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

"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
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!

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.

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.

Premium Hollywood via Bullz-Eye, reports that Bill Paxton has pitched a sequel idea for TWISTER to producer Kathleen Kennedy.

Collider.com posted an interview with GHOST RIDER producer Mike De Luca, where he revealed some details about future plans for the franchise.

In the basic cable lottery for AVATAR rights, FX is the winner, reports VARIETY.

Javier Rodriguez has been tapped to pen an adaptation of Jonathan Lethem's cult novel GUN WITH OCCASIONAL MUSIC, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.

VFXWorld's Rick DeMott and Bill Desowitz sketch out a list of the hotly anticipated visual effects flicks of 2010.

Joe Strike takes a look at the tax implications for freelancing on both employers and contractors and how companies like MBO Partners can help.

imagina is the leading European event for simulation and visualisation based 3D design and decision-making solutions.

Over a period of three days, imagina’s conference cycle brings you all the relevant information regarding the current state of the 3D market, exploring the key issues involved and providing feedback from different economic sectors including Industry, Architecture and Territory Planning and Media & Entertainment.

For the second year running, imagina 2010 will host a Digital Village devoted to local authorities, towns, cities, regions and local governments. 

 imagina is not only a professional event, but also a ‘3D Industry Innovation Ecosystem'. Whether you are a designer, publisher, service provider or a distributor of software and 3D IT products, exhibiting at imagina and its Exhibition Hall - which features over 4,000 m2 of floor space - enables you to respond to an ever-increasing range of related challenges, each with a high return on investment.

It was announced today that three-time Grammy Award winner and internationally renowned singer, songwriter, producer and designer Pharrell Williams will write original music for Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment’s upcoming 3-D CGI feature Despicable Me.

Leaping into the world of virtual engineering, Ford Motor Company now employs the same type of motion-capture technology used to create films like “Avatar,” “Lord of the Rings” and “Shrek” to design vehicles that are more comfortable and enjoyable to drive.

For the seventh year, AWN's Rick DeMott puts together a collection of the best commercials and music videos from the past year submitted by readers.

Doug Smith discusses how Rhythm & Hues raised the chipmunk quotient for The Squeakquel.

For AVATAR, PLF (Pixel Liberation Front) was charged with designing and animating the monitors and HUDs for the fleet of military aircraft, a handful of shots in the shack set and some set-extension composites. In all, they delivered more than 220 shots.

As AVATAR continues to dominate the box office, The Third Floor discussed its previs with AWN.

Platige Image of Poland tells us all about The Kinematograph, Antichrist and a new feature, Hardkor 44.

John Paul Docherty and Richard Bain tell us what it was like conjuring new frontiers for The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.