The Challenge of Convergence Exhibition 2003
Video, Vision, graphics, VR, AR, new media...

The recent convergence of techniques borrowed from graphics, video & machine vision has realised a whole new realm of opportunities in visual media. From reducing the time and effort required for film post-production and special effects, to enhancing the experience of texture and immersion in virtual environments, the advent of knowledge-based graphics has influence across all fields of artistic and scientific endeavour.

July 7, 2003
Co-located with the IEE Visual Information Engineering Conference 2003 at the University of (7th

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Confidential, extensive explorations of how visual effects and digital animation were achieved in films such as X-MEN 2, THE MATRIX RELOADED and FINDING NEMO; will be part of the 5th Annual VES 2003: A Festival of Visual Effects line-up at The Los Angeles Film School in Hollywood from June 27-29, 2003. Presented by the Visual Effects Society (VES), the festival offers detailed, frequently proprietary, looks at the visual effects process through viewing certain segments of the works featured.

While the VES usually will focus on the big summer effects releases and TV series, this year the society is featuring music videos, titles and shorts as interesting aspects of visual effects.

The Orlando ACM SIGGRAPH Chapter in Orlando, Florida is having its first meeting event at Universal Studios Florida Tuesday, June 24, 2003 at 8:00 pm.

Visit www.orlando.siggraph.org for more info.

HAVE BREAKFAST WITH ARTISTS FROM RHYTHM & HUES!

San Francisco SIGGRAPH is pleased to announce:

Your chance to meet artists from Rhythm & Hues - the Academy Award(r) winning studio of such hits as X-Men 2, Daredevil, Babe, Cats & Dogs, Scooby-Doo, and Men in Black 2. Plus, Rhythm & Hues is in active recruitment mode! A Rhythm & Hues recruiter will be on site to answer your questions.

DATE:
Saturday, June 21, 2003

TIME:
9:00 am to noon. Check-in/networking and breakfast begins at 9:00 am. Program begins at 10:00 am and lasts until noon. Baked goods, Kaboom Energy Drink, juices and coffee will be provided free of charge.

LOCATION:
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L.A.SIGGRAPH will delve into THE MATRIX RELOADED and the ENTER THE MATRIX video game on June 17, 2003, 7:30 pm at Covel Commons on the UCLA Campus in Westwood. VFX supervisors John "DJ" Des Jardin and Dan Glass from EON Entertainment will
discuss their work on the latest MATRIX sequel, and producer Rosanna Sun of EON and Shiny Entertainment president, David Perry, will discuss the video game, ENTER THE MATRIX.

The meeting is free for L.A. SIGGRAPH members, $10 for non-members. For more info, visit www.la.siggraph.org or e-mail los-angeles-chapter@siggraph.org.

Oscar-winning Ray Harryhausen will be feted with an American Cinematheque film tribute June 13-15 at the Egyptian Theater, 6712 Hollywood Boulevard. This three-day event features the legendary visual effects and films of Ray Harryhausen, famed for his visual imagination and his painstaking attention to detail (he did the lighting, camera work, sets and animation himself for almost all his stop-motion creations.) Ray Harryhausen will discuss his films after various screenings with special guests such as actor Harry Hamlin, acrestrees Terry Moore, writer Ray Bradbury, co-screenwriter Lou Morheim and screenwriter William Bast.For more info. and the complete schedule, go to www.americancinematheque.com or www.egyptiantheatre.com.
Ticket prices are $9 General; $6 Cinematheque Members. $8 Seniors (65+ years) and students with valid ID card. Must be shown at box office at time of purchase.

HOW DOES RHYTHM & HUES DO IT?!

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The Making of X-MEN2