Recruiting Sessions
Focussing on the day-job situations, seasoned professionals will be passing on their knowledge and experience in our Recruiting Sessions. No "ifs" and "buts", the bottom-line here is "What is it like out there, with the fire hose of reality splattering in your face?" Plunging into the torrents of the everyday job - its challenges, shifting requirements, and pitfalls - the featured speakers will be sharing their perspective on daily job routines, best practice in effective communication, and delving into the differences between being permanent staff vs. freelancer. When the fire breaks out, you're better off exactly knowing your soft skills - be it your ability to keep with the team, manage your personal time, or learn new abilities in the face of rapidly changing production environments.
Tuesday, May 04
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Wishful Thinking - Communication in Digital Film Production | |
| Raum Ulm | Kay Delventhal, CGI | VFX Supervisor, www.delventhal.com | |
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Bottom line is: As long as things work out, things seem simple. Once “it” does not work as planed (or wished), everyone's busy looking for the scapegoat. But at which point did the misunderstanding actually occur? And why can a simple task sometimes turn out to be such a challenge? The talk will dive into common communication pitfalls, covering topics from technology and tools to examples from production reality. Pros and cons in daily production will be addressed by following the thesis: Technical problems can be solved. If it doesn't work, better check your communication. Kay Delventhal works in CGI | VFX since 1992. He worked as a Digital Artist and Supervisor for movies and commercials and during his work at the BFC in Berlin, he focused on animated feature film and was also involved in database and pipeline setups. Which lead into the position of a CGI- and Co-Director at Toons'n'Tales for the feature film "Jasper". Currently Kay works as a freelance CGI | VFX Supervisor and Director for film and commercial productions. |
Wednesday, May 05
| 18:00 - 19:00 | Meeting Industry Requirements and own Expectations | |
| Raum Mannheim | Johannes Weiland, Studio Soi, www.studiosoi.de | |
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Born 1977 in Freiburg/Germany, Johannes Weiland began his studies at Ludwigsburg´s Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg in 1998, where he´s currently tutoring students. Since his graduation 2003 he worked as Director/Animator at several European animation studios, he then joined Studio Soi. During the years he directed a number of award winning films. |
Thursday, May 06
| 18:00 - 19:00 | Inside View of a Lead Compositor | |
| Raum Mannheim | Michael Dohne, Lead Compositing Artist, rise | visual effects berlin, www.risefx.com | |
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How to tackle the daily VFX challenges? Working in the VFX industry- monkey business or fun times? What's different working as freelancer vs. permanent staff? Is there are predetermined way from Intern to Supervisor? rise | visual effects berlin has created digital magic for more than 40 films for the German as well as the international market. rise has become the biggest vendor for VFX in Berlin with space for up to 60 artists. In January 2010 a second facility - rise | visual effects cologne - opened its doors. With hugely successful contributions on movies like "Ninja Assassin" and "Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief" rise is now getting more and more involved in large Hollywood productions. We are aiming to make international shows a more prominent feature in our slate of movies and have teamed up with two of the biggest VFX facilities in the US to work together on their upcoming projects. This will not only be an immensely exhilarating experience but also provide the team with the skillset to compete in this market. |
Friday, May 07
| 18:00 - 19:00 | A Day in the Life of a Camera and Staging Artist at Pixar | |
| Raum Mannheim | Saschka Unseld, Camera and Staging Artist, Pixar Animation Studios, www.pixar.com | |
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After graduating from the Institute of Animation at Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg in 2003, Saschka Unseld co-founded the award winning animation "Studio Soi" where he directed and produced numerous acclaimed idents, commercials and short films that have been screened and awarded at festivals around the world. He has given talks about his and Studio Soi’s work at festivals and conferences from Japan to the USA and has given lectures at various animation schools and colleges including the Institute of Animation in Germany, the Animation Workshop in Denmark, San Francisco State University and the School of Visual Arts in New York. Since 2008 he works as a Camera and Staging Artist at Pixar Animation Studios in California where he has just finished his work on "Toy Story 3". Pixar Animation Studios, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is an Academy Award®-winning film studio with world-renowned technical, creative and production capabilities in the art of computer animation. Creator of some of the most successful and beloved animated films of all time, including "Toy Story", "Finding Nemo", "The Incredibles", "Cars", "Ratatouille", "WALL•E" and most recently, "Up". The Northern California studio has won 21 Academy Awards® and its ten films have grossed more than $5.5 billion at the worldwide box office to date. The next film release from Disney | Pixar is "Toy Story 3" (June 18, 2010). |