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Visual Effects Masterclasses

Organised by Directors Guild, funded by Skillset Film Skills Fund as part of "A Bigger Future 2" and in partnership with BAFTA, this event incorporated a day's worth of inspirational masterclasses presented by leading figures in the visual effects industry.

In this series of videos and podcasts recorded on the day, experts in the VFX field reveal the creative and budgetary opportunities that become available when using visual effects in film. Choose from the range of sessions below covering all aspects of visual effects creation including creative development, 2D to 3D conversion, the impact on filming and budget considerations.

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The VFX Advantage

11 April 11

A series of masterclasses covering all aspects of Visual Effects creation delivered by a host of industry experts.

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Case Study: Tron

Introduced by: Simon Robinson

Visual effects professional Simon Robinson from The Foundry examines the impact of 3D on visual effects post-production in the 2010 film; Tron, which stretched current movie technology to its limits.

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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus: Unlocking the Imagination

Introduced by: Leigh Took

In this Case Study, Visual Effects Supervisor John Paul Docherty leads a discussion with Leigh Took about the choice and variety of visual effects used in Terry Gilliam’s extraordinary tale; The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.

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The VFX Production Lifecycle

Introduced by: Adam Valdez

Let The Moving Picture Company (MPC) talk you through the stages of visual effect production in this lifecycle session. MPC pride themselves on high quality work for the feature film, advertising, digital and television industries.

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Impact of Filming - What Happens on Set and Why?

Introduced by: Alex Wuttke

Get the inside scoop on what exactly happens on the film set from Alex Wuttke, VFX Supervisor and Head of 3D at Double Negative; Europe's largest provider of visual effects for Film. The company’s impressive list of credits includes Iron Man 2, Scott Pilgrim Vs the World and the 2011 BAFTA-winning film; Inception.

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Dan Barrow (VFX Speaker)

Budgeting, Bidding and Scheduling

Key Speaker: Dan Barrow

Learn everything you need to know about budgeting, bidding and scheduling from Visual Effects Producer Dan Barrow whose credits include Sherlock Holmes, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian and a selection of the Harry Potter films.

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Between the morning and afternoon sessions, demonstrations of new technology are held outside the theatre. VFX Advantage Industry practitioners and members of the public arrive for coffee and registration. VFX Advantage Louis Savvy and Neil Peplow from Skillset introduce the day's plan of events. VFX Advantage UK Film Commissioner Colin Brown delivers the keynote speech. VFX Advantage Jonathan Fawkner of Framestore talks about the role of the VFX supervisor. VFX Advantage Dan Barrow describes the role of the VFX producer. VFX Advantage Nic Hatch and Martin Chamney from NVizage provide an overview of using Previs with motion capture. VFX Advantage An audience member trials a piece of new technology between the day's sessions. VFX Advantage Alex Wukkte from Double Negative describes what happens on set and why. VFX Advantage Adam Valdez from MPC leads a session outlining the different stages of VFX production. VFX Advantage Ben Sheperd and Anna Ford from Cinesite present a case study about Battle: Los Angeles and its digitally-created environments. VFX Advantage 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. VFX Advantage Audience members listen to a discussion about producing VFX on a low budget. VFX Advantage Geoff Boyle shares ideas about stereoscopic 3D and its impact on VFX. VFX Advantage Paul Docherty and Leigh Took talk about using VFX to support story in recent Terry Gilliam film The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus. VFX Advantage Matt Bristowe from Prime Focus discusses the 2D to 3D conversion process. VFX Advantage Audience members don glasses for a demonstration of cutting-edge 3D technology. VFX Advantage Simon Robinson from The Foundry talks about the recent Tron sequel and the impact of 3D on VFX post-production. VFX Advantage 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. VFX Advantage An audience member shares his ideas with the industry panel. VFX Advantage Filmmaker and VFX artist Gareth Edwards discusses recent film Monsters with Colin Goudie. VFX Advantage

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