Schedule

A talk about the work of Power Pixel

A talk about the art and game design of the game “Dungeons of Hinterberg”

Join Werner Reifberger, an experienced 3D environment artist with a rich background in feature films and TV productions, for an insightful journey into crafting truly epic digital environments.

This talk will focus less on the tools and more on the psychological aspects of why we interpret something as epic, exploring the key elements that turn virtual settings into impactful, memorable backdrops worthy of Hollywood blockbusters. From immersive realism and intricate detail to storytelling through design and atmosphere creation, Werner will reveal the techniques that elevate digital worlds to cinematic greatness.

Whether you’re an aspiring artist or a seasoned professional, discover how to make your environments stand out, captivate audiences, and become stars in their own right. Don’t miss this opportunity to get inspired and learn from a specialist who’s worked on major projects like “Godzilla vs. Kong,” “Captain Marvel,” and “Avengers: Infinity War.”

A talk about digital illustration

This talk will give information to new artists starting in a studio how to be prepared for the production environment. It includes tips & tricks to get into fast workflow, what to keep in mind working with a bigger team and how to present ones work in dailies.
It will mainly focus on the FX artists working in Houdini and how to master grow in a studio environment.

Join Andreas Catucci as he takes you through the creative process at Panoply. Using Houdini as their main tool, Andreas will discuss the methods behind their generative art and procedural designs, emphasizing the relationship between beauty, design, and purpose. With a focus on dynamic scalability and both logical and visual hierarchy, he’ll demonstrate how to create visually striking work. This talk offers insight into Panoply’s approach to ideation and execution, utilizing Houdini to make more with less.

Pablo will be talking about how he entered the industry and worked on major IPs while managing to solve some of the design problems we encounter in daily work.

Yu Yu Hakusho, based on a popular Japanese manga, is a Netflix live action series about the con-
flict between humans and the Yokais: Japanese folk tale monsters.

Due to the volume and the complexity of the creature work, we decided to attempt one of the
first Global VFX productions for a Japanese project.
Challenges included bringing in the foreign methodologies to the Japanese culture, building the
infrastructure to produce a global standard turnover material, and to find the “hybrid” approaches
between the Japanese and the Hollywood methodologies.
The talk will cover the challenges first, and then followed by behind the scenes of some of the
hero sequences.

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