Please join us for special screening of the hit comedy AIRPLANE with an after show Q&A with special guest Writer-Director, Jerry Zucker!

Saturday February 13th 2021 at 4:00 PM PST. 

The event will showcase a new streaming/test screening platform where all the regular items: chat room, recording faces watching the movie, and a lively discussion post the film with the director can occur.

In all cases, we record the viewer and reactions and sync them to the timeline of the movie. A link will be sent out to those who will participate with a password.

We look forward to having you attend this very special event!

The screening is open to VES LA members and is limited to 50 participants.

Registration is now closed.

Trivia Night: The Sequel
Wednesday, January 27th; 7:00 PM (PST)

Join us for a night of Trivia –

• Television, Film, Animation and Genre questions are all up on the Big Board.
• If you are up for the Challenge and Bragging rights!
• Come one come all!
• And yes there will be prizes…
• Join us on Zoom – https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88396943471

Please join us for a Night at the Drive-In to enjoy this great holiday classic!

Saturday, December 12th
5500 Canoga Avenue, Woodland Hills 91367

• 5:00pm: Doors Open
• 6:00pm: Christmas Vacation

Tickets: FREE, one car per VES member (up to 4 adults), with advance registration.  Space is limited! Must register in advance to attend.

Don’t miss out – Log in to register for your VES LA Member ticket today!

VES Los Angeles is hosting Trivia Night

Wednesday, December 9th, 7:00 PM (PST)

Let’s get ready to rumble!!!

It’s Trivia time –

• A fun-filled night featuring TV, Film, Visual Effects and Animation Trivia.
• A splendid time is guaranteed for All!
• All this fun will be had via ZOOM

The Los Angeles Section of the Visual Effects Society presents:

PROFESSIONAL VIRTUAL PRODUCTION FROM HOME

Saturday, November 7th at 11 AM; PST
Hosted by: James Markham Hall, Jr.

Join us as we discuss state-of-the-art virtual production tools and techniques used remotely to create professional level content beyond studio specifications.

The Los Angeles Section of the Visual Effects Society presents:

Zombie Oktoberfest
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
7:00 PM Pacific Time (of course!)

“Double, double, toil and trouble; fire burn, and cauldron bubble”

The night will consist of Spooky Polls, Scary Contests and Frightening Costumes!

YES Costumes! This is a Halloween event – let’s see how creative you can be!

• Prizes!
• PLUS – bonus contest for best pet costume!
• Join in if you dare…

Hop off your broom and onto ZOOM!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82988677862

Meeting ID: 829 8867 7862

National Geographic and Disney+ Invite VES Members and One Guest to Attend the World Premiere Drive-In Screening of THE RIGHT STUFF: THE RACE TO BE FIRST IN SPACE plus Q&A with the cast.

Monday, October 5, 2020 at 7:30PM (Doors open at 6:30PM)
Barker Hangar at Santa Monica Airport
3021 Airport Ave., Santa Monica, CA 90404

Click here to RSVP

Your guests must arrive with you in the same car.

VES Los Angeles Section & Formosa Group present

THE SOUND OF VFX PANEL

Sat. Aug 29th
10:00am – 11:00am

REGISTER HERE

Featuring Emmy-nominated talent for Outstanding Sound Editing from What We Do in the Shadows “The Return”.

What does a CG bat fight sound like? 

How do you create troll footsteps when you’ve never seen a troll?

Join us for an engaging discussion about how VFX & sound inform each other in on-screen storytelling, and help create a show that’s half supernatural, half documentary, and 100% hilarious.

Panelists include:
* Steffan Falesitch, Supervising Sound Editor
* Jackie Jones, SVP Broadcast Formosa Group
* Diego Gat, Re-Recording Mixer
* David Barbee, FX Editor
* Sam Ejnes, Re-Recording Mixer
* Sara McGrail, VES L.A. Board Co-Chair

Bay Area, Washington, Vancouver and Los Angeles Sections present:

West Coast Happy Hour
Wednesday, August 26th
6:00-7:00pm (PST – Of Course!)

It’s time for all of the VES’ West Coast Members to step up and mingle:

* Have a great recipe to share?
* Recommendation on new shows to binge?
* Who has the cutest cat, doggie or turtle?

Prizes too! Have a chance to WIN a copy of the newly released third edition of the VES Handbook of Visual Effects: Industry Standard VFX Practices and Procedures!

Join the Zoom as you can!
Simply click the link below on August 26th, 6-7pm:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84286449125

WHAT MOVIE WON? JOIN US TONIGHT TO FIND OUT!

Here’s your VES Netflix Party URL for tonight’s 7:00 pm screening:

https://www.netflix.com/watch/70117312?npSessionId=17c3bfa8c8238a2a&npServerId=s63

To join THIS party, use Chrome desktop browser (with the Netflix Party extension installed) and click on the party URL above, which will redirect to Netflix’s website. You must click on the “NP” button next to the address bar to automatically join the party. The Chat will start around 7:00 pm with screening to begin @ 7:10 pm.

For more instructions, go to netflix party.com

FINE PRINT: NETFLIX SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE. DON’T HAVE AN ACCOUNT? SIGN UP AT NETFLIX.COM FOR A FREE 30 DAY SUBSCRIPTION. NETFLIX PARTY CHROME EXTENSION REQUIRED TO BE INSTALLED. THIS IS AN UNMODERATED EVENT. PLEASE BE KIND TO ONE ANOTHER.

Join us for your chance to WIN a copy of the newly released third edition of the VES Handbook of Visual Effects: Industry Standard VFX Practices and Procedures!

VES LA Happy Hour
Wednesday, July 29th 6:00-7:00pm

Have a great recipe to share?
Best new show to binge watch?
Hookup for comfy corona masks?
It’s time to fraternize, chat & connect!

Join the Zoom as you can!
Simply click the link below on July 29th 6-7pm:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89278854759

The LA Section of the Visual Effects Society invites you to its next panel:

LED Stage Production
Sunday, June 28th @ 11 AM (PST)
via ZOOM

The worlds of game development and film production have collided and created a brand new world for filmmakers to explore: LED Stage Production.

This panel is designed to give a general Introduction of LED Stages and their impact on Pre-Production, Production and Post. Additional focus will be on the future of content production in a COVID19 world.

This is a free educational webinar panel, followed by a Q&A.

You are invited to our first-ever, VES Netflix Party where you choose the movie – Click here to vote for the movie!

Then on Wednesday, June 17 at 7:30 PM we will watch the winning movie together and join an online chat with our fellow west coast VES colleagues from the Bay Area, Los Angeles, Vancouver and Washington Sections.

Look for your Netflix Party url email invitation and on this page one hour before showtime where you’ll find out the winning movie when you log in.

Be sure to vote!

Fine Print: Netflix subscription required to participate. Don’t have an account? Sign up at Netflix.com for a FREE 30 day subscription. You will receive an email invite with a private URL one hour prior to the screening. Netflix Party Chrome Extension required to be installed. Instructions will be included with your invitation. This is an unmoderated event. Please be kind to one another.

Since we all can’t be together in person – let’s connect safely through the Interwebs!

Happy Hour
Wednesday, June 10th @ 6 PM
via ZOOM

• Who has a great recipe to share?
• Best new shows to binge?
• Anyone have any cool Corona masks?

It’s time to Fraternize, Chat & Connect!

Please click the link below to join the party:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88908220742

National Geographic Invites VES Members to a Virtual Screening of LA92 Documentary followed by a Candid Conversation on Race in America

Click here to RSVP

This online presentation will discuss and demonstrate how new advancements in virtual production and visualization can be used to help all content creators raise the bar with creative ideas and new technical approaches.

THE THIRD FLOOR is one of the world’s leading visualization studios. It is a major contributor to today’s most popular films and TV series — from the Marvel Cinematic Universe and STAR WARS Franchise to HBO’s GAME OF THRONES.

Our speakers from THE THIRD FLOOR are: Eric Carney, Founder, Global CTO/Visual FX Supervisor; Gary Marshall, R&D Innovation Director; Dane Smith, Vice President; and Lara Cawsey, Business Development Manager

Our event will be hosted by Scott Squires, VES a VES Fellow who has worked in the visual effects industry for decades as a VFX supervisor and technical developer. He has multiple VFX Academy Award nominations and worked on such films as THE MASK, DRAGONHEART, and STAR WARS: EPISODE 1- THE PHANTOM MENACE.

The VES Los Angeles Screening of Paramount Pictures’ A QUIET PLACE PART II has been cancelled because the studio has postponed the release due to concerns related to the COVID19 outbreak.

RSVPs are closed
Monday, March 23, 2020 at 8:00PM

The VES Los Angeles Screening of Sony Pictures’ BLOODSHOT has been cancelled because the studio has postponed the release due to concerns related to the COVID19 outbreak.

RSVPs are closed
Monday, March 16, 2020 at 8:00PM

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening of Warner Bros. Pictures’ THE WAY BACK

In an effort to prevent the spread of COVID19, we ask you or your guests who may show any symptoms or who might have been exposed to the virus do not attend VES events.

Please RSVP below (VES members must login to RSVP and see venue information)
(RSVPs close at 12:00PM on Monday, March 9)
Monday, March 9, 2020 at 8:00PM

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening of Universal Pictures’ THE INVISIBLE MAN

Please RSVP below (VES members must login to RSVP and see venue information)
(RSVPs close at 12:00PM on Friday, February 28)
Friday, February 28, 2020 at 8:00PM

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening of Paramount Pictures’ SONIC THE HEDGEHOG

Please RSVP below Friday, February 21, 2020 at 8:00PM (VES members must login in order to see venue information and RSVP.)

MastersFX Presents a Celebration of Practical Effects with a Special Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Screening of TALES FROM THE CRYPT: DEMON KNIGHT followed by a discussion with Todd Masters and others to be announced.

Click here to RSVP (Space is limited, so please sign up soon)
Monday, January 13, 2020 at 8:00PM
Arclight (Cinerama Dome) Hollywood
6360 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028

Todd Masters and His Special Guests will reflect on the making of this iconic movie with “tales” of the challenges of the practical effects, and how they integrated with the live action performances. Never before seen slides from behind-the-scenes of the making of DEMON KNIGHT will also be presented!

For more information, please call Dan Harary at Asbury PR Agency at (310) 859-1831

Join us at the VES Bake-Off After-Party!
Immediately after the AMPAS Bake-Off, please join us for the VES Bake-Off Bash After-Party for fun, friends, food and libations at Via Alloro restaurant in Beverly Hills.

Saturday, January 4, 2020
VES Bake-Off After-Party 9:00PM to 11:30PM
**The Academy’s VFX Bake-Off is a separate event and handled through AMPAS.

Via Alloro (less than a mile from the Academy’s Goldwyn Theater).
301 N Canon Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90210

Complimentary Valet Parking is available at the restaurant.

Tickets are non-refundable / non-transferable. All tickets are sold individually. Space is limited and this event will sell out, please get your tickets NOW!

Member Ticket Price = $65.00
Non-Member Ticket Price = $125.00

We look forward to celebrating with our members and colleagues from around the globe and making this a festive international gathering!

For Sponsorship opportunities, please click here and contact Nancy Ward at (818) 981-7861 by Friday, December 13.

Click here to sign up!

(VES Members must be logged in to access the sign-up form)

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Pre-Release Screening of Universal Pictures’ 1917
(VES members must login in order to see venue information and RSVP.)

Join us for the most wonderful party of the year!
Exciting raffle prizes, great food & drinks, interactive exhibits, music, and a Sky Slide 70 floors up! (Come early! Free sky slide tickets for the first 100 guests!)

Members +1 free with RSVP (Please log-in to RSVP on this page)

RSVP & Ticket sales close Fri, Nov 29th at 12:00pm

The Visual Effects Society in collaboration with the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) invite a limited number of VES members to attend the hands-on Practical Lighting for CG Artists masterclass at the Sony Digital Media Production Center (DMPC).

Among those scheduled to appear are 6-time Oscar nominee and ASC Lifetime Achievement Award-winning Cinematographer Caleb Deschanel, ASC, and VES Founders Award recipient, Fellow and Lifetime Member Bill Taylor, VES, ASC, who’s won the Academy’s Technical Achievement Award and the Medal of Commendation as well as an Emmy. Join us for the eighth incarnation of the wildly popular and informative one-day seminar geared toward helping digital artists develop the sensibilities and sensitivities of a cinematographer.

Click here to purchase tickets ($25 tickets include Mexican buffet lunch with vegan & gluten free options)
Tuesday, December 3, 2019 from 11:00AM to 5:00PM
Registration begins at 10:30AM, Masterclass at 11:00AM
(VES members must login to see venue information below)

WET, also known as WET Design, is a water feature design firm based in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1983 by former Disney Imagineers Mark Fuller, Melanie Simon, and Alan Robinson, the company has designed over two hundred fountains and water features using water, fire, ice, fog, and lights.

Please log-in to RSVP.

Strict guest list required – Space is limited to first 30 members!
Please only RSVP if you’re able to attend.

Join us for a VES-exclusive look at the latest Dreamscape VR experiences!

The Vision: Combine the emotional power of Hollywood storytelling, the visceral excitement
of great theme-park rides, and this extraordinary new technology to create stories and worlds
that push the limits of virtual reality.

Tuesday, Nov 19th 
1:30pm – 3:00pm

Please plan to arrive between 1:00-1:30pm, and stay for the duration until 3:00pm.

Shows last approximately 30 minutes, so guests may be able to do more than one experience.

Space is limited! Must log-in and RSVP  to attend.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening of Warner Bros. Pictures’ DOCTOR SLEEP
(VES members must login in order to see venue information and RSVP.)

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening of Warner Bros. Pictures’ THE GOLDFINCH

Please RSVP below
Friday, September 13, 2019 at 8:00PM
Sony Pictures Imageworks – Ray Harryhausen Theater
9050 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Guests in are Invited to a Pre-Release Screening of Warner Bros. Pictures’ IT CHAPTER TWO

Please RSVP below
Thursday, September 5, 2019 at 7:00PM
(RSVPs close at 12:00PM on Thursday, September 5)

Warner Bros. Studio screening room #5
4000 Warner Blvd., Burbank, CA 91522
(Please enter through the Gate #4/Hollywood Way and park as directed.)
Click here for a map

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening of Millenium Films’ ANGEL HAS FALLEN

Please RSVP below
Friday, August 30, 2019 at 8:00PM
Sony Pictures Imageworks – Ray Harryhausen Theater
9050 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening of Universal Pictures’ GOOD BOYS

Please RSVP below
Friday, August 23, 2019 at 8:00PM
Sony Pictures Imageworks – Ray Harryhausen Theater
9050 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
Click here for a map.

This film is Rated R for strong crude sexual content, drug and alcohol material, and language throughout – all involving tweens.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

Thursday, August 15, 2019

6:30pm – 8:00pm

Grab a friend or two. All are welcome to join for coffee, tea, and conversation!

Topic: Diversity & Inclusion in Hiring & Career Development
How diverse is your workplace?
What are best practices in recruitment & career dev you’ve seen, or would like to see?
Are you looking for talent, your next gig, or making a career move? 
Bring your VFX friends, feedback, ideas, and resumes or job posts!

Priscilla’s Coffee
4150 W Riverside Dr., Burbank, CA 91505

RSVPs welcome, but not required.

Thursday, August 15, 2019

6:30pm – 8:00pm

Grab a friend or two. All are welcome to join for coffee, tea, and conversation!

Topic: Diversity & Inclusion in Hiring & Career Development
How diverse is your workplace?
What are best practices in recruitment & career dev you’ve seen, or would like to see?
Are you looking for talent, your next gig, or making a career move? 
Bring your VFX friends, feedback, ideas, and resumes or job posts!

Priscilla’s Coffee
4150 W Riverside Dr., Burbank, CA 91505

RSVPs welcome, but not required.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to an Opening Weekend Screening of 20th Century Fox’s THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN

Please RSVP below
Saturday, August 10, 2019 at 7:00PM
(RSVPs will close at 12:00PM on Friday, August 9)
Blakeley Theater on the 20th Century Fox Studio lot
10201 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064-2606
Click here for a map

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening of Universal Pictures’ FAST & FURIOUS PRESENTS: HOBBS & SHAW

Please RSVP below
Friday, August 9, 2019 at 8:00PM
Sony Pictures Imageworks – Ray Harryhausen Theater
9050 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

Eat, drink, relax, and network with top industry professionals locally and abroad who come to LA to attend SIGGRAPH!

Join your colleagues for craft beers, wine, cocktails, appetizers, and arcade game fun. 

1011 S Figueroa St b101, Los Angeles, CA 90015, USA
(a five-minute walk from the Convention Center)

The VES SIGGRAPH Party is significantly overbooked and is now closed to additional signups. No additional guests will be allowed. 

Eat, drink, relax, and network with top industry professionals locally and abroad who come to LA to attend SIGGRAPH!

Join your colleagues for craft beers, wine, cocktails, appetizers, and arcade game fun. 

1011 S Figueroa St b101, Los Angeles, CA 90015, USA
(a five-minute walk from the Convention Center)

The VES SIGGRAPH Party is significantly overbooked and is now closed to additional signups. No additional guests will be allowed. 

VES Members and Their Families are Invited to a 3D Screening of Walt Disney Pictures’ THE LION KING followed by a Q&A with the Filmmakers

Panelists will include Director Jon Favreau, Visual Effects Supervisor Rob Legato, and Cinematographer Caleb Deschanel, ASC, moderated by Michael Fink, VES. (All panelists’ participation based on availability.)

Please RSVP below
(RSVPs close at 12:00PM on Friday, July 26)
Saturday, July 27, 2019 at 11:00AM
Walt Disney Studios Main Theater
500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521

(Please enter through the Alameda gate and park as directed.)
Click here for a map

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to an Opening Night Screening of 20th Century Fox’s STUBER

Please RSVP below
Friday, July 12, 2018 at 8:00PM
(RSVPs will close at 12:00PM on Friday, July 12)
Little Theater on the 20th Century Fox Studio lot
10201 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064-2606
Click here for a map

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a 3D Screening of Columbia Pictures’ and Marvel Studios’ SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME followed by a Q&A with the Visual Effects Team

Panelists will include Visual Effects Producer Cyndi Ochs, Luma Pictures Visual Effects Supervisor Kevin Souls, Imageworks Visual Effects Supervisor Theo Bialek, Imageworks CG Supervisor Joe Pepper and Scanline’s Sequence Supervisor Curtis Carlson, moderated by VES Board member Andrew Bly. (Panelists’ participation is based on availability.)

Please RSVP below
Monday, July 8, 2019 at 8:00PM
Sony Pictures Imageworks – Ray Harryhausen Theater
9050 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

The Visual Effects Society has Secured a Very Limited Number of Tickets for VES Members and a Guest to Attend a Double Feature of ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (2016) and a 70mm film print of the Original STAR WARS: EPISODE IV – A NEW HOPE (1977).

It has been twenty-two years since the Special Editions of the original STAR WARS trilogy were released, effectively preventing anyone from being able to watch the 1977 theatrical version of that seminal film as it was originally shown. Join us for chronological screenings of ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY, relating how the Rebel Alliance took possession of the plans for the dreaded Death Star, followed by the original STAR WARS: EPISODE IV – A NEW HOPE, in which you’ll be among the first in more than two decades to watch Han Solo shoot first!

This is a 5 hour event with no food available.

Please RSVP below
(Sign up ASAP, as tickets are already SOLD OUT.)
Saturday, June 29 at 10:00AM to 3:00PM
(Be in your seat by 9:45AM or it may be forfeited, and be sure to eat a hearty breakfast!) There will be a 30 minute break between films and the Academy does not allow any food or drinks in the theater. (Security will search all bags.)
Samuel Goldwyn Theater
8949 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Click here for FREE parking information and the Academy’s food & beverage policy.
Click here for a map.

*You must attend the first screening in order to attend the second, and nobody will be re-admitted once they leave.

The Visual Effects Society has Secured a Very Limited Number of Tickets for VES Members and a Guest to Attend a Double Feature of ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (2016) and a 70mm film print of the Original STAR WARS: EPISODE IV – A NEW HOPE (1977).

It has been twenty-two years since the Special Editions of the original STAR WARS trilogy were released, effectively preventing anyone from being able to watch the 1977 theatrical version of that seminal film as it was originally shown. Join us for chronological screenings of ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY, relating how the Rebel Alliance took possession of the plans for the dreaded Death Star, followed by the original STAR WARS: EPISODE IV – A NEW HOPE, in which you’ll be among the first in more than two decades to watch Han Solo shoot first!

This is a 5 hour event with no food available.

Please RSVP below
(Sign up ASAP, as tickets are already SOLD OUT.)
Saturday, June 29 at 10:00AM to 3:00PM
(Be in your seat by 9:45AM or it may be forfeited, and be sure to eat a hearty breakfast!) There will be a 30 minute break between films and the Academy does not allow any food or drinks in the theater. (Security will search all bags.)
Samuel Goldwyn Theater
8949 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Click here for FREE parking information and the Academy’s food & beverage policy.
Click here for a map.

*You must attend the first screening in order to attend the second, and nobody will be re-admitted once they leave.

AMPAS Invites VES members and a Guest to Attend Galactic Innovations: STAR WARS and ROGUE ONE

Click here to Livestream this sold out event!

(You will be able to stream this event for up to 48 hours afterward.)

Over the last 40 years, technology has advanced by leaps and bounds. But the impetus to create and inspire remains the same. This event will contrast the analog technologies developed for the first STAR WARS released in 1977 with the all-digital toolsets used to create ROGUE ONE released in 2016.

Key contributors from both STAR WARS and ROGUE ONE will share the journey of creating the impossible with their breakthrough visual effects. Our list of stellar participants includes John Dykstra, Dennis Muren, VES, John Knoll, Ben Burtt, Marcia Lucas, Bill George, Harrison Ellenshaw, Bruce Nicholson, Richard Edlund, VES and Rachel Rose. Hosted by Kiri Hart, co-producer of ROGUE ONE, this event promises to be both inspiring and insightful.

Please RSVP below
Thursday, June 27, 2019 at 7:30PM
(There are very few seats allotted for VES members, and tickets for the public are already sold out.)
Samuel Goldwyn Theater
8949 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Click here for FREE parking information.
*Due to limited ticket availability, please be sure to RSVP as soon as possible.

AMPAS Invites VES members and a Guest to Attend Galactic Innovations: STAR WARS and ROGUE ONE

Click here to Livestream this sold out event!

(You will be able to stream this event for up to 48 hours afterward.)

Over the last 40 years, technology has advanced by leaps and bounds. But the impetus to create and inspire remains the same. This event will contrast the analog technologies developed for the first STAR WARS released in 1977 with the all-digital toolsets used to create ROGUE ONE released in 2016.

Key contributors from both STAR WARS and ROGUE ONE will share the journey of creating the impossible with their breakthrough visual effects. Our list of stellar participants includes John Dykstra, Dennis Muren, VES, John Knoll, Ben Burtt, Marcia Lucas, Bill George, Harrison Ellenshaw, Bruce Nicholson, Richard Edlund, VES and Rachel Rose. Hosted by Kiri Hart, co-producer of ROGUE ONE, this event promises to be both inspiring and insightful.

Please RSVP below
Thursday, June 27, 2019 at 7:30PM
(There are very few seats allotted for VES members, and tickets for the public are already sold out.)
Samuel Goldwyn Theater
8949 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Click here for FREE parking information.
*Due to limited ticket availability, please be sure to RSVP as soon as possible.

Join us for a Summer Luau!

Always one of the most fun, exciting, and spectacular events of the year. 

RSVP today, because you DO NOT want to miss this one!

Free with RSVP for VES Members and a Guest.

Member children 17 & under are free!

Join us for a Summer Luau!

Always one of the most fun, exciting, and spectacular events of the year. 

RSVP today, because you DO NOT want to miss this one!

Free with RSVP for VES Members and a Guest.

Member children 17 & under are free!

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a 3D Screening of Columbia Pictures’ MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL

Please RSVP below
Friday, June 21, 2019 at 8:00PM
Sony Pictures Imageworks – Ray Harryhausen Theater
9050 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

Don’t miss the Ultimate VR/AR/360 Production training event in Los Angeles this June!

Mark your calendars and join us on June 18-20 for the DelliVR Conference, a hands-on 360/VR/AR training event. The conference will feature technical training, business management classes, and social activities. VES members receive 20% off passes. (VES member must login to see the discount code below.)

Don’t miss the Ultimate VR/AR/360 Production training event in Los Angeles this June!

Mark your calendars and join us on June 18-20 for the DelliVR Conference, a hands-on 360/VR/AR training event. The conference will feature technical training, business management classes, and social activities. VES members receive 20% off passes. (VES member must login to see the discount code below.)

VES Members and Their Families are Invited to a Pre-Release 3D Screening of Disney•Pixar’s TOY STORY 4

Please RSVP below
Saturday, June 15, 2019 at 5:00PM
(RSVPs close at 12:00PM on Friday, June 14)
Walt Disney Studios Main Theater
500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521

(Please enter through the Alameda gate and park as directed.)
Click here for a map

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to an Opening Night Screening of Focus Features’ THE DEAD DON’T DIE

Please RSVP below
Friday, June 14, 2019 at 8:00PM
Sony Pictures Imageworks – Ray Harryhausen Theater
9050 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

The VES Germany proudly present

VES MEGABRAIN Masterclass Vol.3

June 12th – 8:00PM CEST

REGISTER HERE TO RECEIVE A ZOOM LINK (at 7:30PM)

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The VES Germany proudly presents

VES MEGABRAIN Masterclass Vol.3

June 12th – doors open 7:00PM (CEST)
and there will be beer and pizza!

ZOOM stream starts at 7:30PM (CEST)
Masterclass starts at 8:00PM (CEST)

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VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to an Opening Weekend 3D Screening of 20th Century Fox’s and Marvel Studios’ DARK PHOENIX

Please RSVP below
Sunday, June 9, 2019 at 7:00PM
(RSVPs will close at 12:00PM on Friday, June 7)
Zanuck Theater on the 20th Century Fox Studio lot
10201 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064-2606
Click here for a map

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Families are Invited to a 3D Screening of Universal Pictures’ and Illumination Entertainment’s THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2

Please RSVP below (VES members must login to sign up.)
Sunday, June 9, 2019 at 2:00PM (Enter from Gate 1 on Lankershim Blvd.)
(RSVPs will close at 12:00PM on Friday, June 7)
Universal Studios Theater #2
4050 Lankershim Blvd, Studio City, CA 91604
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to an Opening Weekend Screening of Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Entertainment’s GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS followed by a Q&A with the Filmmakers

Panelists will include Visual Effects Supervisor Guillaume Rocheron, MPC Senior Animation Supervisor Spencer Cook, Method Studios Visual Effects Supervisor Daryl Sawchuk and Double Negative Visual Effects Supervisor Brian Connor, moderated by VES Board member Richard Winn Taylor II, VES. (All panelists’ participation based on availability.)

Please RSVP below
Sunday, June 2, 2019 at 11:00AM
Harmony Gold (complimentary parking will be provided)
7655 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90046
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

Date: Saturday, June 1st, 2019

Time: 7:00pm – 10:00pm 

(Karaoke starts at 8:00pm)

Venue: Boardwalk 11 Karaoke Bar & Grill

10433 National Blvd, #5, Los Angeles, CA 90034

(Free valet parking, street parking)

Date: Saturday, June 1st, 2019

Time: 7:00pm – 10:00pm 

(Karaoke starts at 8:00pm)

Venue: Boardwalk 11 Karaoke Bar & Grill

10433 National Blvd, #5, Los Angeles, CA 90034

(Free valet parking, street parking)

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to an Opening Night Screening of Paramount Pictures’ ROCKETMAN

Please RSVP below
Friday, May 31, 2019 at 8:00PM
Sony Pictures Imageworks – Ray Harryhausen Theater
9050 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening of Screen Gems’ and Sony Pictures Entertainment’s BRIGHTBURN

Please RSVP below
Thursday, May 30, 2019 at 8:00PM
Sony Pictures Imageworks – Ray Harryhausen Theater
9050 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members Receive FREE Exhibit Passes to Cine Gear Expo L.A. 2019 Through May 25!

Cine Gear Expo 2019 is the premier annual event for professionals engaged in the film and entertainment technology industry. Taking place May 30th – June 2nd  at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, California, Cine Gear features 300 exhibits, new product and service introductions, 30+ complimentary seminars led by industry leaders, master classes, film competition, awards ceremony, special screenings in state of the art theaters, and ample opportunity to network with peers within a studio environment.

• May 30 – Film Series Competition Screenings
• May 30 & June 1 – Exhibits, Premier Seminars, Exclusive Screenings, Awards Presentations, Special Events
• June 3 – Master Classes

Badge registration is now open for Cine Gear 2019. All attendees must complete this FREE registration process to obtain their credentials. Registration is free until 11:59PM (PDT), May 25, 2019.

Click here to register

Cine Gear Expo 2019

Location:  Paramount Studios, Hollywood, CA

Exhibits & Seminars:

Friday, May 31           Hours:  12:00PM – 8:00PM

Saturday, June 1       Hours:  10:00AM – 5:00PM

Film Competition Screenings

Thursday, May 30   Finalist Screenings 12:00PM – 5:30PM

Friday, May 31        Awards Party & Reception

Master Classes

Sunday, June 2       Lighting Workshop 1:45PM – 4:45PM

Event Map – Exhibits
Full Schedule at a Glance
Special Events
 

Check back regularly for show updates.  www.cinegearexpo.com

Questions? Please contact the Cine Gear Office at (310) 472-0809 or  info@cinegearexpo.com

VES Members Receive FREE Exhibit Passes to Cine Gear Expo L.A. 2019 Through May 25!

Cine Gear Expo 2019 is the premier annual event for professionals engaged in the film and entertainment technology industry. Taking place May 30th – June 2nd  at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, California, Cine Gear features 300 exhibits, new product and service introductions, 30+ complimentary seminars led by industry leaders, master classes, film competition, awards ceremony, special screenings in state of the art theaters, and ample opportunity to network with peers within a studio environment.

• May 30 – Film Series Competition Screenings
• May 30 & June 1 – Exhibits, Premier Seminars, Exclusive Screenings, Awards Presentations, Special Events
• June 3 – Master Classes

Badge registration is now open for Cine Gear 2019. All attendees must complete this FREE registration process to obtain their credentials. Registration is free until 11:59PM (PDT), May 25, 2019.

Click here to register

Cine Gear Expo 2019

Location:  Paramount Studios, Hollywood, CA

Exhibits & Seminars:

Friday, May 31           Hours:  12:00PM – 8:00PM

Saturday, June 1       Hours:  10:00AM – 5:00PM

Film Competition Screenings

Thursday, May 30   Finalist Screenings 12:00PM – 5:30PM

Friday, May 31        Awards Party & Reception

Master Classes

Sunday, June 2       Lighting Workshop 1:45PM – 4:45PM

Event Map – Exhibits
Full Schedule at a Glance
Special Events
 

Check back regularly for show updates.  www.cinegearexpo.com

Questions? Please contact the Cine Gear Office at (310) 472-0809 or  info@cinegearexpo.com

VES Members and Their Families are Invited to an Opening Weekend 3D Screening of Walt Disney Pictures’ ALADDIN

Please RSVP below
(RSVPs close at 12:00PM on Friday, May 24)
Saturday, May 25, 2019 at 4:00PM
Walt Disney Studios Main Theater
500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521

(Please enter through the Alameda gate and park as directed.)
Click here for a map

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening of Summit Entertainment’s JOHN WICK 3: PARABELLUM

Please RSVP below
Friday, May 24, 2019 at 8:00PM
Sony Pictures Imageworks – Ray Harryhausen Theater
9050 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a 3D Screening of Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Entertainment’s POKEMON: DETECTIVE PIKACHU

Please RSVP below
Friday, May 17, 2019 at 8:00PM
Sony Pictures Imageworks – Ray Harryhausen Theater
9050 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Families are Invited to a 3D Screening of Walt Disney Pictures’ and Marvel Studios’ AVENGERS: ENDGAME followed by a Q&A with the Filmmakers

Panelists will include Visual Effects Producer Jen Underdahl, ILM Visual Effects Supervisor Russell Earl, Digital Domain Visual Effects Supervisor Kelly Port, and Associate Visual Effects Supervisor Mårten Larsson, moderated by VES Board member Jeff Kleiser. (All panelists’ participation based on availability.)

Please RSVP below
(RSVPs close at 12:00PM on Friday, May 3)
Saturday, May 4, 2019 at 3:00PM
Walt Disney Studios Main Theater
500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521

(Please enter through the Alameda gate and park as directed.)
Click here for a map

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

This is the third annual VES Germany Members Meeting

at

FMX 2019

Haus der Wirtschaft

Logo Restaurant

Willi-Bleicher-Straße 19

70174 Stuttgart

The restaurant is located on the ground floor of the FMX venue “Haus der Wirtschaft” when entering to your left.

Drinks and food and friends are waiting for you!

Date: 1st May 2019
Time: 17:00

See you there!

This is the third annual VES Germany Members Meeting

at

FMX 2019

Haus der Wirtschaft

Logo Restaurant

Willi-Bleicher-Straße 19

70174 Stuttgart

The restaurant is located on the ground floor of the FMX venue “Haus der Wirtschaft” when entering to your left.

Drinks and food and friends are waiting for you!

Date: 1st May 2019
Time: 17:00

See you there!

VES Members and Their Families are Invited to a Pre-Release Screening of STX Entertainment’s UGLYDOLLS

Please RSVP below
Monday, April 29, 2019 at 8:00PM
Sony Pictures Imageworks – Ray Harryhausen Theater
9050 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

Join us for a VES LA Pub Night

Saturday, April 27th!

7:00-9:00pm

Arrive early & play the night away!

2 free drink tickets per guest (full bar on premesis)

Appetizers for the group & unlimited game play cards!

Dave and Busters Hollywood

6801 Hollywood Blvd #343

Los Angeles, CA 90028

Come out and socialize with your fellow VES members, exchange ideas, discuss favorite

(or not so favorite) projects, and maybe even challenge each other to a friendly game. 

Dave & Busters is up on the third floor of the mall.

Look for us along the back, left tables

Parking is available in the Hollywood & Highland underground structure.

D&B validates parking for up to 2 hours at $3, then $6/hr. 

We encourage ride sharing, and remind all guests to drink responsibly.

Join us for a VES LA Pub Night

Saturday, April 27th!

7:00-9:00pm

Arrive early & play the night away!

2 free drink tickets per guest (full bar on premesis)

Appetizers for the group & unlimited game play cards!

Dave and Busters Hollywood

6801 Hollywood Blvd #343

Los Angeles, CA 90028

Come out and socialize with your fellow VES members, exchange ideas, discuss favorite

(or not so favorite) projects, and maybe even challenge each other to a friendly game. 

Dave & Busters is up on the third floor of the mall.

Look for us along the back, left tables

Parking is available in the Hollywood & Highland underground structure.

D&B validates parking for up to 2 hours at $3, then $6/hr. 

We encourage ride sharing, and remind all guests to drink responsibly.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening of Annapurna Pictures’ MISSING LINK

Please RSVP below
Saturday, April 20, 2019 at 11:00AM
Linwood Dunn Theater at the Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study
1313 Vine Street, Los Angeles, CA 90028,
(Free parking off Homewood Avenue, one block North of Fountain) Enter parking lot from Homewood Avenue, which is a one-way street heading east. Recommended to approach from south, via Cahuenga Avenue. Parking lot opens one hour prior to event, and will be closed and locked 30 minutes after the conclusion of the event.
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening of Lionsgate’s HELLBOY

Please RSVP below
Monday, April 15, 2019 at 8:00PM
Sony Pictures Imageworks – Ray Harryhausen Theater
9050 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening of Paramount Pictures’ PET SEMATARY

Please RSVP below
Friday, April 12, 2019 at 8:00PM
The Sherry Lansing Theater on the Paramount studio lot
5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038

(Please enter through the Melrose gate and park as directed.)
Click here for a map

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

Drinks & Light refreshments provided. 

Free with RSVP!

Please sign-up on this page, and bring a friend/colleague/student, or two! 

Moderated by Alison Mann, VP Talent Illumination

Panelists: 

Kaitlyn Yang, Co-Chair VES LA Section & Founder Alpha Studios VFX

Tanissa Schoen, Director of VFX Marvel Studios

Beverly Abbott, VFX Production Supervisor

Mariana Acuna Acosta, CPO & Co-Founder Glassbox Technologies

Heather MacArthur,  Author Low Man on the Totem

Evelyn Cover, Global R&D Manager, The Third Floor

Shannon Justison, Sr Visualization Supervisor

Heather Flynn, Visualization Supervisor

Venue: The Third Floor

5700 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 650

Los Angeles, CA 90036

Sponsored by: VES Los Angeles, Women in Animation, The Third Floor

VES Members and Their Families are Invited to a 3D Screening of Walt Disney Pictures’ DUMBO

Please RSVP below
(RSVPs close at 12:00PM on Friday, April 5)
Sunday, April 7, 2019 at 6:00PM
Walt Disney Studios Main Theater
500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521

(Please enter through the Alameda gate and park as directed.)
Click here for a map

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Families are Invited to a 3D Screening of Paramount Pictures’ WONDER PARK

Please RSVP below
Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 3:00PM
The Sherry Lansing Theater on the Paramount studio lot
5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038

(Please enter through the Melrose gate and park as directed.)
Click here for a map

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Families are Invited to an Opening Weekend 3D Screening of Walt Disney Pictures’ and Marvel Studios’ CAPTAIN MARVEL followed by a Q&A with the Filmmakers. Panelists will include Directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck as well as Additional Visual Effects Supervisor Janelle Croshaw Ralla, moderated by Bill Taylor, VES, ASC. (Panelists will be announced as they are confirmed.)

Please RSVP below
(RSVPs close at 12:00PM on Friday, March 8)
Sunday, March 10, 2019 at 11:00AM
Walt Disney Studios Main Theater
500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521

(Please enter through the Alameda gate and park as directed.)
Click here for a map

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to an Opening Weekend 3D Screening of DreamWorks Animation and Universal Pictures’ HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD followed by a Q&A with Director Dean DeBlois, Producer Brad Lewis, Visual Effects Supervisor Dave Walvood, Head of Character Animation Simon Otto and Head of Effects Li-Ming ‘Lawrence’ Lee moderated by Director Bill Kroyer. (All panelists’ participation based on availability.)

Please RSVP below
Saturday, February 23, 2019 at 11:00AM
DreamWorks Animation Studios’ Campanile theater
1000 Flower St, Glendale, CA 91201
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening of 20th Century Fox’s ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL

Please RSVP below
Sunday, February 17, 2018 at 7:00PM
(RSVPs will close at 12:00PM on Friday, February 15)
Zanuck Theater on the 20th Century Fox Studio lot
10201 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064-2606
Click here for a map

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a 3D Screening of Warner Bros. Pictures’ THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART

Please RSVP below
Monday, February 11, 2019 at 8:00PM
Sony Pictures Imageworks – Ray Harryhausen Theater
9050 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

Where:  Google HQ, 5865 Campus Center Drive, Playa Vista, CA   (Click here for parking information)

Ready to Step Into the Future?

Presenters:

Paul Debevec, Senior Staff Engineer at GoogleVR

Welcome to Light Fields

Paul will present Google’s latest breakthroughs with light field technology and discuss the making of Google VR’s award-winning VR experience, Welcome to Light Fields. 

Ivan Neulander, Lead Rendering Engineer at Google

Rendering Google’s Playground

Ivan will present an overview of lighting and rendering techniques deployed in Playground, Google’s creative AR app for Android phones.

Moderator:

Scott Squires, Technical Academy Award-winning VFX Supervisor, CTO/Creative Director of Pixvana, a company dedicated to bringing VR experiences to life.

The event includes refreshments and VR demos after the presentations.

LA ACM SIGGRAPH & VES Los Angeles Section Present: 

STEVE WRIGHT: THE ART AND SCIENCE OF COMPOSITING VISUAL EFFECTS

Steve Wright gives an in-person overview of VFX compositing techniques to those artists who RSVP to deepen their understanding of its critical role in visual effects.

Tuesday, January 8th, 2019

6:30 – 7:30 PM   Social Hour

7:30 – 9:15 PM   Program Presentation

Description

Join the members of the VES Los Angeles Section & LA ACM SIGGRAPH as we engage in a tour of the tools, techniques, and artistic requirements for compositing visual effects.

Demonstrations of how compositing is used for camera tracking, set extension, camera projection, blue/green screen keying, color correcting, tracking, clean plate construction, and multi-pass CGI compositing. Advance your knowledge of what compositors do and how they do it.

A rare look into the math and science behind the incredible technology used in Nuke, the de facto industry standard visual effects compositing software by the Foundry, coupled with demonstrations of its applications to movie magic in today’s blockbuster films. We peer behind the black curtain at how hi-tech visual effects shots are executed and what it takes to set one up with advanced concepts like Deep Compositing, Alembic Geometry, Camera Projection and CGI AOV’s.

Compositing now holds a high position in the artistic expression of visual effects as compositors are now required to not only make shots compiled from multiple disparate sources merge together photo realistically, but to also make them look “cool”. Compositors are now providing the final “look” to the shot with their blending of multiple cgi lighting passes and artistically driven color correction.

Presenter: Steve Wright

LA ACM SIGGRAPH & VES Los Angeles Section Present: 

STEVE WRIGHT: THE ART AND SCIENCE OF COMPOSITING VISUAL EFFECTS

Steve Wright gives an in-person overview of VFX compositing techniques to those artists who RSVP to deepen their understanding of its critical role in visual effects.

Tuesday, January 8th, 2019

6:30 – 7:30 PM   Social Hour

7:30 – 9:15 PM   Program Presentation

Description

Join the members of the VES Los Angeles Section & LA ACM SIGGRAPH as we engage in a tour of the tools, techniques, and artistic requirements for compositing visual effects.

Demonstrations of how compositing is used for camera tracking, set extension, camera projection, blue/green screen keying, color correcting, tracking, clean plate construction, and multi-pass CGI compositing. Advance your knowledge of what compositors do and how they do it.

A rare look into the math and science behind the incredible technology used in Nuke, the de facto industry standard visual effects compositing software by the Foundry, coupled with demonstrations of its applications to movie magic in today’s blockbuster films. We peer behind the black curtain at how hi-tech visual effects shots are executed and what it takes to set one up with advanced concepts like Deep Compositing, Alembic Geometry, Camera Projection and CGI AOV’s.

Compositing now holds a high position in the artistic expression of visual effects as compositors are now required to not only make shots compiled from multiple disparate sources merge together photo realistically, but to also make them look “cool”. Compositors are now providing the final “look” to the shot with their blending of multiple cgi lighting passes and artistically driven color correction.

Presenter: Steve Wright

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to an Opening Night 3D Screening of Paramount Pictures’ BUMBLEBEE

Please RSVP below
Thursday, December 20, 2018 at 8:00PM
The Sherry Lansing Theater on the Paramount studio lot
5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038

(Please enter through the Melrose gate and park as directed.)
Click here for a map

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to an Opening Night 3D Screening of Sony Pictures Animation’s SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE

Please RSVP below
Monday, December 17, 2018 at 8:00PM
Sony Pictures Imageworks – Ray Harryhausen Theater
9050 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Pre-Release Screening Of Universal Pictures’ WELCOME TO MARWEN followed by a Q&A with Visual Effects Supervisor Kevin Baillie, Miniature Effects Supervisor Dave Asling and Production Designer Stefan Dechant moderated by VES Founders Award recipient Gene Kozicki. (All panelists’ participation based on availability.)

Please RSVP below
Sunday, December 16, 2018 at 6:00PM
RealD Screening Room
100 N. Crescent Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Families are Invited to a Pre-Release Screening of Walt Disney Studios’ MARY POPPINS RETURNS

Please RSVP below
(RSVPs close at 4:00PM on Friday, December 14)
Saturday, December 15, 2018 at 4:00PM
Walt Disney Studios Main Theater
500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521

(Please enter through the Alameda gate and park as directed.)
Click here for a map

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a 3D Screening of Columbia Pictures’ ALPHA followed by a Q&A with Director Albert Hughes and Visual Effects Supervisor Jeffrey A. Okun, VES moderated by VES Chair Mike Chambers. (All panelists’ participation based on availability.)

Please RSVP below
Monday, December 10, 2018 at 8:00PM
Sony Pictures Imageworks – Ray Harryhausen Theater
9050 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Families are Invited to a Pre-Release Screening of Universal Pictures’ MORTAL ENGINES followed by a Q&A with Visual Effects Supervisor Ken McGaugh, Animation Supervisor Dennis Yoo, Visual Effects Supervisor Luke Millar and Visual Effects Supervisor Kevin Smith moderated by VES Board member Jeff Kleiser. (All panelists’ participation based on availability.)

Please RSVP below
Sunday, December 2, 2018 at 11:00AM
(RSVPs close at 5:00PM on Friday, November 30)

AMC Century City
10250 Santa Monica Blvd #2000, Los Angeles, CA 90067
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Families are Invited to a 3D Screening of Netflix’s MOWGLI followed by a Q&A with Director Andy Serkis, Animation Supervisor Max Solomon and Members of the Visual Effects Team T.B.A. moderated by VES Board member Richard Winn Taylor II, VES. (All panelists’ participation based on availability.)

Please RSVP below
Saturday, December 1, 2018 at 11:00AM
(RSVPs close at 5:00PM on Friday, November 30)

Pacific Design Center’s Silver Screen Theater
(Complimentary parking in the PDC structure. Enter on Melrose.)
8687 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood, CA 90069
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Families are Invited to a 3D Screening of Universal Pictures’ and Illumination Entertainment’s DR. SEUSS’ THE GRINCH

Please RSVP below (VES members must login to sign up.)
Sunday, November 18, 2017 at 4:00PM (Enter from Gate 1 on Lankershim Blvd.)
(RSVPs will close at 12:00PM on Friday, November 16)
Universal Studios Theater #1
4050 Lankershim Blvd, Studio City, CA 91604
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Families are Invited to a Pre-Release Screening of Walt Disney Animation Studios’ RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET followed by a Q&A with Visual Effects Supervisor Scott Kersavage, Character Look Development Supervisor Michelle Robinson and Head of Effects Animation Cesar Velazquez moderated by VES Board member Charlie Iturriaga. (All panelists’ participation based on availability.)

Please RSVP below
(RSVPs close at 12:00PM on Friday, November 16)
Saturday, November 17, 2018 at 11:00AM
Walt Disney Studios Main Theater
500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521

(Please enter through the Alameda gate and park as directed.)
Click here for a map

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening of Paramount Pictures’ OVERLORD

Click here to RSVP
Monday, November 12, 2018 at 8:00PM
The Sherry Lansing Theater on the Paramount studio lot
5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038

(Please enter through the Melrose gate and park as directed.)
Click here for a map

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to an Opening Night Screening of Columbia Pictures’ THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER’S WEB

Please RSVP below
Friday, November 9, 2018 at 8:00PM
Sony Pictures Imageworks – Ray Harryhausen Theater
9050 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening of 20th Century Fox’s BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY

Please RSVP below
Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 7:00PM
(RSVPs will close at 12:00PM on Friday, November 2)
Blakely Theater on the 20th Century Fox Studio lot
10201 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064-2606
Click here for a map

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Families are Invited to an Opening Weekend 3D Screening of Walt Disney Pictures’ THE NUTCRACKER AND THE FOUR REALMS

Please RSVP below
Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 3:00PM
(RSVPs close at 12:00PM on Friday, November 2)
Walt Disney Studios Main Theater
500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521

(Please enter through the Alameda gate and park as directed.)
Click here for a map

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES members are invited to Infinity Film Festival™ (IFF) in Beverly Hills, November 1 – 4, 2018, with Title Sponsor RYOT and presented by Epic Games, Unreal Engine, and co-presented by D-BOX. Celebrating story advanced by technology, the festival’s 80+ advisors from the leading studios, talent agencies and technology companies invite you to experience unique moments in time through more than 75 hours of screenings, 30 technology exhibitions and over 100 industry-leading speakers from Hollywood, Silicon Valley and Silicon Beach. Networking opportunities and gala evening events include an Opening Night VIP Reception, in partnership with CTA, to feature the “CES 2019 Preview,” hosted at United Talent Agency.

• Screenings, Speakers and Exhibitions to be featured at The Paley Center for Media, the Writers Guild Theater and more

• November 1 – 4, 2018

• World Premiere Feature: The Restoration of “War of the Worlds” by Paramount Pictures Studios

• Blockchain programming by Greenfence

• Art + Museums programming by Sotheby’s

• Shorts programming in partnership with Audience Awards

• Animation programming by GLAS Animation Festival and Creative Capers

• IFF Tech Lab™ Presented By Epic Games and Unreal Engine (Makers of “Fortnite”)

• IFF Student Lab™ Presented by Presented by Chapman University and UT Austin

• Luxury Real Estate Partner: Hilton & Hyland

• Media Partners: Los Angeles Times, Variety, Fast Company, OUTFRONT Media, Regan Arts, TAG – The Awareness Group, Mashable, IGN, TechCrunch

• Cutting-Edge Technology Exhibitions to include: Sotheby’s, D-Box, Walt Disney Studios, Intel, Positron, Hologate, The Third Floor and more

• IFF Festival Headquarters: Phase Two

50% DISCOUNT FOR VES MEMBERS: InfinityFilmFestival.com

(VES members must login in order to see the discount code below.)

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening of Universal Pictures’ HALLOWEEN

Please RSVP below
Friday, October 26, 2018 at 8:00PM
Sony Pictures Imageworks – Ray Harryhausen Theater
9050 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening of Walt Disney Pictures’ and Marvel Studios’ BLACK PANTHER followed by a live interactive Q&A with Writer/Director Ryan Coogler, Visual Effects Supervisor Geoffrey Baumann, ILM Visual Effects Supervisor Craig Hammack, Additional Visual Effects Supervisor Jesse James Chisholm and Special Effects Supervisor Dan Sudick moderated by VES Board member David Tanaka. (All panelists’ participation based on availability.)

Please RSVP below
Saturday, October 20, 2018 at 12:00PM
Frank G. Wells Theater on the Walt Disney Studios lot
(Please enter through the Alameda Gate East of Buena Vista)
500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91451
Click here for a map

Please tweet your questions after the screening in order to participate in the Q&A panel (which will take place in San Francisco) immediately following the screening. (be sure to include the hashtag, #VESWAKANDA4EVER, in your tweet.)

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

Get your tickets now for the 2nd annual ANIMATION IS FILM Festival on October 19-21, 2018 at the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood for one weekend of the year’s best in animation. The films in this year’s program include world premieres and retrospectives, studio previews and international indies, Oscar favorites and dark horses. 

The Festival will present a highly selective showcase of the best animated films from around the world, plus red carpet, filmmaker Q&As, special events, receptions, and both juried and audience awards.

(VES members must login in order to see the discount code below.)

Get your tickets now for the 2nd annual ANIMATION IS FILM Festival on October 19-21, 2018 at the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood for one weekend of the year’s best in animation. The films in this year’s program include world premieres and retrospectives, studio previews and international indies, Oscar favorites and dark horses. 

The Festival will present a highly selective showcase of the best animated films from around the world, plus red carpet, filmmaker Q&As, special events, receptions, and both juried and audience awards.

(VES members must login in order to see the discount code below.)

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening of 20th Century Fox’s BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE

Please RSVP below
Thursday, October 18, 2018 at 8:00PM
Sony Pictures Imageworks – Ray Harryhausen Theater
9050 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a 3D Screening of Columbia Pictures’ VENOM

Please RSVP below
Monday, October 8, 2018 at 8:00PM
Sony Pictures Imageworks – Ray Harryhausen Theater
9050 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Pre-Release IMAX Screening of Universal Pictures’ FIRST MAN followed by a Presentation and Q&A with Visual Effects Supervisor Paul Lambert, Miniature Effects Supervisor Ian Hunter and Special Effects Supervisor J.D. Schwalm moderated by VES 1st Vice Chair Jeffrey A. Okun, VES. (All panelists’ participation based on availability.)

Please RSVP below
(RSVPs close at 12:00PM on Friday, October 5)
Saturday, October 6, 2018 at 12:00PM
IMAX Playa Vista
12582 Millennium Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90094
Click here for a map

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

Let’s End This Scorching LA Summer with Some Fun!

Free with RSVP for VES Members and a Guest.

Member children 17 & under are free!

$25 in advance (through 9/28 at 5:00 PM), $30 at-the-door

Join DGA members and other industry professionals for learning and networking around the creative, technical and business issues emerging from new technologies. With panels, presentations, exhibits, hands-on demos and MORE.

Click here for more information and to register

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening of Universal Pictures’ THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALLS

Please RSVP below
Friday, September 28, 2018 at 8:00PM
Sony Pictures Imageworks – Ray Harryhausen Theater
9050 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening of Annapurna Pictures’ THE SISTERS BROTHERS

Please RSVP below
Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at 8:00PM
Sony Pictures Imageworks – Ray Harryhausen Theater
9050 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES receive FREE Passes to the 5th Annual UCFTI Expo

Connect and collaborate at the 5th Annual U.S. China Film and Television Industry Expo, Sept. 26-27 at the LA Convention Center. Hear industry experts discuss how to capture an international audience and hear how the latest technologies are transforming the global movie industry from VES members. Click here for more informatation about the program.

(VES members must login to see the code for free passes below.)

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to an Opening Weekend Screening of 20th Century Fox’s THE PREDATOR

Please RSVP below
(RSVPs close at 12:00PM on Friday, September 14)
Saturday, September 15, 2018 at 7:00PM
(RSVPs close on Friday, September 14 at 2:00PM)
Zanuck Theater on the 20th Century Fox Studio lot
10201 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064-2606
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to an Opening Night Screening of Sony Pictures’ WHITE BOY RICK

Please RSVP below
Friday, September 14, 2018 at 8:00PM
(RSVPs close on Friday, September 14 at 2:00PM)
Sony Pictures Imageworks – Ray Harryhausen Theater
9050 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening of STX Entertainment’s PEPPERMINT

Please RSVP below
Monday, September 10, 2018 at 8:00PM
Sony Pictures Imageworks – Ray Harryhausen Theater
9050 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to an Opening Night Screening of STX Entertainment’s THE HAPPYTIME MURDERS followed by a Q&A with Director Brian Henson, Actors and Puppeteers Bill Barretta and Drew Massey, Visual Effects Producer Melissa Brockman, Compositing Supervisor Caleb Knueven and CG Supervisor Efram Potelle moderated by VES Chair Mike Chambers. (All panelists’ participation based on availability.)

This film is Rated R, and is not intended for children. Click here to watch the trailer.

Please RSVP below
Friday, August 24, 2018 at 7:00PM
Harmony Gold (complimentary parking will be provided)
7655 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90046
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a 3D Screening of Columbia Pictures’ ALPHA

Please RSVP below
Thursday, August 23, 2018 at 8:00PM
Sony Pictures Imageworks – Ray Harryhausen Theater
9050 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening of Focus Features’ BLACKkKLANSMAN

Please RSVP below
Thursday, August 16, 2018 at 8:00PM
Sony Pictures Imageworks – Ray Harryhausen Theater
9050 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

The Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood
6712 Hollywood Blvd. Hollywood, CA 90028
Click here for a map.

In the wake of the STAR WARS phenomenon of the 70s, the 80s brought us the low-budget apocalyptic space opera — often in 3D — and generally from Roger Corman or Albert Band; such pictures as STARCRASH, GALAXINA, METALSTORM, and ICE PIRATES.  The August screening of SPACEHUNTER:  ADVENTURES IN THE FORBIDDEN ZONE is something very different.  

Though featuring a galactic bounty hunter menaced by a mechanical madman (on a ruined world (of course), it is well written and directed, very well cast and acted (Molly Ringwald, Peter Strauss, Ernie Hudson) and boasts particularly imaginative sets by Jackson DeGovia, costumes by Julie Weiss, and visual effects by Gene Warren Jr.  The Film Society will be presenting SPACEHUNTER in 3D on a silver screen specially installed for the occasion.

SPACEHUNTER‘s Emmy winning Production Designer Jackson de Govia, has had a remarkably eclectic career. He has designed such disparate films as DIE HARD, BOWFINGER, SPEED, FORGETING SARAH MARSHALL, THE 40-YEAR OLD VIRGIN, and SISTER ACT among many others.  

He is delighted to have the opportunity to discuss his early career adventure bringing SPACEHUNTER to the 3D screen.  Joining Jack to discuss their work on SPACEHUNTER will be Costume Designer Julie Weiss (FRIDA, 12 MONKEYS, BLADES OF GLORY, AMERICAN BEAUTY), and visual effects legend Gene Warren Jr. (TERMINATOR 2:  JUDGEMENT DAY, THE EXPENDABLES, MOONRISE KINGDOM, UNDERWORLD).

…more on IMDB ›

Moderating the discussion will be Production Designer and Film Society founder, John Muto ADG, Production Designer



Representing the ADG are Film Society Co-Chairs Thomas A. Walsh, John Muto, and John Iacovelli; and Debbie Patton, ADG Awards and Events Director.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a 3D Screening of Paramount Pictures’ MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – FALLOUT

Click here to RSVP
Sunday, August 5, 2018 at 12:00PM
The Sherry Lansing Theater on the Paramount studio lot
5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038

(Please enter through the Melrose gate and park as directed.)
Click here for a map

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Families are Invited to an Opening Weekend Screening of Walt Disney Pictures’ CHRISTOPHER ROBIN

Please RSVP below
(RSVPs close at 12:00PM on Friday, August 3)
Saturday, August 4, 2018 at 6:30PM
Walt Disney Studios Main Theater
500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521

(Please enter through the Alameda gate and park as directed.)
Click here for a map

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to an Opening Weekend Screening of 20th Century Fox’s THE DARKEST MINDS

Please RSVP below
(RSVPs close at 12:00PM on Friday, August 3)
Saturday, August 4, 2018 at 3:00PM
Zanuck Theater on the 20th Century Fox Studio lot
10201 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064-2606
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening of Sony Pictures’ THE EQUALIZER 2

Please RSVP below
Monday, July 23, 2018 at 8:00PM
Sony Pictures Imageworks – Ray Harryhausen Theater
9050 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

DO… YOU… WANT… TO… PLAY… A… GAME? (or two!)

Join us for our VES LA Pub Night July 21st!

Dave and Busters Hollywood

6801 Hollywood Blvd #343

Los Angeles, CA 90028

Saturday, July 21st

7:00pm till…

Come out and socialize with your fellow VES members, exchange ideas, discuss favorite

(or not so favorite) projects, and maybe even challenge each other to a friendly game. 

The first 25 VES members to arrive get a free game card! 

Guests are welcome to join in the fun. This is no-host event. 

Parking is available in the Hollywood & Highland underground structure.

Will your favorite movie or TV show be available to your children or grandchildren? 

Preservation and restoration are complicated and challenging issues.  What should be saved? How should it be preserved?  Who pays? How will future generations access media content from today and the past 100 years?

It would be impossible to cover every aspect of this topic in one evening. However, we have invited some of Hollywood’s best and brightest preservation specialists to describe what they and their companies are doing to protect valuable content…and what we can do to help.

This special event is a co-production of the Visual Effects Society Los Angeles Section and The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers Hollywood Section.  Dick May, Anthony Magliocco of Entertainment and Media Technology and Linda Rosner of Artisans PR invite you to join us on July 17^th at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Theater in Hollywood.

DATE: July 17, 2018
Time: 6:30 PM Reception, program starts at 7:15 PM
Location: Linwood Dunn Theater of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 1313 Vine Street Hollywood, CA 

Planned Presenters include:

Jan-Christopher Horak – Director at the UCLA Film and Television Archive
Grover Crisp – EVP Asset Management, Film Restoration & Digital Mastering at Sony Pictures Entertainment
Andrew Oran – VP Large Format Restoration – Fotokem
Larry Chernoff – CEO – MTI Film
Theo Gluck – Dir: Library Restoration and Preservation at The Walt Disney Studios
Sheri Eisenberg – Senior Colorist Roundabout Entertainment, Inc.

This is a free event.  The entrance to the theater is in the rear where you will find free parking.  

All industry members are invited to attend.

The Cinema Audio Society Invites VES Members and a Guest are Invited to Attend a 4K Screening of THE MATRIX (1999) with the Newly Completed and Unscreened Dolby Atmos Mix followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers.
The screening will be preceded by a reception with appetizers and a no-host bar at 5:30PM at The Federal, located at 5303 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91601.

Click here to RSVP
Saturday, July 14, 2018 Screening begins at 7:00PM
(Reception at The Federal begins at 5:30PM)
Television Academy
5220 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91601
(Click here for a map.)

Click here to RSVP

VES Members and Their Families are Invited to an Opening Weekend Screening of Sony Pictures Animation’s HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3: SUMMER VACATION

Please RSVP below
Saturday, July 14, 2018 at 10:30AM
The TCL Chinese 6 Theaters at the Hollywood & Highland Center
6801 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028
Click here for a map.

Complimentary parking vouchers will be provided in the Hollywood & Highland Center’s underground lot.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to an Opening Night 3D Screening of Universal Pictures’ SKYSCRAPER

Please RSVP below
Friday, July 13, 2018 at 8:00PM
Sony Pictures Imageworks – Ray Harryhausen Theater
9050 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening of Universal Pictures’ and Blumhouse Pictures’ THE FIRST PURGE

Please RSVP below
Monday, July 9, 2018 at 8:00PM
Sony Pictures Imageworks – Ray Harryhausen Theater
9050 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Families are Invited to a 3D Screening of Walt Disney Pictures’ and Marvel Studios’ ANT-MAN AND THE WASP followed by a Q&A with Director Peyton Reed as well as Visual Effects Supervisor Stephane Ceretti moderated by VES Archives Committee Chair Gene Kozicki. (All panelists’ participation based on availability.)

Please RSVP below
(RSVPs close at 12:00PM on Friday, July 6)
Saturday, July 7, 2018 at 5:00PM
Walt Disney Studios Main Theater
500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521

(Please enter through the Alameda gate and park as directed.)
Click here for a map

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

The Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood
6712 Hollywood Blvd. Hollywood, CA 90028
Click here for a map.

Production Designer William Creber, nominated for three Oscars, is virtually the last of the Golden Age Production Designers. He is best known for his designs for PLANET OF THE APES as well as THE POSEIDEN ADVENTURE and THE TOWERING INFERNO, among many others. 

Celebrating its 50th Anniversary as a science-fiction classic, PLANET OF THE APES garnered two Oscar-nominations and combines sensational high adventure, “thinking man’s” science fiction, and social commentary.

The film became a critical and commercial hit, and has spawned three sequels, a television show, a 90s remake, three acclaimed re-imaginings and a myriad of product tie-ins. William Creber’s sets for the original film, principally Ape City, set a high bar and have not aged a day in fifty years.

PLANET OF THE APES was scripted by Rod Serling, famed creator of THE TWILIGHT ZONE, and directed by Oscar-winner Franklin J. Schaffner (LIONHEART, PAPILLON and PATTON).

PLANET OF THE APES maroons three astronauts on a desolate wasteland planet. Finding their way to a lush valley they encounter a tribe of mute, backward humans just as they are suddenly attacked by fierce, rifle-carrying gorillas on horseback — a human hunting expedition.

Taylor (Charlton Heston), the lead astronaut, is injured in the attack; now rendered mute, he is taken to a nightmarish Ape City and thrown into a human zoo. Surrounded by apes walking upright and speaking English, Taylor is befriended by a sympathetic chimpanzee scientist — whom he hopes might help him escape.

…more on IMDB ›

A Conversation follows with Bill Creber (ADG) Production Designer and John Muto (ADG) Moderator / Production Designer

Representing the ADG are Film Society Co-Chairs Thomas A. Walsh, John Muto, and John Iacovelli; and Debbie Patton, ADG Awards and Events Director.

VES Members and Their Families are Invited to a Special Fathers’ Day 3D Screening of Universal Pictures’ and Amblin Entertainment’s JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM followed by a Live Interactive Q&A with Director J.A. Bayona, ILM Visual Effects Supervisor David Vickery, ILM Animation Director Jance Rubinchik and ILM Visual Effects Supervisor Alex Wuttke with moderation by VES London Section Secretary Gavin Graham (All panelists’ participation based on availability.)

Please RSVP below
Sunday, June 17, 2018 at 11:00AM
(RSVPs close at 5:00PM on Friday, June 15)

Pacific Design Center’s Silver Screen Theater
(Complimentary parking in the PDC structure. Enter on Melrose.)
8687 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood, CA 90069
Click here for a map.

Please tweet your questions after the screening in order to participate in the Q&A panel (which will take place in London) immediately following the screening. (be sure to include the hashtag, #VESJURASSIC, in your tweet.)

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Families are Invited to an Opening Weekend Screening of Walt Disney Pictures’ and Pixar Animation Studios’ INCREDIBLES 2

Please RSVP below
(RSVPs close at 12:00PM on Friday, June 15)
Saturday, June 16, 2018 at 6:00PM
Walt Disney Studios Main Theater
500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521

(Please enter through the Alameda gate and park as directed.)
Click here for a map

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening of Global Road Entertainment’s HOTEL ARTEMIS

Please RSVP below
Friday, June 15, 2018 at 8:00PM
Sony Pictures Imageworks – Ray Harryhausen Theater
9050 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

The Academy Science and Technology Council Invites VES Los Angeles Section Members to attend

“Acting and Performance Capture: a Revolution in Technology and Collaboration”

Co-hosted by actress CCH Pounder (AVATAR) and Oscar-winning Visual Effects Supervisor John Nelson (GLADIATOR and BLADE RUNNER 2049), this special program offers an eye-opening, behind-the-scenes tour through the collaborative and rapidly evolving world of performance capture.

Click here to RSVP
Thursday, June 14, 2018 at 7:30PM
(RSVPs close on Monday, June 11 at close of business.)
Samuel Goldwyn Theater
8949 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Click here for FREE parking information.

To purchase tickets for non-VES member guests and for more information, click here..
*Due to limited ticket availability, please be sure to RSVP as soon as possible.

VES Members and Their Families are Invited to a 3D Opening Weekend Screening of Walt Disney Pictures’ and Lucasfilm Ltd’s SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY followed by a live interactive Q&A with Overall Visual Effects Supervisor Rob Bredow, ILM Visual Effects Supervisor Pat Tubach, ILM Roto/Paint Supervisor Beth D’Amato and Hybride Visual Effects Supervisor Joseph Kasparian with moderation by VES Board member David Tanaka. (All panelists’ participation based on availability.)

Please RSVP below
(RSVPs close at 12:00PM on Friday, May 25)
Sunday, May 27, 2018 at 12:00PM
Walt Disney Studios Main Theater
500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521

(Please enter through the Alameda gate and park as directed.)
Click here for a map

Please tweet your questions after the screening in order to participate in the Q&A panel (which will take place in San Francisco) immediately following the screening. (be sure to include the hashtag, #VESSOLO, in your tweet.)

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

The Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood
6712 Hollywood Blvd. Hollywood, CA 90028
Click here for a map.

As we look up toward the designers that inspire us as filmmakers and designers, we ask them what inspired them. This year, Production Designer Hannah Beachler (BLACK PANTHER, MOONLIGHT, CREED, LEMONADE) is in the spotlight and chose THE CONFORMIST as one of the films that inspired her to become a designer.

The film was directed by Oscar-winning Writer/Director/Producer Bernardo Bertolucci, and designed by Oscar-winning Production Designer Ferdinando Scarfiotti, best known for THE LAST EMPEROR, TOYS and LAST TANGO IN PARIS.
  In THE CONFORMIST, Marcello Clerici (Jean-Louis Trintignant) is a member of the secret police in Mussolini’s Fascist Italy. He and his new bride, Giulia (Stefania Sandrelli), travel to Paris for their honeymoon, where Marcello also plans to assassinate his former college professor Luca Quadri (Enzo Tarascio), an outspoken anti-Fascist living in exile. But when Marcello meets the professor’s young wife, Anna (Dominique Sanda), both his romantic and his political loyalties are tested.   Moderating the discussion with Production Designer Hannah Beachler will be Art Director Michael Allen Glover.

…more on IMDB ›

Representing the ADG are Film Society Co-Chairs Thomas A. Walsh, John Muto, and John Iacovelli; and Debbie Patton, ADG Awards and Events Director.

VES Members and a Guest are Invited to a Special Event Celebrating the Crafts of Netflix

For your consideration event
TIME WARP – Craft Panel Series
Netflix Talent Including:
 
A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS
Cynthia Summers – Costume Designer
Bo Welch – Director & Production Designer
 
ALTERED CARBON
Everett Burrell – VFX Supervisor
Ann Foley – Costume Designer
Neville Kidd – Director of Photography
Carey Meyer – Production Designer
 
GLOW
Todd Fjelsted – Production Designer
Beth Morgan – Costume Designer
 
GODLESS
Tarra Day – Makeup Department Head
Betsy Heimann – Costume Designer
Steven Miezler – Director of Photography
Carlos Rafael Rivera – Composer
Michelle Tesoro – Editor
 
LOST IN SPACE
Sam McCurdy, BSC – Director of Photography
Terron Pratt – VFX Producer
Jabbar Raisani – VFX Supervisor
Marion Spates – Digital Effects Supervisor
Angus Strathie – Costume Designer
 
 
Click here to RSVP
Sunday, May 20, 2018 at 5:00PM
(Doors open at 4:00PM, panel begins at 5:00PM)
Reception to follow
 
NETFLIX FYSEE
Raleigh Studios
5300 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90038
(Click here for a map.)
 

Complimentary parking available at the parking garage at
 662 N. Van Ness, Los Angeles, CA 90004
 
Check-in will take place at the Bronson Entrance,
guides will be onsite to provide walking directions
 
We recommend arriving early. The event is first come, first served and RSVPs do not guarantee seating as screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows.
 
~Paid for by Netflix~
 
This screening and moderated Q&A will be monitored for unauthorized recording. By attending, you agree not to bring any recording devices into the theatre and you consent to physical search of your belongings and person for recording devices. If you attempt to enter with a recording device, including camera phones, you will be denied admission. If you attempt to use a recording device, you consent to your immediate removal from the theatre and forfeiture of the device. Unauthorized recording will be reported to law enforcement and may subject you to criminal and civil liability.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to an Opening Weekend Screening of 20th Century Fox’s DEADPOOL 2

Please RSVP below
(RSVPs close at 12:00PM on Friday, May 18)
Saturday, May 19, 2018 at 7:00PM
Zanuck Theater on the 20th Century Fox Studio lot
10201 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064-2606
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Families are Invited to a 3D Screening of Walt Disney Pictures’ and Marvel Studios’ AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR followed by a Q&A with Visual Effects Producers Jen Underdahl and Lisa Marra, Weta Digital Visual Effects Supervisor Matt Aitken, Industrial Light + Magic Visual Effects Supervisor Russell Earl and Digital Domain Visual Effects Supervisor Kelly Port with moderation by VES Board member Jeff Kleiser. (All panelists’ participation based on availability.)

Please RSVP below
(RSVPs close at 12:00PM on Friday, May 4)
Sunday, May 6, 2018 at 12:00PM
Walt Disney Studios Main Theater
500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521

(Please enter through the Alameda gate and park as directed.)
Click here for a map

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to an Opening Night Screening Of Focus Features’ TULLY

Please RSVP below
Friday, May 4, 2018 at 8:00PM
Sony Pictures Imageworks – Ray Harryhausen Theater
9050 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

Aero Theatre, Santa Monica
1328 Montana Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90403

GRAND HOTEL (1932) will launch the Art Directors Guild Film Society’s 2018 screening series with a spotlight on Cedric Gibbons, whose record 11 Academy Awards and 39 nominations include honors for SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (1952), AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (1951), GASLIGHT (1944), THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (1940), PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (1940), THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939) and THE GREAT ZIEGFELD (1935).

Regarded by those that knew him best as the “Mercury of Hollywood,” Gibbons was the design trendsetter most responsible for bringing glamour and sophistication with a touch of surrealism to Depression-era audiences.
  As one of Hollywood’s most influential executives, his four-decade tenure as Supervising Art Director at MGM from 1924-1956 (almost as long as the life of the studio) saw his stamp of approval on a record 1500 films. Dark and handsome, and always elegantly dressed, he was seen as an arbiter of taste and fashion and his career was closely followed in the 1930s by gossip columnists — particularly when he was married to actress Delores Del Rio. Gibbons was clearly the most influential Supervising Art Director of Hollywood’s Golden Age.

GRAND HOTEL takes place at a luxurious Berlin hotel between the wars where the once-wealthy Baron Felix von Gaigern (John Barrymore) supports himself as a thief and gambler. In this lavish adaptation of the successful Broadway play, the baron romances one of his marks, the aging ballerina Grusinskaya (Greta Garbo), and teams with dying accountant Otto Kringelein (Lionel Barrymore) against his former boss, crooked industrialist Preysing (Wallace Beery), and his ambitious stenographer, Flaemmchen (Joan Crawford).

Production Designer and Film Society co-chair Thomas Walsh ADG will moderate a discussion with Maria Cooper Janis, daughter of Gary Cooper and great niece of Cedric Gibbons. They will explore the legacy of Gibbon’s work and spotlight in the Golden Age of Hollywood socialites.

Director: Edmund Goulding
Stars: Greta Garbo, John Barrymore and Joan Crawford 
Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons

…more on IMDB ›

Representing the ADG are Film Society Co-Chairs Thomas A. Walsh, John Muto, and John Iacovelli; and Debbie Patton, ADG Awards and Events Director.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening Of Paramount Pictures’ A QUIET PLACE

Please RSVP below
Monday, April 9, 2018 at 8:00PM
Sony Pictures Imageworks – Ray Harryhausen Theater
9050 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening Of Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Amblin Entertainment’s READY PLAYER ONE followed by a Q&A with Co-Producer and Visual Effects Producer Jennifer Meislohn, ILM Visual Effects Supervisor Grady Cofer, Digital Domain Visual Effects Supervisor Matthew Butler and Digital Domain Previsualization Supervisor Scott Meadows as well as Digital Domain Virtual Production Supervisor Gary Roberts, moderated by VES Board member Charlie Iturriaga. (All panelists’ participation based on availability.)

Please RSVP below
Saturday, April 7, 2018 at 12:00PM
Harmony Gold (complimentary parking will be provided)
7655 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90046
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening of Fox Searchlight’s ISLE OF DOGS

Please RSVP below
Thursday, March 29, 2018 at 7:00PM
(RSVPs will close at 12:00PM on Thursday, March 29)
Blakely Theater on the 20th Century Fox Studio lot
10201 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064-2606
Click here for a map

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to an Opening Night 3D Screening Of Universal Pictures’ PACIFIC RIM UPRISING

Please RSVP below
Friday, March 23, 2018 at 8:00PM
Sony Pictures Imageworks – Ray Harryhausen Theater
9050 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

Where:

Upload VR

4505 Glencoe Ave.

Marina del Rey, CA

(Free parking in the lot on Glencoe)

Thinking about working in VR?  

The Augmented/Virtual Reality revenue forecast has been revised to hit $120 billion by 2020.    Our panelists have made the transition to VR and want to share what they have learned about the process with their fellow artists.

Panelists:

Craig Barron, Creative Director of Magnopus

Mariana Acuna Acosta, Co-Founder of Opaque Studios, Founder of JoltVR

Richard Kidd, Founder of Perilous Orbit

Moderator:

Jeff Barnes, EVP, Light Field Lab

The event includes refreshments and VR Demos before and after the panel.

Registration

Free event

Registration is on a first come, first served basis.  

All attendees must RSVP below

Events are overbooked to compensate for no-shows.  An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Families are Invited to a 3D Screening of Walt Disney Pictures’ A WRINKLE IN TIME followed by a Live Interactive Q&A with Visual Effects Supervisor Rich McBride and Previs Supervisor Chris Batty with moderation by VES Board member Lisa Cooke.

Please RSVP below
(RSVPs close at 12:00PM on Friday, March 16)
Saturday, March 17, 2018 at 12:00PM
Walt Disney Studios Main Theater
500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521

(Please enter through the Alameda gate and park as directed.)
Click here for a map

Please tweet your questions after the screening in order to participate in the Q&A panel (which will take place in San Francisco) immediately following the screening. (be sure to include the hashtag, #VESWRINKLE, in your tweet.)

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening of 20th Century Fox’s RED SPARROW

Please RSVP below
Saturday, March 10, 2018 at 8:00PM
(RSVPs will close at 12:00PM on Friday, March 9)
Blakely Theater on the 20th Century Fox Studio lot
10201 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064-2606
Click here for a map

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Families are Invited to a 3D Screening of Walt Disney Pictures’ and Marvel Studios’ BLACK PANTHER

Please RSVP below
(RSVPs close at 12:00PM on Friday, February 23)
Sunday, February 25, 2018 at 4:00PM
Walt Disney Studios Main Theater
500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521

(Please enter through the Riverside gate and park as directed.)
Click here for a map

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and a Guest are Invited to a Screening of Lionsgate Pictures’ and Aardman Animation’s EARLY MAN followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers

Panelists will include Director Nick Park and Animation Directors Will Becher and Merlin Crossingham. (All panelists’ participation based on availability.)

Click here to RSVP
Friday, February 9, 2018 at 7:30PM
(RSVPs close on February 7)
Harmony Gold (complimentary parking will be provided)
7655 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90046
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

Join Us FREE for the VES Showcase of Epic Games’ Unreal Engine for VFX: Building & Optimizing Worlds for Real-Time

Click here to RSVP for this FREE event

Saturday, January 20, 2018 from 11:00AM to 8:00PM

Gnomon — School of Visual Effects, Games, + Animation

1015 N Cahuenga Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90038

(Click here for a map.)

Learn directly from the experts at Epic Games at Gnomon School of VFX on Saturday, January 20. Discover the fundamental concepts and workflows that drive real-time performance with two free masterclasses.

Covering how to build a better pipeline for Unreal Engine 4, the first masterclass will offer a comprehensive overview of the content pipeline; you will learn everything from working with larger teams, managing meshes, textures and working with materials, to essential skills for performance and optimization. In part two, the masterclasses continue with a look at the rendering pipeline in Unreal Engine, its terminology, and best practices for rendering scenes in real-time. Attendees will also see the all-important guidelines and profiling techniques that improve the debugging process for both CPU and GPU performance improvements.

Join Epic Games at the Gnomon Stage on Saturday, January 20, 2018, from 11:00AM. Complimentary brunch, mid-afternoon buffet, and closing drinks will be served. For those that can’t attend in person, please join us live from 12:00PM (PST) on Gnomon’s Livestream channel or via the official Gnomon Facebook page.

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Schedule

11:00AM – 12:00PM: Registration & Networking with Complimentary Brunch & Coffee
12:00PM – 3:00PM: Masterclass Part One: Building Better Pipelines for Unreal Engine 4
3:00PM – 4:00PM: Intermission with Complimentary Buffet & Networking
4:00PM – 7:00PM: Masterclass Part Two: Rendering with Unreal Engine
7:00 PM – 8:00PM: Closing Reception with Complimentary Drinks

Guest Speakers

Martin Sevigny – Support Manager, Epic Games

As Support Manager of the Enterprise division at Epic Games, Martin Sevigny oversees a team of talented technical artists who assist licensees in reaching the highest quality results in their projects. Prior to joining Epic Games, Martin was the Director of Technology at WB Games Montréal. In addition to playing a key role in the creation of the studio, he contributed to three titles in the Batman Arkham series, in collaboration with Rocksteady Studios. Martin also worked for Autodesk in the creation of the games group, and at Ubisoft Montreal as part of the revival of the Prince of Persia franchise.

Homam Bahnassi – Technical Artist, Epic Games

A veteran technical artist and engineer in the games industry, Homam Bahnassi has more than 15 years of experience developing AAA games across a variety of platforms. He’s worked for several studios including EA and Warner Bros., and has had multiple publications and contributions in real-time rendering and art workflows published in ShaderX and GPU Pro books. His impressive engineering background in AI allows him to develop and implement novel techniques for generating real-time effects and procedural content in Unreal Engine.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a 3D Screening Of Columbia Pictures’ JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE

Please RSVP below
Thursay, December 21, 2017 at 7:30PM
Sony Pictures Imageworks – Ray Harryhausen Theater
9050 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening of TriStar Pictures’ ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD

Please RSVP below
Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at 7:30PM
Sony Pictures Imageworks – Ray Harryhausen Theater
9050 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Los Angeles Section Holiday Reception

Date: December 17, 2017

Location:  Bayview Ballroom of the Marina del Rey Marriott, CA

Address: 4100 Admiralty Way,  Marina del Rey,  California  90292

Time: 4:30 to 8:00pm

Wine, soft drinks, and hors-d’oeuvres will be served.  A cash bar will also be available.

Parking:  Valet $15.00.   Hourly parking across the street at “Mother’s Beach”

Dress: Cocktail Attire

Join the members of the Los Angeles Section and their guests as we celebrate the holiday season!

Enjoy music, food and drinks as well as one of the most spectacular views in the Los Angeles area on the rooftop ballroom with a spectacular 360-degree view of the ocean and Los Angeles.  The event is centered on what should be a beautiful sunset. (weather permitting).

 

Here is a chance to have some great food, and wine and celebrate the season with your VES friends.  Be there and you may win an amazing door prize.

About the Four Star Marriott Marina Del Rey:  ranked #6 out of the hotels in Marina Del Rey on TripAdvisor!

VES Members and Their Families are Invited to an Opening Weekend Screening of Walt Disney Pictures’ and Lucasfilm Ltd.’s STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI plus a Q&A.
Panelists will include Writer/Director Rian Johnson, ILM San Francisco Visual Effects Supervisor Eddie Pasquarello, ILM Vancouver Visual Effects Supervisor Dan Seddon, Cinematographer Steve Yedlin, ASC and Editor Bob Ducsay with moderation by VES Chair Mike Chambers. (All panelists’ participation based on availability.)

Please RSVP below
(RSVPs close at 12:00PM on Friday, December 15)
Sunday, December 17, 2017 at 12:00PM
Walt Disney Studios Main Theater
500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91451

(Please enter through the Alameda gate and park as directed.)
Click here for a map

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Families are Invited to a Pre-Release Screening of 20th Century Fox’s THE POST

Please RSVP below
(RSVPs close at 12:00PM on Friday, December 15)
Saturday, December 16, 2017 at 7:00PM
Zanuck Theater on the 20th Century Fox Studio lot
10201 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064-2606
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a 3D Screening of 20th Century Fox’s and Blue Sky Studios’ FERDINAND

Please RSVP below
Saturday, December 16, 2017 at 1:30PM
(RSVPs will close at 12:00PM on Friday, December 15)
Blakely Theater on the 20th Century Fox Studio lot
10201 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064-2606
Click here for a map

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a 3D Screening of 20th Century Fox’s and Blue Sky Studios’ FERDINAND

Please RSVP below
Saturday, December 16, 2017 at 10:30AM
(RSVPs will close at 12:00PM on Friday, December 15)
Blakely Theater on the 20th Century Fox Studio lot
10201 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064-2606
Click here for a map

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

WARNER BROS. PICTURES INVITES VES MEMBERS AND A GUEST TO

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10 AT 6:30 P.M.

SCREENING AND Q&A IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING WITH:

Screenwriter Michael Green

Editor Joe Walker

Visual Effects Supervisor John Nelson

Supervising Sound Editor Mark Mangini

Composer Benjamin Wallfisch

Composer Hans Zimmer

LINWOOD DUNN THEATER  (1313 VINE STREET).

THEATER PARKING OFF HOMEWOOD.  CORNER OF FOUNTAIN and VINE.

RSVP AT:

https://www.warnerbros2017.com/msmr/screenings/

Password: BR2049LADEC10

From director Denis Villeneuve comes “Blade Runner 2049.”  Blade runner, LAPD Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what’s left of society into chaos. K’s discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard, a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.

Please arrive at least 30 minutes early.  

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows.

A Valid 2017 VES Membership ID is Required.

RSVPs do not guarantee seating.  No one will be admitted once the film has started.

This screening is paid for by Warner Bros. Pictures.

Behind The Screen
New Methods in Real-Time Virtual Production

Lightcraft Technology and NantStudio invite VES members and guests to peek into the world of virtual production.

Virtual production — everyone is talking about it. If you haven’t had an opportunity to work on a project using this exciting technology, you can have a chance to look “behind the screen”.

Presented by Lightcraft Technology and Nantstudio in cooperation with the Los Angeles section of the Visual Effects Society.

WHERE: NantStudio, 8601 Hayden Place, Culver City, 90232

WHEN: December 7th, 2017

TIME: 6:30 PM Reception

Main Presentation, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Hands-On Demonstrations 

Free parking is available

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening of Fox Searchlight’s THE SHAPE OF WATER plus a Q&A with the Filmmakers.
Panelists will include Director Guillermo del Toro, Production Designer Paul Austerberry, Visual Effects Supervisor Dennis Berardi, Costume Designer Luis Sequeira, Creature Designer & Sculptor Mike Hill and Legacy Effects Supervisor & Co-Creature Designer Shane Mahan. (All panelists’ participation based on availability.)

Click here to RSVP
(RSVPs close at 5:00PM on Tuesday, December 5)
Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at 7:00PM
Zanuck Theater on the 20th Century Fox Studio lot
(Before 6:00PM enter through the Galaxy Gate on Galaxy Way/After 6:00PM enter through the Pico gate at Motor.)
10201 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064-2606
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

Click here to RSVP for screening and/or reception, choose THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE and Los Angeles, then enter password: LEGOBATMANDEC4

The Collaboration of Director, VFX Artist and DP 

WHEN: Monday, November 13, 2017  7 to 9 pm

WHERE: Canon Burbank 3400 West Olive Avenue, Burbank, CA

It’s no surprise that Wonder Women is one of the highest grossing action films at the box office this year. How does the relationship between Director, Cinematographer, and VFX team create the look of narrative content, to create the magic on the screen? Assuring that the skillsets and vision of the core creative team is in sync is pivotal to a smooth collaborative production. This high profile panelist from our industry will provide first-hand accounts and anecdotes from their vantage points inside the cinema industry. This unique and candid discussion will offer you insight on how you can master this coordination for your next film. Join us for an evening of networking and a great discussion. 

PRESENTERS:
Helena Packer – VFX Supervisor – Her work includes feature films, episodic TV, VR and animation. Helena is an accomplished VFX artist with expertise in preproduction, set supervision and all aspects of post-production. 

Katie Stetson – VFX Production Manager/Producer –  Her work includes several feature films:  Inception, Red, The Darkest Hour, The Dark Knight Rises, Red 2, Transcendence, Interstellar, Alice Through the Looking Glass, and Dunkirk. 

More panelists to TBA soon, please join us for an evening of networking and a great discussion.

This event is produced in cooperation with the Alliance of Women Directors (AWD), Visual Effects Society (VES) and The International Collective of Female Cinematographers (ICFC).

PARKING: PARKING:  There is an underground parking lot is accessible off Olive Ave at Lima St. 

Collect your parking ticket for us to validate at the event. Please park in any non-reserved spot then take the stairs or the elevator to PL. Look for IHeartMedia building and follow the signs for Canon and enter the east side entrance of the iHeartmedia building. Take the elevator to the second floor and the Canon entrance is on your left.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening of 20th Century Fox’s MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS

Please RSVP below
Sunday, November 12, 2017 at 7:00PM
(RSVPs will close at 12:00PM on Friday, November 10)
Blakely Theater on the 20th Century Fox Studio lot
10201 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064-2606
Click here for a map

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Families are Invited to a 3D Screening of Walt Disney Pictures’ and Marvel Studios’ THOR: RAGNAROK

Followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers.

Panelists will include Overall Visual Effects Supervisor Jake Morrison, Visual Effects Producer Cyndi Ochs, ILM Visual Effects Supervisor Chad Wiebe and Special Effects Supervisor Bruce Steinheimer with moderation by VES Board member Charlie Iturriaga. (All panelists’ participation based on availability.)

Please RSVP below
(RSVPs close at 12:00PM on Friday, November 10)
Saturday, November 11, 2017 at 6:00PM
Walt Disney Studios Main Theater
500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521

(Please enter through the Alameda gate and park as directed.)
Click here for a map

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

Where:

Vine Theatre

6321 Hollywood Blvd

Hollywood, CA 90028

Directions: North side of Hollywood Blvd, mid-block between Vine St and Ivar Ave

The increasingly Global VFX industry has artists, VFX Supervisors and VFX Producers working all over the world.   

Our panelists have worked in South Africa, Mozambique, Kenya, Lesotho, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, England, India, Hong Kong, Mexico, England, Germany and the US.  They will share with us their experiences, what they learned and what they wish they had known before they left.

Panelists:

•  Jeff Okun, VFX Supervisor and 1^st Vice Chair of the VES; feature credits include Alpha, Geostorm, Blood Diamond, and the Fantastic Four. 

•  Bob Coleman, President of the Digital Artists Agency and Co-Chair of the VES Business, Labor and Law Committee

•  Ruth Irvine Hauer, Executive Producer at Proof Inc.: recently completed VFX producing War for the Planet of the Apes at WETA in New Zealand

•  Pierre Couture, Account Executive, Media & Entertainment, North America, Lenovo: working with vfx facilities, animation facilities and game companies in US and Canada every day.

Moderator:

Scott Squires, VES, Creative Director at Pixvana

Registration

Free event

Registration is on a first come, first served basis.  

All attendees must RSVP below

Events are overbooked to compensate for no-shows.  A RSVP does not guarantee seating.

Parking instructions:

The closest parking is the Vine Street Garage Lot 702. 

Address is 1627 Vine Street, Los Angeles, CA 90028  

(West side of Vine Street just South of Hollywood Boulevard)

This is a self-parking parking lot)

If this lot is full, there are other parking lots close by.

Thank you to our sponsor:

Click here to RSVP

Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at 7:30PM

Samuel Goldwyn Theater

8949 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90212

(Click here for a map.)

NASA – JPL – Data Visualization

Join members of JPL’s computer graphics community in von Karman Auditorium, November 7, from 7:30 to 9:15 PM as they discuss their work supporting various aspects of JPL’s space through innovative and compelling scientific data visualization tools, animations, techniques, and technologies

WHEN: November 7, 2017
              6:30 PM – 7:30 PM   Social Hour. 
              Attendees can enjoy free food
                           and tour JPL Museum.
              7:30 PM – 7:40 PM   Welcome

              7:45 PM – 9:15 PM   Presentations

WHERE: NASA/JPL 4800 Oak Grove Drive Pasadena, CA  91109-8099
PARKING: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/

NOTES: 

Everyone needs to RSVP to get on the gate list by Friday, November 3 at noon. The Von Karman auditorium can hold about 200.  JPL would like to be aware of non-US/LPR citizens who attend event at JPL. We need to work with JPL to provide by Friday, November 3 at noon, the RSVP list of any attendees are non-US/LPR and if so what is their country of citizenship.

This is an LA-SIGGRAPH & VES-LA-Section MEMBERS event. VES Members attend free of charge.  Valid photo ID (ie. Driver’s License) will be required for entry into JPL main gate.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening Of Pixar Animation Studios’ COCO followed by a Q&A with the Filmmakers

Panelists will include Director Lee Unkrich, Producer Darla Anderson, and Co-Director Adrian Molina and Composer Michael Giacchino with moderation by Bruce Carse. (All panelists’ participation based on availability.)

Please RSVP below
Sunday, November 5, 2017 at 11:00AM
Writers Guild Theater
135 S Doheny Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening Of Paramount Pictures’ SUBURBICON

Please RSVP below
Monday, October 30, 2017 at 7:30PM
Sony Pictures Imageworks – Ray Harryhausen Theater
9050 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

WHEN: October 30, 2017  5:30 pm to 9:30 pm
WHERE: Griffith Observatory  2800 E Observatory Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90027

We invite you to attend this highly informative evening at the iconic Griffith Observatory. With its spectacular Zeiss star projector, state-of-the-art 8k 360 projection system, surround sound and theatrical lighting, the 290-seat Samuel Oschin Planetarium theater is the finest planetarium in the world.
Guest speakers will present an overview of the 360 theaters marketplace, emerging 360 entertainment markets, production workflow for digital domes with case studies followed by a showcase off full dome content including animation and live action.

RSVP’s are required for each person, each attendee must be a member of a sponsoring organization, and parking is limited. Please carpool or use alternative means of transportation.

Registration / RSVP TODAY

All VES members will be admitted free of charge. 
VES Members Register through the SIGGRAPH REGISTRATION PAGE HERE.  

VES Members are Invited to Join the VES Los Angeles Section for a Discussion with Doug Trumbull, VES and Dennis Muren, VES About the Making of CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND in Honor of its 40th Anniversary.

Please RSVP below
Friday, October 27, 2017 at 7:30PM
Sony Pictures Imageworks – Ray Harryhausen Theater
9050 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

20th Century Fox invites VES members and a guest to the following special screening and Q&A of

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening Of Universal Pictures’ THE SNOWMAN

Please RSVP below
Monday, October 23, 2017 at 7:30PM
Sony Pictures Imageworks – Ray Harryhausen Theater
9050 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
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Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

Invites VES Members and a Guest to a Screening of
THE SQUARE

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening Of Warner Bros. Pictures’ BLADE RUNNER 2049 followed by a discussion with Visual Effects Supervisor John Nelson moderated by VES Fellow Mark Stetson, VES.

Please RSVP below
Saturday, October 14, 2017 at 12:00PM
Harmony Gold (complimentary parking will be provided)
7655 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90046
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Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

Dear Visual Effects Society Member,

Twentieth Century Fox is proud to present the following upcoming screening of WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES 

For Your Consideration.



You and a guest are invited to join

ANDY SERKIS
Director MATT REEVES

Visual Effects Supervisor JOE LETTERI 

Film Editor STAN SALFAS, ACE and Film Editor WILLIAM HOY, ACE

for a Screening and post Q&A



Click here to RSVP
Thursday, October 12, 2017 at 7:30PM

(Sign-ups close on October 11.)

ArcLight Hollywood 

6360 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028

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Q&A will follow the screening.





By turns, serious war movie and epic adventure, this soulful saga sees Caesar and his followers forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. Both leaders have to face their darker instincts in a thought-provoking meditation on what it means to be human, and humane. Breathtaking state of the art effects married with powerful performances and a poignant narrative create a measured and timely study of war and intolerance.



NOT PAID FOR BY VES. PLEASE ARRIVE AT LEAST 30 MINUTES EARLY. YOU MUST PRESENT YOUR VES MEMBERSHIP CARD PRIOR TO ENTRY.

MPC Los Angeles 8921 Lindblade Street, Culver City, CA 90232
Parking – Free valet and street parking is available

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Screening Of Universal Pictures’ AMERICAN MADE

Please RSVP below
Friday, October 6, 2017 at 7:30PM
Sony Pictures Imageworks – Ray Harryhausen Theater
9050 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
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Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

Where:
Walt Disney Imagineering – WED Room
1401 Flower St
Glendale, CA 91201

VES Los Angeles Section members are invited to Walt Disney Imagineering’s Digital Arts Studio Open House for a unique look at how Disney Imagineers create cutting-edge effects. Walt Disney Imagineering is the creative force behind Walt Disney Parks and Resorts that imagines, designs and builds all Disney theme parks, resorts, attractions and cruise ships around the world.  Its strength comes from the dynamic global team of creative and technical professionals building on the Disney legacy of storytelling to pioneer new forms of entertainment through technical innovation and creativity.

The Digital Arts Studio is known for media creation, performance of Audio-Animatronics figures, visualization of upcoming attractions, projection mapping, scenic illusions and installation.

Signed NDAs are required upon arrival or sent ahead of time to your VES representative. Scanned copies of physically signed NDAs are acceptable.  Please note that photography and recording of any kind is prohibited.

Please be advised that due to the number of events occurring, there will be a significant increase in the number of people trying to park on the Glendale campus. We ask that, if feasible, use carpooling for this event.

On the day of the event, parking will be available in the GC3 Garage, which is accessible via Flower Gate 3. We ask that you proceed to Flower Gate 3 and have a form of personal ID ready for processing at the gate.  In the event that the GC3 parking structure reaches capacity, you will be directed to 1625 Flower parking lot across the street from Sonora. Please allow for extra time to park.

Complimentary beverages and a light menu fare will be provided.  

VES Members and Their Families are Invited to an Opening Weekend Screening of 20th Century Fox’s KINGSMEN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE

Please RSVP below
(RSVPs close at 12:00PM on Friday, September 22)
Saturday, September 23, 2017 at 3:00PM
Zanuck Theater on the 20th Century Fox Studio lot
10201 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064-2606
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Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

An end of Summer BBQ Recipe!
Good food
Good friends
Cold Beer
….and more!
Location ZOIC – 3582 Eastham Dr. Culver City, CA 90232
 

Come and enjoy the food and fun as well as networking and toasting goodbye to summer with!

Give-aways and fun, food and drink and it is free to VES Members and guests!

BBQ Food and deserts will abound!  And our good friends at PBAST BLUE RIBBON will be supplying the Beer for one and all.

A Special Gift – 1 year subscription of Mocha Pro plug-in. All VES members who attend the can register for this special gift from Boris FX. (registration details to be sent to attendees)

ZŌIC is giving away 10 swag bags!

PERILOUS ORBIT will give away 20 free licenses to the hit VR social experience, SportsBarVR,  playable on

Steam, Oculus Home or PlayStation

ALL FREE AND A GREAT OPPORTUNITY to Meet, Greet and Mix with fellow VES’ers, family and friends

This event is free to VES Members and Guests!

Click here to RSVP
Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at 6:30PM

(Reception at 6:30PM, Screening at 7:30PM)

Skirball Cultural Center

2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90049

(Click here for a map.)

The Visual Effects Society Co-Hosts Their 2017 Reception with an Art Display Centered Around CG Historical Art and Science Gallery with Art from the Archives until 9:00PM

Please RSVP below (VES members must login to sign up.)
Tuesday, August 1, 2017 from 6:00PM to 9:00PM
J.W. Marriott Los Angeles at L.A. Live,  Gold Ballroom, Salon 1
900 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015
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Unwind from all the action of the conference and enjoy a beverage and some nibbles with fellow VES movers and shakers from around the globe!

VES Members Receive 15% Off Exhibits Plus Passes to SIGGRAPH 2017

Click here to RSVP (VES members must login to see the discount code at the bottom of this page)
Sunday, July 30 through Thursday, August 3, 2017
Los Angeles Convention Center
1201 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015
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Join us at SIGGRAPH 2017 to see innovations and new activities. We cannot wait to share all of it with you, your colleagues, and friends!
 
In addition to the technical papers, talks, production sessions, panels, courses, computer animation festival, real-time live, emerging technologies, and studio programs, the conference will feature the following new experiences: 

• 23 installations and presentations from virtual reality technology leaders
• Modern twists on storytelling in the VR theater
• A live giraffe as the model in a unique animal drawing workshop
• Two Panels hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences
• An off-site reception that will bring you up close with the Space Shuttle Endeavor
• Niantic, Inc., creator of Pokemon Go, will release a rare Pikachu
• A one-of-a-kind production gallery with physical props and artifacts from film studios such as Sony Pictures and Marvel Entertainment
• Studio tours of the Walt Disney Animation Studios and Sony Pictures lots

There will be no refunds given for prior purchases. Many of the events above have limited availability or require certain registration levels to access, so please register as soon as possible. SIGGRAPH is, most importantly, about the talented people who continue to push creative and scientific boundaries — where the greatest minds in research, development, science, mobile, film, virtual reality, art, and more converge to meet and share new innovations and solutions with one another.

When 400,000 men couldn’t get home… home came for them.
From filmmaker Christopher Nolan (INTERSTELLAR, INCEPTION, THE DARK KNIGHT Trilogy) comes the epic action thriller DUNKIRK
DUNKIRK opens as hundreds of thousands of British and Allied troops are surrounded by enemy forces. Trapped on the beach with their backs to the sea, they face an impossible situation as the enemy closes in.
The story unfolds on land, sea and air. RAF Spitfires engage the enemy in the skies above the Channel, trying to protect the defenseless men below. Meanwhile, hundreds of small boats manned by both military and civilians are mounting a desperate rescue effort, risking their lives in a race against time to save even a fraction of their army.
DUNKIRK features a multigenerational ensemble cast, including Fionn Whitehead, Tom Glynn-Carney, Jack Lowden, Harry Styles, Aneurin Barnard, James D’Arcy and Barry Keoghan, with Kenneth Branagh, Cillian Murphy, Mark Rylance and Tom Hardy.
Nolan directed DUNKIRK from his own screenplay, utilizing a mixture of IMAX® and 65mm film to bring the story to the screen. The film was produced by Emma Thomas and Nolan, with Jake Myers serving as executive producer.
The behind-the-scenes creative team on DUNKIRK included director of photography Hoyte van Hoytema, production designer Nathan Crowley, editor Lee Smith, costume designer Jeffrey Kurland, visual effects supervisor Andrew Jackson and special effects supervisor Scott Fisher. The music was composed by Hans Zimmer.
DUNKIRK was filmed on location in France, Holland, the UK and Los Angeles.
Warner Bros. Pictures presents a Syncopy Production, a film by Christopher Nolan. DUNKIRK opened in conventional theatres and IMAX on July 21, 2017, and is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.
This film has been rated PG-13 for intense war experience and some language.
Dunkirkmovie.com

Come get a behind the scenes tour of the famous Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena!

See the Mars rovers in action!  Stand in the control room!  Get a first hand view of our space program in action.  It will be amazing!

Only 35 spots available for this special tour. Thank you in advance or beign curteous to your fellow VES Members. 

WHERE: 4800 Oak Grove Dr, Pasadena, CA 91109
TIME:  Noon to 2 PM

Please note this event will be overbooked, so arrive early.

Augmented Reality – more than just funny glasses!

It is all about Immersion

Date:             June 22, 2017

Time:             Demo area open 5:30pm, Reception 6:30pm, Presentations start 7:15 pm

Location:      Lynwood Dunn Theater of the AMPAS

                      1313 Vine, Los Angeles, CA 90028

Cost:             Free Admission

Register Here:        EVENTBRITE

The Visual Effects Society of Los Angeles and The Hollywood Section of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers invite you to join us for this informative and stimulating evening.

While you were putting on VR headsets, folks have been figuring out how to show us new and interesting things without disconnecting us from “Reality.”  “AR” Augmented Reality and or “XR”  offer us a new view of our world.  Now with the help of cloud-based supercomputers or new mobile devices with “AI” Artificial Intelligence hardware we will see the world differently.

Our presenters will give us an overview of the landscape and technologies, insights into business opportunities, tools you will need to jump into this new communication media.  And some other surprises.  What are these pioneers facing to deliver content for this exciting genre?

Southern California companies who are creating content and technologies will be on hand to help us learn and whet our appetite for more knowledge in this very exciting new field.

Our producers for this event:

Ramón Bretón – CTO 3rd i QC Board of Managers of The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers

Anthony Magliocco – Entertainment and Media Technology Marketing, Inc., Secretary of the Visual Effects Society Los Angeles Section

A partial list of speakers include:

Ed Lantz – President and CTO VORTEX Immersion Media Inc.  www.vortexdomes.com

Theo Skye – Partner and  Chief Innovation Officer, The Visionary   www.thevisory.com
Eddie Offerman – VR/AR Researcher and Software Architect, Mirada Studios http://mirada.com/
Ralph Barbagallo –  Fouder of FLARB,Ralph has produced AR projects for Hololens, Gear VR and Google Tango http://www.flarb.com
Greg Berkin – Managing Director Concours Ventures – Developing AR applications for film buffs! www.ttinet.com

VES members are invited to attend the second meeting of the VR Committee. Multiple VR camera rigs (such as the AXA ARRI and AXA Red) and VR viewing devices will be presented by Radiant Images’ co-founder Michael Mansouri, followed by a case study of the VR movie MY BROTHERS KEEPER by directors Connor Hair, Alex Meader and producer Brian Hurst. We will also discuss the production of our short film, VIRTUALLY ENGAGED. 

Click here to RSVP
Tuesday, June 20, 2017 from 6:00PM to 9:30PM (PDT)

Click here to attend remotely with your phone, Apple TV or computer in live 360

Radiant Images
2702 Media Center Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90065 
Click here for a map.

The agenda: 
6:00PM – Doors open and light food served 
7:00PM – Call to order and VR Committee announcements 
7:15PM – Hands-on overview of VR cameras and VR viewing devices 
8:00PM – Case study of MY BROTHERS KEEPER w/ filmmakers
8:45PM – VR Committee short film discussion. 
9:30PM – Adjourn 

The Joint Technology Subcommittee on Virtual Reality (VR Committee) was created by the American Society of Cinematographers Technology Committee in 2016 with the mandate to explore the role of the cinematographer in the creation of virtual reality experiences. The International Cinematographers Guild and the Visual Effects Society joined the committee shortly after its inception.

VES Members and Their Guests are Invited to a Pre-Release Screening of Walt Disney Studios’ and Pixar Animation Studios’ CARS 3 Followed by a Q&A with the Filmmakers

Panelists will include Director Brian Gee and Producer Kevin Reher with moderation by Bruce Carse.

RSVPs are closed for any further sign-ups
Sunday, June 11, 2017 at 4:00PM
Harmony Gold Theater
7655 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90046 (Complimentary parking is available)
Click here for a map.

Screenings are overbooked to compensate for no-shows. Seating is limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee seating.

Click here to RSVP

Where:

Sony Harryhausen Theatre

9050 W. Washington Blvd.

Culver City, CA 

There are more than 2 billion video game players worldwide.   Virtual reality has a bright future within gaming, as 58% of the most frequent gamers intend to play games on VR! And VR gaming represents even more opportunities for VFX artists.  These presentations will cover the in latest VR game development techniques—including challenges and solutions.

Principal Speakers:

Brooks Brown, Global Director of VR for Starbreeze Studios, will take us behind the scenes of their immersive game, John Wick Chronicles VR, a game built from the ground up for virtual reality.

Bob Rafei, Co-Founder and CEO, Big Red Button Entertainment, will share the inside story of his new first person shooter VR game, The Arcslinger, a cyber western where you play the unlikely hero.

Cory Strassburger, Emmy Award winning VFX artist, Director and Co-Founder of Kite and Lightning, will take us on a tour through the creation of his new VR game, Bebylon Battle Royale, described as a comedic party brawler, complete with babies fighting each other in souped up cars.

Moderator: Scott Squires, VES, Academy Tech Award Winning VFX Supervisor and Co-Founder/Creative Director of Pixvana

09:15am-09:45am        Registration and Refreshments

09:45am-11:45am         Event

11:45am-12:45pm          VR Demos outside the theatre

Registration

Free for VES members

Students may attend for $10.  All other non-members $20

Registration is on a first-come, first served basis.   If the event is overbooked and paid registered guests cannot be seated, refunds will be issued.  

Special thanks to our sponsors!

Pub Jam May 30th, 2017 Los Angeles Section

Ok, dust off your favorite instrument, warm up those vocal pipes, because now is your time to share your Musical talent. This is the 1st ever VES musical Jam and Drink night

So, come out and Jam with our house band or solo!  We supply the refreshments, amps, keyboards and microphones and you bring your instrument.

Don’t want to perform, then come for the drinks, comrade and have a great time listening! It’s going to be a great evening.  

Date:     May 30, 2017

Time:     8pm till 1am
Where: Skinny’s Lounge North Hollywood   4923 Lankershim Blvd. North Hollywood, CA 9160

VES Members and a Guest are Invited to a Special Evening Celebrating THE CROWN

Q&A with stars Claire Foy and Matt Smith with moderation by James Corden

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Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 8:00PM

Samuel Goldwyn Theater

8949 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212

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Please note this is an invite only event. Free parking is available in the garages at 8920 Wilshire and 9025 Wilshire. Please note the strictly-enforced residential parking permit requirements on the side streets. City ordinance prohibits parking in the alleys.