{"id":1322,"date":"2014-01-24T11:13:54","date_gmt":"2014-01-24T11:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vfxpdx.com\/?p=1322"},"modified":"2014-01-29T19:43:09","modified_gmt":"2014-01-29T19:43:09","slug":"spark-conference-time-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.vfxpdx.com\/?p=1322","title":{"rendered":"Spark Conference Time Again!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here we are at the end of January already – is 2014 absolutely flying by for anyone else (?) – and it’s time once again for another Spark conference in semi-neighboring Vancouver BC.<\/p>\n

Just like last year, the good Spark folks have assembled a killer lineup.\u00a0 As if a daily dose of Tim Horton’s and shooting some runs at Whistler wouldn’t be enough…\u00a0 I’m very excited to say we’ll all have the rare chance to see a John Knoll presentation, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg.\u00a0 Jackpot!\u00a0 Who says we don’t keep winter interesting here in the Pacific NW?<\/p>\n

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From the Spark site<\/a> –<\/p>\n

“Leading the conference are presenters who have shaped and changed the industry with their work: notably, John Knoll, Chief Creative Officer of Industrial Light and Magic; Steve ‘Spaz’ Williams, Director, VFX Supervisor & ILM’s Chief Animator and Modeler on “The Abyss,” “Terminator 2: Judgment Day,” “Jurassic Park” and “The Mask”; Director, VFX Supervisor, Stefen Fangmeier (“Eragon,” “Saving Private Ryan,” “Terminator 2: Judgment Day,” “Jurassic Park”); Mark Dipp\u00e9, Director, VFX Supervisor (“The Abyss,” “Terminator 2: Judgment Day,” “Jurassic Park”)<\/p>\n

Also presenting at this year’s conference are: VFX Supervisor, Guy Williams (“The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, “Avatar”), Supervisor, researcher and ACM SIGGRAPH Vice President Paul Debevec (“Avatar,” “Ender’s Game”), Stereoscopic Supervisor Robert Neuman (“Wreck-It Ralph,” “Tangled”), Director James Stewart (“Cave of Forgotten Dreams,” commercial director for Samsung, Lexus), ZOIC Head of Pipeline Michael Romey.”<\/p>\n

This all goes down February 6-8, again in lovely Vancouver BC.\u00a0 Do get in touch<\/a> if you make the trip, as I may organize a drinks event or lunch strictly for us Portland VFX’ers.<\/p>\n

There will be per presentation tickets available, but for those considering taking in the whole shebang, tell ’em VFX\/PDX sent ya!\u00a0 Discount code\u00a0VFXPDX-S2014<\/strong> will shave 20% off of your conference badge or tickets to individual events.\u00a0 Sign up here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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