Beyond the Bachelors Degree: On Landing Your First Job
Wednesday, 9 November 2009, Craig Reinhart and Mike Shaw of California Lutheran University, will lead a panel / audience discussion. David Steinmeier, IEEE-EMBS BV Chapter Program Chair (2009/2010) President, MicroJoining Solutions is the panel moderator.
This first-of-its-kind panel discussion will address issues pertinent to those students seeking their first job – whether Bachelors, Masters, or Doctorate.
In addition, audience members are specifically invited and welcomed to bring their own questions or anecdotes.
Modern CG Animation Production, a ‘Behind-the-Scenes’ Look
Filed under: Computer, Entertainment, Events, Image Processing
Wednesday 8 July 2009, Dr. Saty Raghavachary, Dreamworks Animation explains how studios such as DreamWorks and Pixar make computer-animated movies. It explores the departments that make up a modern “production pipeline”, paying extra attention to computational techniques and software development problems. A variety of DreamWorks-related and ‘found’ clips will illustrate several facets of animation production (such as character animation and visual effects), focusing on techniques and technology.
About the Speaker
Saty joined DreamWorks in 1996, where he is now Head of Digital Training for DreamWorks Feature Animation. His film credits include “Monsters vs Aliens”, “Madagascar”, “Madagascar 2″, “Kung Fu Panda”, “Bee Movie”, “Shrek 3″, “Flushed Away”, “Over the Hedge”, “Shark Tale”, “Sinbad”, “Spirit”, “The Road to El Dorado”, and “The Prince of Egypt”. He is currently involved with “Shrek 4″, “How to Train Your Dragon”, and “Oobermind”, all scheduled to be released next year.
Saty is a part-time instructor at the University of Southern California and also teaches at Gnomon School of Visual Effects and TD College. He is the author of Rendering for Beginners: Image synthesis using RenderMan and a co-author of The RenderMan Shading Language Guide. Prior to joining DreamWorks he was Software Manager at MetroLight Studios. He holds three MS degrees and a PhD from The Ohio State University. He has a B.Tech degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, and is a member of Association for Computing Machinery, the IEEE Computer Society, and American Mensa.
LEADERS OF THE REBELLION: RED Digital Cinema
Filed under: Computer, Events, Image Processing, Photography
Wednesday 13 May 2009, Ted Schilowitz from RED Digital Cinema, will talk about RED’s Ultra High Definition camera technology and the software it takes to handle 12 megapixel images at 30 frames per second.
Ted is currently part of the development team at RED Digital Cinema, that is taking the Digital motion picture camera to the next level of resolution, functionality and design. With 4K and 2K acquisition, all in a revolutionary form factor, the RED ONE Camera is all about innovation, from the concept, to the radical design, to the remarkable engineering, to the breakthrough price point… everything about the RED ONE and RED Digital Cinema is about breaking the rules. The RED ONE camera is simply a new breed of tool for Cinematography. 4k resolution, Raw workflow, PL mount for use with Cinema Grade Lenses, the REDCODE Codec, and the 12 MegaPixel Mysterium sensor which RED has created specifically for the RED ONE all contribute to the remarkable advancements of this next generation 4k Digital Cinematography system.
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Chapter Info
Buenaventura Section
Chapter C16 Location R6 01 09
Regular Meeting Info
Meets evenings, 2nd Wed of the month. See link above for meeting info.