Gen AI Resources

Real Applications of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Visual Effects

Presented by the VES Education & Outreach and Technology Committees

Ben Lock
Moderator – VES Education & Outreach Committee Chair

Artificial Intelligence is already making its way into VFX workflows, but how much of it is actually useful? What’s practical today, and what’s still evolving? The Visual Effects Society presents a discussion exploring how Generative AI (Gen AI) is being used in VFX right now – what’s working, what’s challenging, and where things are headed.

Watch this recorded panel discussion featuring professionals who are actively exploring AI in their creative and technical work. Each of them shared insights into how they are integrating AI into their process—what’s effective, what’s experimental, and what they see on the horizon.

Click here for written Q&A in addition to recorded discussion.

Generative Artificial Intelligence in VFX Software Now and In the Future

Presented by the VES Education & Outreach and Technology Committees

Michele Sciolette
Moderator – CTO at Cinesite Group & VES Tech Committee member

Watch the recorded discussion of the second online event in the VES Technology Committee’s Generative AI panel discussions, this time focusing on the AI related work being done by some of the major VFX software vendors. This discussion brought attendees up to speed on how Autodesk, Foundry and SideFX have already been using Machine Learning and pulled back the curtain a little on what new AI capabilities might be released with the next iterations of their software products. This not only provided an understanding of how ML is already in use, but the ways that Gen AI can improve workflow moving forward.

Panelists include Foundry Chief Product Officer Christy Anzelmo, Autodesk Executive Vice President for Entertainment & Media Solutions Diana Colella and SideFX Vice President of Strategic Partnerships Judith Crow, moderated by VES Technology Committee member and Cinesite CTO Michele Sciolette.

How Generative Artificial Intelligence Might Affect Visual Effects Now and In the Future

Presented by the VES Education & Outreach and Technology Committees

Barbara Ford Grant
Moderator – VES Tech. Comm. mbr., Media & Ent. Exec., CTO & Ind. Advsr.

Watch the recorded discussion with 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.