FMX Conference Spotlight: Most Discussed Posts

fmx 09: One Awesome Conference

fmxblog — Fri, 08 May 2009 12:26:54 -0700

Renata and Thomas Haegele topped the event from last year and again the numbers of attendees increased. Again more and internationally renowned speakers came to Stuttgart, again for four days the sunny town became animator’s land And that in those dark and gloomy times of worldwide economic crisis. And I did not discover one unhappy face during all those days.

Why You Should Experience fmx/08 This Year

fmxblog — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Peter Plantec previews the speakers, presentations and parties that will make fmx/08 the most fun media conference of the year.

An Interview with Marc Petit, Senior VP of Autodesk M&E

fmxblog — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:32:58 -0700

Marc Petit, Senior Vice President of Autodesk’s Media & Entertainment division, talks about how studios are meeting the challenges of economic uncertainty and workforce globalization and how his company plans to meet future need for technology tools, including adoption of Open Source standards.

An Interview with ILM’s Ben Snow and Pixar’s Christophe Hery

fmxblog — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:49:27 -0700

At FMX 2011, AWN sat with ILM vfx supervisor Ben Snow and Pixar's Global Tech and Research TD Christophe Hery. If you’re interested in lighting, shading, rendering, the ground-breaking work done on Davey Jones along with other insights into ILM and Pixar filmmaking, these interviews are for you.

An Interview with VES Chairman Jeff Okun

fmxblog — Mon, 23 May 2011 12:50:42 -0700

Jeff Okun is not afraid to speak honestly about subjects the make some uncomfortable, nor take positions that might rub some people the wrong way. The bottom line is that everyone working in film and television today knows fundamental change is afoot in how shows are financed and produced and that the visual effects industry has taken a tremendous beating the last few years, especially in California. The question is what to do about it.

An Interview with Animation Director Bill Kroyer

fmxblog — Mon, 23 May 2011 15:36:20 -0700

Bill Kroyer, animation director, teacher and one of the board of governors of the Motion Picture Academy, shares his thoughts on the original Tron, where it broke new ground and what impact it had on the computer animation field. He also talks about the new digital animation program at Chapman as well as some of the political issues animation faces within the Motion Picture Academy.

An Interview with Disney Supervising Animator Clay Kaytis

fmxblog — Tue, 31 May 2011 13:09:58 -0700

Clay Kaytis, a 16 year veteran of Walt Disney Animation,talks about the production of Tangled, meeting the challenge of creating the studio's 50th animated feature, and how Glen Keane's consistent and skilled leadership challenged the CG artists to bring realistic motion, acting and feeling to the film.

Hugging Time at FMX!

fmxblog — Thu, 06 May 2010 12:13:31 -0700

Here we go again! It's May again, so time to travel to Stuttgart, Germany to meet, to listen, to open the eyes and the minds, to feel the sense of wonder, the pulse of the future and to be amazed by the achievements of the many professionals, as well as those of the bold young students, who present their work.

Get Video Sneak Peeks from FMX

fmxblog — Fri, 07 May 2010 12:17:56 -0700

AWNtv has posted sneak peeks of the interviews and attractions of day one through four of FMX 2010. Hear words of wisdom and impressions of the event from industry superstars like Marc Weigert, Volker Engel, Tim Sarnoff, Bruno Velazquez, David Schaub, Bruce W. Smith, Hendrickson, John Bruno, Stuart Sumida, Ben Grossman, David Sproxton, Mohen Leo, Victoria Alonso and Ed Hooks.

fmx 09: You Know What's Interesting?

fmxblog — Fri, 08 May 2009 12:22:39 -0700

You know what´s interesting about the fmx?. You stay there in the foyer, in the halls, you have this big accessibility to each and everyone. So I found myself talking to one of the big visual effects designers of this planet.