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SIRT Announces Presenters and Panelists
For Previsualization and Virtual Production ConferenceSIRT Centre, Pinewood Toronto Studios, February 24 – 25, 2011
Toronto, ON, [February 15, 2011] — Dr. Parag Havaldar of Sony Pictures Imageworks joins an impressive roster of presenters and panelists confirmed for BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER, a conference on previsualization and virtual production presented by the Screen Industries Research and Training Centre (SIRT http://www.sirtcentre.com) at Pinewood Toronto Studios. Havaldar, a pioneer in stereoscopic imagery and performance capture technologies, will showcase the technologies developed for and used to bring Tim Burton’s Academy Award® nominated (Outstanding Visual Effects) Alice in Wonderland and other Sony projects to the screen. Also confirmed is Rob Burton, VP Technology at Starz Animation Toronto (Gnomeo & Juliet), who will case study Starz’ new stereoscopic short, Lovebirds.
BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER is the first international conference dedicated to previsualization and virtual production, two processes that give key creatives (including directors, cinematographers, designers, editors and VFX artists) the opportunity to “see” their work in three dimensions at the earliest stage of the production process. Ontario is fast becoming a hub for previs and virtual production and is well represented at the conference by local talent that includes: Darren Cranford, Keyframe Digital Productions Inc. (X-Men, Zombieland, Red); Steven Hoban, Producer, Copperheart Entertainment (Ryan, Splice); Aaron Weintraub, Co-Founder, Mr. X (Tron: Legacy, Scott Pilgrim vs The World); David Footman, Director, Ubisoft Toronto; and Lui Francisco, Art Director, Bedlam Games Inc. (Scratch: The Ultimate DJ).
Delivering the conference’s keynote address is David Morin, Chair of the U.S. Committee on Virtual Production, a joint initiative of the American Society of Cinematographers, Art Directors Guild, Visual Effects Society, Producers Guild of America, International Cinematographers Guild and the Previsualization Society. He’ll be joined by Previsualization Society founding members Ron Frankel (The Green Hornet; The Twilight Saga: Eclipse) and Brian Pohl (I, Robot, Open Season and Star Trek).
Other panelists and presenters include:
John Courte, Side Effects Software (Terminator: Salvation)
Bret Culp, Visual Effects Producer, Starz Animation Toronto (Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Saw II)
Dusan Dukic, performance capture actor (Assassin’s Creed II, Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood)
Avrim Katzman, Senior Professor, Computer Animation Program, Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning and lead on the SIRT Real-Time Effects Project
Robert Magee, Product Marketing Manager, Side Effects Software
Robert Munroe, Visual Effects Supervisor (Splice, The Tudors, The Borgias)
Jim Laird, CFO, Bedlam Games Inc.
Dr. Paul Salvini, Chief Technology Officer and VP Canadian Operations, Side Effects Software
Jason Walter, Lead, Virtual Production Technology Consulting team, AutodeskTechnology demos involving performance capture and the latest previs and virtual production processes round out the conference programing. Participating companies include: Autodesk, Side Effects Software, Vicon (optical motion capture systems), and Ottawa-based XYX RGB, provider of 3D scanning services to The Matrix, Resident Evil, Splice, and Lord of the Rings.
Previsualization and Virtual Production: BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER takes place February 24 – 25, 2011, 8:30 AM – 6 PM, at Pinewood Toronto Studios, 225 Commissioners Street, Toronto, Canada. Conference registration fee is $350 or $150 for partner members with a discount code. To register, go to: http://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=926463.
BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER is made possible with the support of the Ontario Media Development Corporation on behalf of the Ministry of Tourism and Culture, and with the participation and sponsorship of the Directors Guild of Canada – Ontario, I.A.T.S.E. Local 667, FilmOntario, Computer Animation Studios of Ontario (CASO), The Previsualization Society, Pinewood Toronto Studios and the Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning.
About SIRT: http://www.sirtcentre.com
SIRT is an applied research and professional development facility serving Ontario\\\’s screen-based industries in the film, television, and gaming sectors. The centre, an initiative of Sheridan College, fosters industry-academic collaboration through partnerships with individual companies, industry associations, unions, guilds and academic institutions.About Sheridan: http://www.sheridaninstitute.ca
Founded in 1967, Sheridan has grown from a locally-based college with 400 students to a dynamic and innovative institution with 15,000 full-time and 35,000 continuing education students. Today, Sheridan attracts students from across Canada and around the world, and is nationally and internationally recognized for excellence in business, digital media and communications, performing arts, visual arts and design, science and technology, and community service studies. Innovation and creativity is at the core of what we try to impart on our students and, as such, is critical to our success.– END –For information or interviews, contact:
Julie Giles, GreenHAT Digital
Tel: 416-533-6778
Cell: 416-878-5328
E-mail: [email protected]or
Ted Biggs
Production Supervisor, SIRT Centre
Tel: 647-282-4821
E-mail: [email protected]
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