nOur event will be hosted by Scott Squires\, VES a VES Fellow who has worked in the visual effects industry for decades as a VFX supervisor and technical developer. He has multiple VFX Academy Award nominations and worked on such films as THE MASK\, DRAGONHEART\, and STAR WARS: EPISODE 1- THE PHANTOM MENACE.
URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/behind-third-floor/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/BehindScenesThirdFloor.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200604T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200604T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T104645
CREATED:20200527T195753Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220402T004457Z
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SUMMARY:VES London - WFH Panel
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a live discussion around remote working in the VFX and Animation industry entitled Working From Home: Past\, Present and Future. \nBrought to you by VES London and Cave Academy\, this panel discussion will consider how the industry is continuing to operate despite the obvious setbacks during the current Covid-19 crisis\, and how companies have been able to tackle remote working for small\, medium and large scale projects. \n\nLee Danskin\, CTO\, Escape Technology. Chair.\nDavid Conley\, Executive Visual Effects Producer\, Weta Digital\nGavin Graham\, General Manager\, DNEG Montreal\nJack Bosworth\, Lead Technologist\, Untold\nTom Spenceley\, Head of Engineering\, Absolute Post\n\nSign up here!
URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/ves-london-wfh-panel/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200607T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200607T190000
DTSTAMP:20260406T104645
CREATED:20200605T205319Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200605T210107Z
UID:10008465-1591545600-1591556400@vesglobal.org
SUMMARY:Virtual Screening - LA92 Documentary w/ Discussion (Online)
DESCRIPTION:National Geographic Invites VES Members to a Virtual Screening of LA92 Documentary followed by a Candid Conversation on Race in America \n \nClick here to RSVP
URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/virtual-screening-la92-documentary-w-discussion-online/
LOCATION:Ontario
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/LA92_VIRTUAL_EVITE_.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200610T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200610T130000
DTSTAMP:20260406T104645
CREATED:20200604T203455Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200604T204238Z
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SUMMARY:VFX Pros: Inside the Visual Effects of Netflix’s Second Season of LOST IN SPACE
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://vesglobal.org/vfx-pros-home-edition/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/lost-in-space-2.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200610T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200610T190000
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CREATED:20200601T183704Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200601T183704Z
UID:10008459-1591812000-1591815600@vesglobal.org
SUMMARY:LA Section Happy Hour
DESCRIPTION:Since we all can’t be together in person – let’s connect safely through the Interwebs! \nHappy Hour\nWednesday\, June 10th @ 6 PM\nvia ZOOM \n\nWho has a great recipe to share?\nBest new shows to binge?\nAnyone have any cool Corona masks?\n\nIt’s time to Fraternize\, Chat & Connect! \nPlease click the link below to join the party: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88908220742
URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/la-section-happy-hour/
LOCATION:On Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200614T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200614T090000
DTSTAMP:20260406T104645
CREATED:20200612T004139Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200612T010411Z
UID:10009921-1592121600-1592125200@vesglobal.org
SUMMARY:Bay Area Animation Alliance Online Auction
DESCRIPTION:Baobab Studios\, KuKu Studios and Tonko House formed the Bay Area Animation Alliance to strengthen the independent animation community. One of their first public initiatives has been to create an online art charity auction using their creative strength to act upon their beliefs. \nTogether\, the 3 studios have created original art for this online auction and they will be donating the proceeds to the Equal Justice Initiative. \nIf you would like to participate\, please visit https://www.ebay.com/usr/bayarea_animationalliance to bid on the artwork.  Auction ends this Sunday\, June 14th!
URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/bay-area-animation-alliance-online-auction/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Alliance4.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200616T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200616T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T104645
CREATED:20200610T233728Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200610T233728Z
UID:10008471-1592305200-1592308800@vesglobal.org
SUMMARY:VFX Pros at Home: The Art of Decisionmaking on Working Remotely
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://vesglobal.org/vfx-pros-home-edition/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/home-copy.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200617T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200617T150000
DTSTAMP:20260406T104645
CREATED:20200609T212930Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200616T000014Z
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SUMMARY:Conference - Real-Time Ray Tracing Summit (Online)
DESCRIPTION:Hear from Real-Time Ray Tracing Leaders\nReal-time ray tracing technology is set to be an industry game-changer. \nThe ability to create new digital worlds with the lighting\, reflections and shadows that we see in our analog world\, has become real. M2’s Real-Time Ray Tracing Summit is bringing together the industry leaders who are changing how we interact with immersive entertainment. \nHear from the leading companies in RT RT as they provide insights into how they are propelling this new reality. Find out about the best approaches to ray tracing and the support these leading companies are providing to developers. \nClick here to register for the RT RT Summit \nWednesday\, June 17 – 11:00AM to 3:00PM (PDT)
URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/conference-real-time-ray-tracing-summit-online/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Conference
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/rt-rt-summit.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200617T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200617T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T104645
CREATED:20200612T223757Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200616T173009Z
UID:10009922-1592422200-1592427600@vesglobal.org
SUMMARY:VES Netflix Party
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to our first-ever\, VES Netflix Party where you choose the movie – Click here to vote for the movie! \nThen on Wednesday\, June 17 at 7:30 PM we will watch the winning movie together and join an online chat with our fellow west coast VES colleagues from the Bay Area\, Los Angeles\, Vancouver and Washington Sections. \nLook for your Netflix Party url email invitation and on this page one hour before showtime where you’ll find out the winning movie when you log in. \nBe sure to vote! \nFine Print: Netflix subscription required to participate. Don’t have an account? Sign up at Netflix.com for a FREE 30 day subscription. You will receive an email invite with a private URL one hour prior to the screening. Netflix Party Chrome Extension required to be installed. Instructions will be included with your invitation. This is an unmoderated event. Please be kind to one another.
URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/ves-netflix-party/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Event
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200617T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200617T213000
DTSTAMP:20260406T104645
CREATED:20200610T164818Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200610T165244Z
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SUMMARY:VES Washington Netflix Party
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://vesglobal.org/ves-netflix-party-wa/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/netflix-party-VES.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200624T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200624T140000
DTSTAMP:20260406T104645
CREATED:20200604T204147Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200604T204531Z
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SUMMARY:Ask Me Anything: VFX Pros Tell All - Kaitlyn Yang
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://vesglobal.org/ama/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/K-Yang.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200625T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200625T130000
DTSTAMP:20260406T104645
CREATED:20200610T151928Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220402T004258Z
UID:10008469-1593086400-1593090000@vesglobal.org
SUMMARY:VES New York Presents: Common VFX workflows with CityEngine and Houdini (Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to our exclusive webinar Common VFX workflows with CityEngine and Houdini. We’re excited to be joined by the hardworking team who recently released CityEngine 2020\, Simon Haegler and Taisha Fabricius from Esri. We will also be joined by special guest Ellie Ansell\, Groom/CFX TD at One of Us\, who will talk about her work with CityEngine for Netflix’s The Witcher. \nIn this 1 hour webinar\, we will showcase VFX workflows\, diving deeper into exporting a CityEngine scene to Houdini and rendering it with Karma using the new CityEngine USD exporter. Click here to check out some great new features in CityEngine 2020! \nVES members\, please log in and RSVP below. Non-members can RSVP here. Webinar info will be sent out prior to the event. \n 
URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/ves-new-york-presents-common-vfx-workflows-with-cityengine-and-houdini-webinar/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/VES_Webinar2.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200625T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200625T163000
DTSTAMP:20260406T104645
CREATED:20200618T182543Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200618T182713Z
UID:10009924-1593099000-1593102600@vesglobal.org
SUMMARY:VFX Pros at Home: Retooling Your Career (Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://vesglobal.org/vfx-pros-home-edition/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/home-copy.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200625T160000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200625T190000
DTSTAMP:20260406T104645
CREATED:20200622T023709Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220402T004457Z
UID:10009925-1593100800-1593111600@vesglobal.org
SUMMARY:Webinar: The Colourist - Cinematographer Relationship
DESCRIPTION:VES Members in Australia are invited to a Webinar hosted by the Australian Cinematographers Society: The Colourist – Cinematographer Relationship \nThis event will discuss the process and relationship of cinematographers and colourists working together and will benefit both emerging DP’s with limited experience in the grading suite and those more seasoned DP’s wishing to learn more about getting the best result collaborating with professional colourists. \nThe panel will include:\nCJ Dobson CSI – https://cjdobson.com/\nDeidre “Dee” McClelland CSI – https://deidremcclelland.com.au/\nFergus Hally CSI – https://www.fergushally.com.au/ \nThe panel will be hosted by Warwick Field ACS – https://www.warwickfield.com/ \nRSVP for this webinar here:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8fxlrxN2SE-Mji6_IRh-4g
URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/webinar-the-colourist-cinematographer-relationship/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Event
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20200626T170000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20200626T200000
DTSTAMP:20260406T104645
CREATED:20200623T100014Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200623T100438Z
UID:10009926-1593190800-1593201600@vesglobal.org
SUMMARY:Back to the Office Beer o Clock. (Wellington NZ)
DESCRIPTION:As artists are slowly moving back to the office\, come join your VES colleagues for Beer o Clock this Friday at Double Vision on Park Rd to share war stories from lockdown. \nHow are your pets coping without their office mates? Did you wear out your slippers or forget to wear pants? Who’s got the worst “oops that’s not on mute” conference call disaster story? \nDouble Vision have a launch of their new Beer for Good this Friday\, supporting the Kiwi mental health charity I Am Hope. It’s a great time to check in with your workmates over a Hazy IPA (name to be released on the day) and the Ombrellos food truck will be serving too. \nFriday from 5pm @ https://g.page/DoubleVisionBrewing
URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/back-to-the-office-beer-o-clock-wellington-nz/
LOCATION:Ontario
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200628T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200628T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T104645
CREATED:20200617T042920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210420T045048Z
UID:10009923-1593342000-1593345600@vesglobal.org
SUMMARY:VES LA Presents:  LED Stage Production Panel
DESCRIPTION:The LA Section of the Visual Effects Society invites you to its next panel: \nLED Stage Production\nSunday\, June 28th @ 11 AM (PST)\nvia ZOOM \nThe worlds of game development and film production have collided and created a brand new world for filmmakers to explore: LED Stage Production. \nThis panel is designed to give a general Introduction of LED Stages and their impact on Pre-Production\, Production and Post. Additional focus will be on the future of content production in a COVID19 world. \nThis is a free educational webinar panel\, followed by a Q&A.
URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/ves-la-presents-led-stage-production-panel/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/LA-Section-Sunday-Panel2-1-e1599691903344.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200702T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200702T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T104645
CREATED:20200707T003845Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220402T004258Z
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SUMMARY:Masterclasses - Unleashing Unity for Media and Entertainment
DESCRIPTION:Unity is quickly becoming one of the most valuable tools for creators who want to build short films\, episodic animated series\, and cut-scenes or trailers for other CG content. Whether you’re a director\, animator\, technical artist\, cinematographer\, or general Unity enthusiast looking to dig into Unity’s film workflows\, this talk will provide the core fundamentals of Unity for Media & Entertainment with an overview of upcoming features\, enhancements\, packages\, templates\, and integrations. \nUnity\, the world’s leading real-time engine\, is used to create half of the world’s games. Unity’s flexible real-time tools offer incredible possibilities for filmmakers\, and creators across industries and applications in 2D\, 3D\, VR\, and AR \nGuest Speaker: Benjamin Radcliffe\nBen is a Media and Entertainment Technology Evangelist for Unity Technologies with 20 years experience in CG Feature Animation\, Television Animation\, and VFX working across the globe in North America\, Asia\, and Europe for a variety of high-end studios. Previous studios include Dreamworks Animation\, Sony Pictures Imageworks\, Disney Feature Animation\, MPC\, and Industrial Light and Magic. \nPrior to joining Unity\, Ben spent the past 3 years working at ILM London as a Lighting Supervisor on Transformers 5\, Avengers: Infinity War\, and most recently Avengers: End Game. In his role at Unity\, Ben is working with technical decision makers and influencers within key VFX and Animation Studios throughout the UK and the rest of Europe to advance the art and science of visual effects and animation through the use of real-time technology.
URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/masterclasses-unleashing-unity-for-media-and-entertainment/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Event
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SUMMARY:ACS Webinar: On The Applebox with Dylan River
DESCRIPTION:VES Members are invited to a special ACS Webinar: On The Applebox with Dylan River \nACS Victoria is holding an On The Applebox with cinematographer\, director\, filmmaker Dylan River. \nDylan River is a filmmaker from Alice Springs whose work has screened at Berlin Film Festival\, Toronto Film Festival\, Venice Film Festival and at Melbourne’s own MIFF ‘The Australian Dream’ won the audience award for Best Documentary \nIn 2013 his debut documentary titled: “Buckskin”\, won Foxtel Documentary Prize at the 60th annual Sydney Film Festival. \nHis first short film “Nulla Nulla” was selected for the Berlin Film Festival\, Toronto Film Festival and won the 2015 AACTA Award. \nIn 2017 he worked as second unit director and cinematographer on “Sweet Country” which world premiered at the Venice Film festival\, picking up the special jury prize. \nIn 2018 Dylan completed his second documentary “Finke: There and back” Narrated by Eric Bana and His most recent project “Robbie Hood” is a 6 x 10min series for SBS. It is a retelling of the famous folk tale set in his home town of Alice Springs and won the 2019 AACTA award for best online series \nLast year Dylan worked as cinematographer for SBS/NITV 6 x half hour “The Beach” followed by Mystery Road 2. \nThis will be an open Q and A event hosted by ACS Victoria committee member Vanessa Cox. \nRegister for the webinar here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YNiUfhxiS4qxSwqshLQYXQ
URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/acs-webinar-on-the-applebox-with-dylan-river/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Event
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SUMMARY:Panel: VFX Solutions to Covid Problems - Part I
DESCRIPTION:Join the Visual Effects Society and the Post NY Alliance for a two-part event Post Break: VFX Solutions to Covid problems Part I & Part II. How can Visual Effects help production & post in a post-covid Landscape? These two panels will join Visual effects experts and have conversations geared towards post production. The initial panel will be an overall view of what is being asked of Visual Effects and what that means for production and post. The second panel would be covering and discussing new technology and new tools Visual Effects can offer. \nPanel I: Thursday\, July 9th at 4pm ET via ZOOM \nRegister here: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYlcu-urj4tH9fPVcxuS8-1kNK-CjJ9Zj_s \n**You must register in order to attend the event. \n  \nPANEL I:\nJim Rider\, Visual Effects Supervisor \n \nJim Rider is a NYC-based visual effects supervisor with 30 years of experience in the industry. After starting his career in New York in commercial production\, Jim moved to Los Angeles in the ’90s\, where he specialized in motion control camera work and models/miniatures\, shooting fun things like spaceships for Star Trek and submarines for Titanic. As the industry moved toward more digital visual effects\, Jim transitioned to Flame and Nuke compositing\, working as an artist and VFX supervisor at facilities such as Method\, Gravity and The Mill. As an independent visual effects supervisor\, Jim is able to bring his extensive on-set experience as well as post-production knowledge to help clients solve problems and bring their projects to life. Jim’s recent credits include The Plot Against America\, The Deuce and Fahrenheit 451. \n  \nJulie Long\, Visual Effects Producer \n \nJulie Long is an award-winning Visual Effects Producer for Film and Television. After graduating from NYU’s Tisch\, she began her career at CHRLX\, an animation and design studio in New York. She went on to join the initial VFX team at Shade New York\, where she discovered her passion for producing. In her four years at Shade\, she led her team to Emmy nominations and awards for their work on Marvel / Netflix’s Daredevil and HBO’s Westworld. Following Shade\, Julie explored working production side\, joining the VFX production team for Sci-Fi’s Happy! Season 2. Missing direct collaboration with the artists and working on multiple projects at a time\, she decided to return back to the vendor side and helped establish the Episodic Department at Framestore New York\, alongside Creative Director\, John Kilshaw. Julie’s passion for visual effects is deepened by her team’s enthusiasm for the work and collaborating with creatives to help realize their vision \n  \nGreg Anderson\, Sr. VFX Supervisor/Head of Studio \n \nGreg Anderson is currently Sr. VFX Supervisor and Head of Studio for the New York office of FuseFX\, a global visual effects studio for television\, features and commercials. He started the office in 2014 and since then\, it has grown to over 70 employees. In his role as VFX Supervisor\, most recently\, he supervised the visual effects for the Netflix limited series\, When They See Us\, written and directed by Ava DuVernay. He has directly supervised the visual effects for several hit Marvel television shows as well; Luke Cage\, The Punisher and Iron Fist. In addition\, he has overseen the work on several other award-winning shows like The Blacklist\, The Get Down and Mr. Robot; the last of which\, he and his team were nominated in 2018 for an Emmy in the category of Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role.  Originally from St. Louis\, Greg attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology and earned a B.S. in Art and Design and an M.S. with a focus in Design and Computation\, both from the School of Architecture and Planning. He started his career at Sony Pictures Imageworks designing the visual effects for several blockbuster\, Oscar-nominated features including Starship Troopers\, Hollow Man\, Spider-Man and Matrix Revolutions. He then transitioned into advertising as a visual effects supervisor and director of campaigns for Target\, Nissan\, Microsoft\, and many others. In 2009\, he co-founded his own design/vfx studio called burn.crash.repeat.\, producing promos for MTV\, Comedy Central and OWN. This experience led to his current position with FuseFX.  Greg is a member of both the Television Academy and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. \n  \nLotta Forssman\, VFX Supervisor / VESNY Board Member \n \nLotta Forssman is a VFX supervisor at The Molecule VFX. She grew up in Sweden prior to graduating College at Ohio University with a major in Video Production and minor in film.  She was introduced to the world of Post-production at her first internship on a Swedish Game Show. She started as a PA then got experience as an Assistant Editor and Motion Graphics Artist before making a move into Visual Effects. In 2009 she moved to New York and in 2010\, joined The Molecule team as an artist. From there she transitioned to a VFX editor and worked her way up to a Visual Effects Producer and now\, Visual Effects Supervisor. Experience being the best teacher\, Lotta credits her understanding of the full process to her having had many seats within the company.\nSome of the projects Lotta has overseen as VFX Supervisor have been Ballers for HBO\, Good Cop\, Master of None & Gypsy for Netflix\, Red Oaks for Amazon and most recently the Apple series Dickinson. \n  \nModerated by:\nLeah Orsini – Visual Effects Producer / VESNY Secretary \n \nLeah has 15 years of TV/Film Production experience beginning her career in production for commercials in 2005 before moving to post in 2008\, then finding her passion for visual effects in 2011. She has worked as a VFX Producer on TV\, Feature Films and commercials for several companies including Framestore\, Method\, Alkemy X and Zoic where she was nominated for a Creative Arts Emmy. For the past 2.5 years Leah has been working as a VFX Producer on the show side recently completing 2 seasons of WARRIOR for Cinemax. Once shooting resumes\, she will be in production for HBO’s\, The Gilded Age. In her spare time\, Leah enjoys photography\, music and spending time with her family\, including her new 10-month old baby boy\, her husband & their rescue dog\, Clark. \n 
URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/panel-vfx-solutions-to-covid-problems-part-i/
LOCATION:Ontario
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SUMMARY:VFX Pros Home Edition: Unconscious Bias
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URL:https://vesglobal.org/vfx-pros-home-edition/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Event
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SUMMARY:Photoreal Texturing
DESCRIPTION:Guest Speaker: Chun Chun Yang \nCAVE Academy are extremely excited to have Chun Chun Yang join us to run a masterclass on photoreal texturing. Observation\, analysis and execution are pivotal to creating an asset that both captures the essence and looks the part. In this session\, Chun Chun will discuss her approach to texturing and demonstrate some of the tools and techniques she employs on a regular basis to create believable assets. \nFor more information on Chun Chun and to see her amazing work and tutorials\, make sure to check out her website. \nWebsite: https://artruismdigital.com/ \nSign up here!
URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/photoreal-texturing/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Event
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SUMMARY:VFX Pros Home Edition: Inside The VES Handbook of Visual Effects
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URL:https://vesglobal.org/vfx-pros-home-edition/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Event
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SUMMARY:Panel: VFX Solutions to Covid Problems - Part II
DESCRIPTION:Join the Visual Effects Society and the Post NY Alliance for a two-part event Post Break: VFX Solutions to Covid problems Part I & Part II.  How can Visual Effects help production & post in a post-covid Landscape? These two panels will join Visual effects experts and have conversations geared towards post production. The initial panel will be an overall view of what is being asked of Visual Effects and what that means for production and post. The second panel would be covering and discussing new technology and new tools Visual Effects can offer. \n  \nPanel II: Thursday\, July 16th at 4pm via ZOOM \nRegister here: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYvf-mrrz0iEtbZtPlRvXnh0QwmnongvGht \n  \n*You must register to attend event \n  \nLeslie Chung\, VFX Supervisor \n  \nLeslie’s dreams of being an artist began when she was three years old\, drawing on the walls and furniture of her childhood home in New York City. In time\, her artistic pursuits led her to the School of Visual Arts\, where she majored in computer art before landing in the world of VFX. Now a 12 year veteran of the industry\, the roster of studios she has worked for is numerous. Some highlights include several years at Psyop\, Look FX\, MPC\, and now Crafty Apes. Leslie has worked on commercials\, game cinematics\, films and TV shows as a compositor\, producer\, and supervisor\, with credits including VFX designer for The Knick\, Midsommar\, Deadpool 2\, Boardwalk Empire\, Marvel Runaways and most recently 3 seasons of Star Trek Discovery. In addition to her day job\, she has also spent the last six years helping to grow the VFX community in New York\, and has been heavily involved on the VES New York board as a past chair officer. But she still makes time for her artistic passions\, including illustration\, painting\, and photography\, along with taking care of her three adorable pet rats. \n  \nDavid Eschrich\, CG Supervisor / On-Set Supervisor / VESNY Co-Chair \n  \nDavid Eschrich is a seasoned CG supervisor with extensive experience across episodic\, feature film and commercial. A self-taught artist\, he built his own portfolio and left a career in finance to become a highly sought after artist and now supervisor in the NYC VFX industry. He has worked for top NYC shops including The Mill\, Look Effects\, Brainstorm Digital\, The Molecule and Alkemy X\, and is currently at Zoic studios. His credits include work on films and episodics such as Noah\, Warrior\, Iron Fist\, The Walking Dead\, Game of Thrones\, Homeland and The Lost City of Z. David is an active member of the visual effects community and currently serves on the VES New York board as Co-Chair. \n  \nRobert Keyghobad\, Virtual Productions Producer \nRobert Keyghobad began his career in Hollywood working for former Sony Pictures \nEntertainment CEO Peter Guber. Over the past 20 years\, Robert set up several major studio \ndeals including the acclaimed HBO series “Carnivále\,” and the detective comedy “Honey \nVicarro” with Jenny McCarthy at 20th Century Fox and Fox Broadcasting Corporation. Robert \nhas also worked on numerous projects with artists such as screenwriter-producer David S. \nGoyer (Man of Steel)\, pilot director David Nutter (Game of Thrones)\, and producer David \nHeyman (Harry Potter). \nAfter working on director Robert Zemeckis’ “A Christmas Carol\,” and Disney’s “Tron Legacy\,” \nRobert took a position with video game developer Electronic Arts (EA) at its worldwide virtual \nproduction studio in Vancouver\, Canada. In this role\, Robert oversaw all aspects of EA’s \nworldwide physical and virtual production. From there he worked as Consultant/UPM on the \nStarz sci-fi drama series “Incursion\,” created by Steven DeKnight (Spartacus); as Virtual \nProduction Producer for Legendary and Universal Studios on “Warcraft”; and as Production \nConsultant/UPM on Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s virtual reality short\, “Carne y Arena” for \nPrada/Legendary Entertainment. \nRobert then took an executive consulting position at Netflix\, and in that capacity covered over \n50 International Original series. He returned to the freelance market and is currently consulting \nfor Amazon Studios. \n  \nDan Pack\, Managing Director \n  \nDan Pack has been working in NY production and post for nearly the past 20 years. As a founding partner and Managing Director of Brooklyn-based Silver Spoon\, Dan Pack oversees all production\, client relationships and R&D\, notably in the ever expanding field of virtual production. Dan and his team have contributed their motion capture and animation services to numerous commercials\, video games\, television shows\, and features\, with recent innovations in real-time character animation\, broadcast AR and LED wall production. Prior to Silver Spoon\, he held the position of Director of Business Development for Click 3X\, and served as an Executive Producer for ASB\, a global 3D previz shop. He began his career as a production assistant at Aero Film before joining Grey NY as a producer.  \n  \n 
URL:https://vesglobal.org/event/panel-vfx-solutions-to-covid-problems-part-ii/
LOCATION:Ontario
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