Sony Pictures Imageworks And Sony Pictures Animation: SIGGRAPH
Sony Pictures Imageworks and Sony Pictures Animation will have a comprehensive presentation during SIGGRAPH 2008. In addition to the more than 15 presentations in the conference program and on the show floor, the companies will highlight current and upcoming projects, their recently expanded IPAX academic program, and will host a special tribute to Stan Winston to be held at the Nokia Theater on Wednesday, August 13.
In addition, Imageworks staff members have been very active behind the scenes at this year's Siggraph. Academy Award-winning vfx supervisor Kevin Mack created the Opening Sequence for this year's Computer Animation Festival this year as well as the Welcome Animation in at the entry of the Art Gallery.
The Festival Opening, an abstract 3D short that will play at the beginning of each screening, employs Mack's unique digital fine art style. Rob Engle, senior stereographer and digital effects supervisor, is the curator for the two days of stereoscopic sessions during this year's show. Sande Scoredos, Imageworks' exec director of training and artist development, will serve as the Computer Animation Festival's curated chair and is overseeing the studio hosted evenings and various invited works, and Carlye Archibeque, asset management administrator, produced the Computer Animation Festival and supervised all production aspects.
"Our commitment to the Siggraph community and its artistic, academic and technical roots is exemplified by the diversity and scope of our participation throughout this year's conference," said Tim Sarnoff, president of Sony Pictures Imageworks.
The companies' booth, located at South Hall #701, will feature the companies' body of work ranging from spectacular visual effects to all CG animation. Imageworks and Sony Pictures Animation currently have in production and/or development the action thriller EAGLE EYE for DreamWorks Pictures, the dramatic thriller BODY OF LIES for Warner Bros., the mystery adventure WATCHMEN, also for Warner Bros., the family adventure G-FORCE, a Jerry Bruckheimer Production for Walt Disney Pictures, and Sony Pictures Animation's CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS and THE SMURFS, to be released by Columbia Pictures.
During the show, scholars, faculty, and administrators from the 18 IPAX schools will gather for the IPAX annual membership meeting. The IPAX program was created in 2004 to connect faculty from leading academic institutions with industry professionals to guide curricula in an effort to further develop future talented individuals who will contribute to the overall growth of the visual effects and animation industry. IPAX is a program designed to share, extend and expand the Imageworks and Sony Pictures Animation knowledge base by providing fellowships to teaching faculty of IPAX member schools, attend in-house training programs, and participate in a working production environment on-site at Imageworks and Sony Pictures Animation. IPAX fellows return to the classroom with real-world production experience and the ability to identify, inspire and recommend future talent for our industry.
This year, seven new educational institutions have been accepted into the IPAX program, and include, for the first time, two international institutions:
--Brigham Young University
--California State University Northridge
--Filmakademie Baden-Wurttemberg
--Linkopings Universitet
--New York University
--School of Visual Arts
--Texas A&M University
These new schools join Animation Mentor, Carnegie Mellon University, DePaul University, Gnomon School of Visual Effects, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Otis College of Art and Design, Pratt Institute, Ringling College of Art + Design, Stanford University, University of New Mexico and University of Southern California Arts in the growing IPAX program.
Sony Pictures Imageworks will present an industry tribute to Stan Winston at the Nokia Theater on Wednesday, August 13 at 8 p.m. Director James Cameron is set to conclude the tribute with a discussion of Academy Award-winning TERMINATOR 2 and a digital screening of the film's Blu-ray master. Jody Duncan, editor of CINEFEX Magazine and author of THE WINSTON EFFECT: THE ART AND HISTORY OF STAN WINSTON'S STUDIO will moderate the evening.
In addition, Imageworks staff members have been very active behind the scenes at this year's Siggraph. Academy Award-winning vfx supervisor Kevin Mack created the Opening Sequence for this year's Computer Animation Festival this year as well as the Welcome Animation in at the entry of the Art Gallery.
The Festival Opening, an abstract 3D short that will play at the beginning of each screening, employs Mack's unique digital fine art style. Rob Engle, senior stereographer and digital effects supervisor, is the curator for the two days of stereoscopic sessions during this year's show. Sande Scoredos, Imageworks' exec director of training and artist development, will serve as the Computer Animation Festival's curated chair and is overseeing the studio hosted evenings and various invited works, and Carlye Archibeque, asset management administrator, produced the Computer Animation Festival and supervised all production aspects.
"Our commitment to the Siggraph community and its artistic, academic and technical roots is exemplified by the diversity and scope of our participation throughout this year's conference," said Tim Sarnoff, president of Sony Pictures Imageworks.
The companies' booth, located at South Hall #701, will feature the companies' body of work ranging from spectacular visual effects to all CG animation. Imageworks and Sony Pictures Animation currently have in production and/or development the action thriller EAGLE EYE for DreamWorks Pictures, the dramatic thriller BODY OF LIES for Warner Bros., the mystery adventure WATCHMEN, also for Warner Bros., the family adventure G-FORCE, a Jerry Bruckheimer Production for Walt Disney Pictures, and Sony Pictures Animation's CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS and THE SMURFS, to be released by Columbia Pictures.
During the show, scholars, faculty, and administrators from the 18 IPAX schools will gather for the IPAX annual membership meeting. The IPAX program was created in 2004 to connect faculty from leading academic institutions with industry professionals to guide curricula in an effort to further develop future talented individuals who will contribute to the overall growth of the visual effects and animation industry. IPAX is a program designed to share, extend and expand the Imageworks and Sony Pictures Animation knowledge base by providing fellowships to teaching faculty of IPAX member schools, attend in-house training programs, and participate in a working production environment on-site at Imageworks and Sony Pictures Animation. IPAX fellows return to the classroom with real-world production experience and the ability to identify, inspire and recommend future talent for our industry.
This year, seven new educational institutions have been accepted into the IPAX program, and include, for the first time, two international institutions:
--Brigham Young University
--California State University Northridge
--Filmakademie Baden-Wurttemberg
--Linkopings Universitet
--New York University
--School of Visual Arts
--Texas A&M University
These new schools join Animation Mentor, Carnegie Mellon University, DePaul University, Gnomon School of Visual Effects, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Otis College of Art and Design, Pratt Institute, Ringling College of Art + Design, Stanford University, University of New Mexico and University of Southern California Arts in the growing IPAX program.
Sony Pictures Imageworks will present an industry tribute to Stan Winston at the Nokia Theater on Wednesday, August 13 at 8 p.m. Director James Cameron is set to conclude the tribute with a discussion of Academy Award-winning TERMINATOR 2 and a digital screening of the film's Blu-ray master. Jody Duncan, editor of CINEFEX Magazine and author of THE WINSTON EFFECT: THE ART AND HISTORY OF STAN WINSTON'S STUDIO will moderate the evening.
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