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SCAD’s Scott Ross giving Special Session presentation at SIGGRAPH Asia 2009, Yokohama, Japan November 11, 2009

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SCAD‘s Scott Ross will be giving a “Special Session” presentation at SIGGRAPH Asia 2009 in Yokohama, Japan, on Saturday, December 19th, 2009, from 9:00am to 10:45am.

” Making your Mark on the Digital Movie Business: The Road to Success ”

 

Scott Ross has been trailblazing the digital media landscape for more than 30 years, leading companies to more than 15 Academy Award nominations and seven Oscars. From his start at Lucasfilm’s Industrial Light & Magic to his successful creation and leadership of Digital Domain, one of the largest and most respected digital production studios in the motion picture industry, Ross has been a pioneer and groundbreaking visionary. Recently appointed as executive advisor to the School of Film and Digital Media at the Savannah College of Art and Design, he is currently launching several new programs designed to provide industry-leading digital media education. In this Special Session, he discusses what it takes to build and run a successful animation and movie studio, and the skills and mindset required for success in the global market. 

Visual Effects Superstars: Savannah Film Festival 2009 October 27, 2009

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What:

From Star Trek, Tron and The Empire Strikes Back, computer animation and visual effects have grown to be one of the most important parts in making and marketing films. Our panel is comprised of leaders in the visual effects industry,  discussing the importance and the limitations of CGI, visual effects and animation.

Who:

Panelists: Rick Baker, Scott Farrar, Robert Legato

 

Moderator: Scott Ross

 

When: Wednesday, November 4th, 2:30pm, (SCAD) Gutstein Gallery , Savannah, GA

 

For more details, please visit the Savannah Film Festival website:  http://filmfest.scad.edu/

 

MORE DETAILS on the panelists:

 

Rick Baker is a six-time Academy Award winning special effects artist. Baker’s first professional job was as an assistant to Dick Smith on the film The Exorcist. He received the inaugural Academy Award for Makeup for his work on An American Werewolf in London. and later Academy Awards for How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2001) Men in Black (1997), The Nutty Professor (1996), Ed Wood (1994)and Harry and the Hendersons (1988). He recently accepted a Chiller-Eyegore Award at Universal Studios Hollywood for the theme park’s “Halloween Horror Nights” event. He was honored for his incomparable design and his makeup effects that have created indelible imagery in over 42 films.

 

Scott Farrar received an Academy Award for his work on Cocoon (1985) and received nominations for the award for Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001) and Transformers (2007), The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005), and Backdraft (1991). His other credits include the films Lemony Snicket’s a Series of Unfortunate Events (2004), Minority Report (2002), Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999), Men in Black (1997) and many others. He is currently in production on Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, scheduled for release in 2009.

 

Robert Legato , Visual effects supervisor, received an Academy Award for Titanic (1997) and was nominated for the award for Apollo 13 (1995). His notable VFX credits include Interview with a Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994), Apollo 13 (1995), Titanic (1997), Armageddon (1998), What Lies Beneath (2000), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001, also 2nd unit director), The Aviator (2004), The Departed and The Good Shepherd (both 2006), Robert is currently in production on Avatar and Battle Angel (both scheduled for release in 2009).

 

Scott Ross , Visual effects supervisor, ex  CEO of ILM, co-founder of Digital Domain, etc…

 

This is a must see, must do event in Savannah!

 

Digital Domain co-founder, Scott Ross, joins SCAD! September 22, 2009

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Scott Ross, co-founder of Digital Domain has now joined up with SCAD. 

Please click here to read the official press release.  Stay tuned for more details on Ross’s involvement with SCAD.

Today, he’s visiting many of the classes in the SCAD Visual Effects Department at the Savannah campus.