Le jeudi 8 juillet, en marge du festival du film fantastique de Neuchâtel, dans le cadre du symposium Imaging the Future, plusieurs conférences, discussions et projections sont consacrées à la production et à l’esthétique des effets visuels filmiques. Une occasion d’approfondir vos connaissances de ce domaine important de la création filmique contemporaine avec des professionnels internationaux.



Programme

09.45 : THE WETA TOUCH: DESIGNING AVATAR AND DISTRICT 9

Stereo Compositing on Avatar
Robin Hollander, lead compositor, CH/NZ

Creating an Alternate Reality: In Depth Look at the Computer Generated Characters of Avatar
Andy Jones, animation director, NZ (won a BAFTA, Oscar and Visual Effects Society Awards for his Work on Avatar)

Design Philosophy for Films at Weta Workshop and the Creation of the Science-Fiction World
Greg Broadmore, artist and designer, NZ


11.30 : THE NEW ART OF MOVIEMAKING
Nick Manning, Autodesk industry marketing manager, UK


13.30 : VFX PRODUCTION AND SUPERVISION (in collaboration with FOCAL)

Cargo - Building a VFX-Pipeline in Switzerland
Michael Scialpi, VFX creator and supervisor, EgliFilm AG, CH - Cargo (Engler, 2009)

VFX Production: Various Procedures
Pascal Giroux, VFX producer, Mikros Image, FR - Ne te retourne pas (de Van, 2009), Astérix aux jeux olympiques (Forestier, 2008)

Invisible Effects : Creating Atmosphere
Sean Wheelan, VFX producer, Filmgate, SE - Antichrist (von Trier, 2009), The Cottage (Williams, 2008)

Inside the Black Box : A Look at the VFX Pipeline
Philippe Leprince, CG pipeline supervisor, Double Negative, UK – Inception (Nolan 2010), The Dark Knight (Nolan 2008)

Moderator: Xavier Grin, producer, PS Productions, CH


16.30 : MEET DOUGLAS TRUMBULL, pioneer VFX director (2001 : A Space Odyssey, Blade Runner, Silent Running…), USA

17.45 : SWISSMADE VFX PRESENTATION
Miklos Kosary, compositing supervisor, Elefant Studios, Zürich
Jean Deppierraz, compositing supervisor, Sapristi Studios, Lausanne


18.00 : SWISS VFX AND COMPUTER ANIMATION SHOWCASE / A SELECTION OF WORKS FROM SWISS VFX AND ANIMATION PRODUCERS
Say What / Horsform / Moka Studio / Boutiq AG / Pixelfarm / Chemical Box / Floid / Sapristi Studio / Avenue Digital Media / Le Mob / Elefant Studios / OneStep MDA / Gimber.ch