VFX Advantage Event Photos
Friday 11 March
The VFX Advantage was organised by Directors Guild, funded by Skillset Film Skills Fund as part of "A Bigger Future 2" and held in partnership with BAFTA. The event incorporated a days worth of inspirational masterclasses presented by leading figures in the VFX industry including Case studies, panel discussions and demonstrations to investigate the fascinating world of visual effects. Go back to The VFX Advantage page.
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Between the morning and afternoon sessions, demonstrations of new technology are held outside the theatre.
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Industry practitioners and members of the public arrive for coffee and registration.
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Louis Savvy and Neil Peplow from Skillset introduce the day's plan of events.
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UK Film Commissioner Colin Brown delivers the keynote speech.
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Jonathan Fawkner of Framestore talks about the role of the VFX supervisor.
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Dan Barrow describes the role of the VFX producer.
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Nic Hatch and Martin Chamney from NVizage provide an overview of using Previs with motion capture.
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An audience member trials a piece of new technology between the day's sessions.
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Alex Wukkte from Double Negative describes what happens on set and why.
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Adam Valdez from MPC leads a session outlining the different stages of VFX production.
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Ben Sheperd and Anna Ford from Cinesite present a case study about Battle: Los Angeles and its digitally-created environments.
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Mark Sherwood, Haz Dulull, Phil Dobree (Jelly Fish), Stefan Drury and Sean Farrow (Lipsync) form the panel for a discussion and Q&A about low-budget VFX.
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Audience members listen to a discussion about producing VFX on a low budget.
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Geoff Boyle shares ideas about stereoscopic 3D and its impact on VFX.
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Paul Docherty and Leigh Took talk about using VFX to support story in recent Terry Gilliam film The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus.
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Matt Bristowe from Prime Focus discusses the 2D to 3D conversion process.
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Audience members don glasses for a demonstration of cutting-edge 3D technology.
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Simon Robinson from The Foundry talks about the recent Tron sequel and the impact of 3D on VFX post-production.
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Tim Burke, Emma Norton and David Vickery (Dneg), Matt Twyford (BaseBlack) and Andy Bell (The VFX Co.) look back over 10 years of VFX on the Harry Potter films and talk about how it has helped practically as well as providing spectacle.
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An audience member shares his ideas with the industry panel.
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Filmmaker and VFX artist Gareth Edwards discusses recent film Monsters with Colin Goudie.
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