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CG Con North-American Roadshow in Silicon Valley

Posted In | Event Category: Ads/Commercials, Animation, Comics, New Media, Other, Special Effects, Visual Effects | Event Type: Seminars / Workshops | Site Categories: Art, CG
Starts: Mar 06, 2010 - Ends: Mar 06, 2010
Location: Sunnyvale, USA
Website: http://www.cgcon.net

CG Con North-American Roadshow in Silicon Valley

4 lectures (two Digital Painting/Concept Art, and two Animation lectures) of 90 minutes each by industry professionals

When:
Saturday March 6th, 2010

Where:
Cogswell Polytechnical College, 1175 Bordeaux Dr Sunnyvale, CA 94089

Who:
Mark Goerner - Digital Painting/Concept Art (Minority Report, X-men 2, The Terminal, Superman, Transformers 3, Battle Angel)
Anthony Wong - Digital Animation (Pixar Animation Studios)

Please feel free to contact us at info@cgcon.net if you have any questions or visit our website at www.cgcon.net

We look forward to seeing you at this event!

CG Con - The White Conference

Posted In | Event Category: Animation, Special Effects, Visual Effects | Event Type: Conferences, Seminars / Workshops | Site Categories: Art, CG, Technology
Starts: Apr 24, 2010 - Ends: Apr 25, 2010
Location: Montreal, Canada
Website: http://www.cgcon.net

CG CON — The White Conference

"The White Conference" will be held April 24-25, 2010 and is projected to host more than 500 professionals and recent graduates from visual effects for film, game and broadcast graphics.

The conference will take place in Montreal and it will bring together renowned experts, top professionals and cutting edge students from around the globe for a thrilling two day event that will make an impact throughout the industry.

Three programs, each featuring a total of 8 lectures in Digital Animation, Digital Modeling, and Digital Painting/Concept Design.

SPECIAL OFFER (Now until January 24st, 2010) Regular & Student Registration $199

From February 1st 2010 to March 28th: Regular Registration $299 Student Registration $249

After March 28th, 2010 and On-site: Regular Registration $399 Student Registration $329

No refunds or exchanges are available on ticket orders. If you require assistance please email info@cgcon.net or phone (310) 774-0207.

Special rates are available to groups of 10 or more. For more information call us at (310) 774-0207 or email us at info@cgcon.net

CG Con North-American Roadshow in Chicago

Posted In | Event Category: Ads/Commercials, Animation, Features, Visual Effects | Event Type: Seminars / Workshops | Site Categories: Art, CG
Starts: Jan 16, 2010 - Ends: Jan 16, 2010
Location: Chicago, USA
Website: http://www.cgcon.net

CG Con North-American Roadshow in Chicago
When:
Saturday January 16th, 2010
Where:

350 North Orleans Street Chicago, IL 60654 (Sauganash East Ballroom on the 14th floor)

Who:
Mark Goerner - Digital Painting/Concept Art
Juan Pablo Chen - Digital Modeling

4 lectures (two Digital Painting/Concept Art, and two Modeling lectures) of 90 minutes each, by industry professionals Mark Goerner (Minority Report, Constantine X-men 2, The Terminal, Superman, Transformers 3, Battle Angel) and Juan Pablo Chen from DreamWorks Animation.

Please feel free to contact us at info@cgcon.net if you have any questions or visit our website at www.cgcon.net

These two professionals will be giving demo reel and portfolio reviews at the event

We look forward to seeing you there!

Academy Hands Out Sci-Tech Honors

Posted In | News Categories: Awards, CG, Films, People, Technology, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: All | Event: Academy Awards | Site Categories: 3D, Awards, CG, Films, People, Technology, Visual Effects
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 15 scientific and technical achievements represented by 46 individual award recipients will be honored at its annual Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation at The Beverly Wilshire on Saturday, February 20, 2010.

Cameron Acquires Hiroshima Tale

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Films, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: All | Site Categories: 3D, CG, Films, Visual Effects
James Cameron has ponied up his own money to option the rights to Charles Pellegrino's nonfiction book, THE LAST TRAIN FROM HIROSHIMA: THE SURVIVORS LOOK BACK, reports VARIETY.

Paxton Pitches Twister Sequel

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Films, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: All | Site Categories: CG, Films, Visual Effects
Premium Hollywood via Bullz-Eye, reports that Bill Paxton has pitched a sequel idea for TWISTER to producer Kathleen Kennedy.

Goyer Hands in Ghost Rider Reboot

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Films, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: All | Site Categories: 3D, CG, Films, Visual Effects
Collider.com posted an interview with GHOST RIDER producer Mike De Luca, where he revealed some details about future plans for the franchise.

FX Snatches Up Avatar Rights

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Films, Television, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: 3D, CG, Films, Television, Visual Effects
In the basic cable lottery for AVATAR rights, FX is the winner, reports VARIETY.

Screenwriter Finds Gun With Occasional Music

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Films, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: All | Site Categories: CG, Films, Visual Effects
Javier Rodriguez has been tapped to pen an adaptation of Jonathan Lethem's cult novel GUN WITH OCCASIONAL MUSIC, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.

2010 VFX Preview

Posted In | Magazines: VFXWorld | Site Categories: 3D, CG, Films, Visual Effects
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VFXWorld's Rick DeMott and Bill Desowitz sketch out a list of the hotly anticipated visual effects flicks of 2010.