Newtek Hosting VFX Minds Event 11-10-11
/Join NewTek on November 10th, 2011 for a very special evening hosted by actress, Jeri Ryan with special guest, Mark Rydell at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences - Leonard H. Goldenson Theater. The evening will celebrate the achievements of Emmy® Award-winning artists, supervisors, designers, actors, and producers in the television industry.
Included will be an informative "VFX Minds" panel of industry insiders, moderated by David Cohen, features editor for Variety magazine. The discussion will cover the current challenges of producing high-end, award-winning visual effects for television, under the constraints of increasingly limited budgets and reduced production schedules.
Top level participants on the panel include industry legend, Ron Thornton, the "godfather" of contemporary television VFX; Chuck Comisky, visual effects supervisor and stereoscopic expert and stereo supervisor for Avatar; Doug Drexler, visual effects artist, designer, sculptor, illustrator, and academy award-winning makeup artist, along with Eric Hance, supervising artist on the hit Steven Spielberg series Terra Nova. The panel will share advice on how they create award-winning shows that entertain millions of viewers every week, as well as discuss the latest workflows and trends that allow them to complete projects, on time and on budget.
For over 20 years, LightWave artists, supervisors, producers, and studios have won more Emmy® Awards for animation and visual effects than any other, and we are pleased to host this event honoring those individuals who have created the work that has inspired and entertained us all. The evening will also feature a special LightWave product announcement.
Lite bites, cocktails, beer and wine will be served.
RSVP today. Seats are limited.
- Event: VFX Minds and special LightWave product announcement
- Place: Academy of Television Arts & Sciences/Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre
5220 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91601 - Date: Thursday, November 10, 2011
- Time: 6:30pm – 9:00pm PT
Host:
After graduating from Northwestern University, Ryan soon landed her first series regular role on the short-lived, but iconic Dark Skies. She continued her sci-fi run on Star Trek: Voyager, becoming a fan favorite when she joined the cast in the show's fourth season. David E. Kelly would create Ryan's next role specifically for her, that of frustrated lawyer-turned teacher Ronnie Cook of Boston Public fame. Ryan would continue her working relationship with Kelly in a recurring part on Boston Legal. Her next project, CBS's critically acclaimed legal drama Shark, would team her with Oscar winner James Woods. This and a string of noteworthy performances on a variety of shows has made Jeri Ryan one of the most recognized actors on television today. On the big screen, Ryan appeared opposite Rene Zellweger and Ewan McGregor in the 2003 comedy Down with Love, and with Gerard Butler inDracula 2000. A gourmet-cooking enthusiast herself, Ryan met renowned French chef Christophe Eme at a charity event in 2003. The couple married in 2007 and reside in Los Angeles with their children. Follow Jeri Ryan on twitter: @JeriLRryan |
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Besides his V Plus duties, he covers visual effects and post-production as a news reporter. Before turning to journalism, he worked in show business for more than twenty years, as everything from casting agent to off-off-broadway stage director and even as a writer forStar Trek: Deep Space Nine. He is the author of two books, Screen Plays: How 25 Scripts Made It To a Theater Near You – For Better or Worse andThe Ballad of Rango: The Art & Making of an Outlaw Film. He lives in Los Angeles. |
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