A presentation by Cassidy Curtis of Google Research on April 12 2023, hosted by the San Francisco chapter of ACM SIGGRAPH. Date and time: Wednesday, April 12, 2023 · 6 – 8pm PDT Location: Online In linear media like movies and TV, animated characters have delivered genuine, compelling, emotionally Read more…
A presentation by Aaron Hertzmann on October 5, 2022, hosted by the San Francisco chapter of ACM SIGGRAPH. Date and time: Wednesday, October 5, 2022 · 6 – 8pm PDT Location: Online Aaron Hertzmann – Adobe, Principal Scientist Abstract: I discuss whether computers, using Artificial Intelligence, could be considered artists. Read more…
Artists/Technologists Rashed Haq, Adam Chin & Daryl Anselmo share their work using AI generative art tools and technology in creating their art. This presentation of San Francisco ACM SIGGRAPH from November 16, 2022 features digitally created photography, poetry and artwork using new AI Machine Learning tools including currently available tools Read more…
Date and time: Wednesday, June 1, 2022 · 6 – 9pm PDT Location: Online About this event Larry Weiss, CG Supervisor, Sony Pictures Imageworks, will present an inside look at the making of The Mitchells vs. The Machines and the processes behind the animation, fx, lookdev, and lighting. THIS Read more…
Date and time: Wednesday, November 17, 2021 · 6 – 8pm PST Location: Online About this event Join Visual Effects Supervisor Chris White in an interactive discussion on VFX problem-solving. How research, workflows, design storytelling, and practical effects can help us help find inspiration in those tricky shots. Chris White Read more…
Date and time: Thursday, June 3, 2021 · 7 – 9pm PDT Location: Online About this event From the Krayt Dragon, to Moff Gideon’s Light Cruiser, ILM’s Animation Director Hal Hickel discusses the VFX challenges in Season 2 of the Lucasfilm/Disney + Star Wars Series, The Mandalorian. This is a Read more…
The SIGGRAPH 2019 Computer Animation Festival features a selection of innovative animated short films and visual effects reels produced by professionals and students from around the world. These were originally shown as part of the SIGGRAPH 2019 Computer Animation Festival, a leading annual festival for the world’s most groundbreaking, accomplished, Read more…
Date and time: Thursday, June 27, 2019 · 7 – 9pm PDT Location: Autodesk Gallery, 1 Market Street #200 San Francisco, CA 94105 Description Jon Peddie, the author of “Augmented Reality, Where We All Will Live” book will discuss Augmented Reality, its challenges, developments and how it will impact the Read more…
Date and time: Wednesday, March 20, 2019 · 7 – 9pm PDT Location: ILM Premier Theater, 1 Letterman Drive San Francisco, CA 94129 Sony Pictures Imageworks was tasked with breaking the rules in order to create a stylized universe and bring Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse to the big screen. From animation to Read more…
Date and time: Thursday, November 1, 2018 · 7:30 – 9:30pm PDT Location: Berkeley City College, 2050 Center Street Berkeley, CA 94704 The SIGGRAPH 2018 Computer Animation Festival is a collection of animation shorts premiered at the SIGGRAPH International Conference last August. The Festival started as an annual showcase of Read more…