Events Archive | Movie Magic
The Museum annually hosts dozens of special events featuring everything from astronauts to artists, robots to raptors. See who has joined us over the years for these special offerings; many listings include audio, video, and reference materials.
- Visionary Visuals (Lecture)
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You may not know Doug Roble's name, but you've probably seen his work. As creative director of software at the Academy Award®-winning visual effects studio Digital Domain, Roble developed the technologies used to create the visual effects in 2012 and many of Hollywood's most popular films.
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With: Doug Roble, creative director of software, Digital Domain.
This presentation is part of the ongoing series Movie Magic.
February 10, 2010
- Conjuring New Moon (Lecture)
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Depicting the snarl of a werewolf, the sparkling skin of a vampire, or a handsome apparition were all in a day's work for the visual effects supervisors who worked on The Twilight Saga: New Moon. These masters of technology were charged with bringing the latest movie installment of Stephenie Meyer's bestselling novel to the big screen ... (details).
With: Matt Jacobs, visual effects supervisor, Tippett Studio; Eric Pascarelli, visual effects supervisor, Prime Focus VFX.
This presentation is part of the ongoing series Movie Magic.
February 03, 2010
- Living in a CG World (Lecture)
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Ever wonder who coined the phrase "computer graphics" or how PIXAR got its name? Animation and visual effects producer Terrence Masson draws on more than two decades of experience to explore the history of computer graphics. Hear behind-the-scenes stories about the people and companies that formed the ... (details).
With: Terrence Masson, ACM SIGGRAPH 2010 Conference Chair; director, Game Design, Northeastern University; author, CG101: A Computer Graphics Industry Reference.
This presentation is part of the ongoing series Movie Magic.
January 27, 2010
