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LA SIGGRAPH
Los Angeles Chapter

Upcoming
Events

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JANUARY MEETING

LA SIGGRAPH and nVidia Present
LA ACM SIGGRAPH and NVIDIA Presents

Going Mental
with Hardware Rendering

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

Barnsdall Art Park
4800 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90027
MapQuest

Social Hour 6:30pm-7:30pm
Program 7:30pm-930pm

Featuring presentations by:
Eric Enderton, NVIDIA - Gelato and Mocha
Tim Heath, NVIDIA - Resident animator/artist, "Plush Life"
Mattieu Laban, NVIDIA Tools Group,
Fx Composer 2
and Perf Tools

Special Mental Mill presentation

Social Hour and Hardware Giveaway sponsored by NVIDIA

PROGRAM:
6:30 - 7:30   Social Hour Reception 
7:30 - 9:30   Program

FEE/ REGISTRATION:

This event is free to LA ACM SIGGRAPH members and $20 for non-members. New members who sign up on site and pay the $40 annual membership fee (checks or cash only) do not have to pay the $20 admission fee.

LOCATION:

Barnsdall Art Park
4800 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90027


DIRECTIONS: Barnsdall Art Center

Take 101 to Hollywood Blvd. Exit
Go East 1.2 miles to 4800 Hollywood Blvd.
4800 Hollywood Blvd. is between Edgemont and Vermont.
-
MapQuest

PARKING:

Drive up the hill and park for free along the circular road or park below in the lot and walk up the stairs.

SPECIAL THANKS!

Dominick Spina and the NVIDIA Digital Film Group
Xray, Howard Neely III, Diana Lee and the entire LA ACM SIGGRAPH Executive Council
 

Upcoming Event

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

The Los Angeles Chapter of ACM SIGGRAPH,
and Steve Wright and Jonathan Erland Presents...

Compositing

Jonathan Erland - To speak on the Green in front of the Camera - Composite Components
Steve Wright - author of "Digital Compositing for Film and Video" will be presenting an evening of greenscreen compositing techniques for visual effects. The production examples will come from "Dorme", a 35mm fantasy short of 65 shots, of which 64 required some type of visual effects ranging from greenscreen compositing, matte paintings, 3D compositing, motion tracking, set extension, and special "Steve Magic". 
This event is FREE to members!

When:
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
6:30-7:30  Reception
7:30-9:30  Presentation

Where:
Located in the center of the Hollywood production district in the former Technicolor Television Center
,
GNOMON School of Visual Effects.
1015 N. Cahuenga Blvd. Hollywood, CA 90038
DIRECTIONS for February Meeting:
Take 101 to Santa Monica Blvd Exit. 
Go West 1.3 miles. 
Take a Left on CAHUENGA BLVD.
Arrive at 1015 N CAHUENGA

PARKING:
in lot (tbd)
Special THANKS to:
Steve Wright, Diane Wright, Jonathan Erland, Kay Erland,
Pam Hogarth of Gnomon, Joan Collins Carey, Sharon Eisenberg,
Diana Lee, Howard E. Neely, III, & the Executive Council and Volunteers
GIVE AWAYS !
Steve Wright's definitive book on Compositing, ....
...as will be taught free to members at our February 12, 2008 Event .
This event is free to LA ACM SIGGRAPH members and $20 for non members. New members who sign up on site and pay the $40 annual membership fee (checks or cash only) do not have to pay the $20.
So, SAVE THE DATE:   Feb 12
Compositing

Mission Statement

L.A. ACM SIGGRAPH is a Professional Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group in Computer Graphics, serving the Los Angeles area. Our goal is to bring members in depth coverage of the latest developments and achievements in the field of computer graphics including Animation, Visual Effects, Motion Capture, Multi-Media, Internet and Web Design, Virtual Reality, and others.

Our newly elected
2007-2008 Executive Council:

Chair:
Craig “Xray” Halperin
Vice-Chair:
Joan Collins Carey
Secretary:
Mar Sorell
Treasurer:
Howard Neely, III
Membership Chair:
Don Jordan
Volunteer Chairs:
Josh Grow & Christobal Cheng


Catering Services Director:
Diana Lee
SIGART:
Sheriann Ki Sun Burnham, &
Jen Grey
SIGTECH:
Leonard Daly
Electronic Services Committee: Howard E. Neely, III, Chair John Sterni, Alan Botvinick, & Steve Boelhouwer,
Donor Committee: Howard E. Neely, III, Sharon Eisenberg, Diana Lee
Nomination Committee: Sharon Eisenberg, Pam Thompson, and Leonard Daly.
CG Community Outreach & Education Committee: Kathleen Milnes, Diana Lee.
Active PAST CHAIRS: Joan Collins Carey, Sharon Eisenberg, Claudia Sumner, Diane Piepol, Alan Botvinick.
Graphic Designer: Sheriann Ki Sun Burnham
Webmaster: John Sterni

ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Steve Boelhouwer , Carlos Cabral, Norma Foster, Diane Holland, Paul Holman, Avneet Kaur, Elizabeth Keith, Don Levy, Candice Miller, Andy Milne, Michael Wahrman, Diane Wright.

 

 

Social Hour and Hardware Giveaway sponsored by
NVIDIA