You don't need to know 3D software to appreciate our panel's presentation. It might just inspire you enough to learn 3D.
7:00 - 7:30 Q&A
7:30 - 8:00 Dr. Sassi / Mocca meets MoGraph!
Dr. Sassi has had a varied career combining art and technology. He has an advanced degree in Architecture, a Bachelor second (MoFA) from the University of Art in Berlin in Art, Set-Design and Architecture, Painting and Video and a Ph.D. from Technical University Berlin in Computer Animation.
He was the chief designer in an Architecture firm, ran his own paint studio and provided technical support and set design for award winning feature and short-films in Europe. In 1999 he founded his own company, doc-media communication.
Based on an O-1, a Visa for his outstanding achievements in his field of expertise, he supports the 3D community since 2006 in California.
Along the way he has had his work featured in over 20 exhibitions in Europe. He has been working with 3D, and numerous other compositing applications over more than one decade.
Dr. Sassi has been a member of the Pixel Corps since 2004, and has produced over 700 dtts tutorials on CINEMA 4D for its members. 800 tutorials over all.
Since 2006: instructor of Cineversity as well as trainer for studios in L.A.
8:00 - 8:30 Scott Novasic / Particle Tricks
Scott Novasic is an award winning Motion Graphics, Visual effects and animation 'generalist' who has recently moved to Los Angeles. He comes from Milwaukee, WI where he was the Senior Designer with Fox Television in Chicago for 6 years. Previous to that, he ran his own independent effects company for 3 years.
He took some time off after Chicago in Florida and ultimately landed the Senior Designer and Animation manager title In LA at CBS\KCAL. Presently Scott has started his own freelance company in LA and is just now beginning to network and call on potential clients in the LA Market.
Scott will show off some of the tips and tricks that 3D, 2D and particle generation software can offer designers and animators.
8:30 - 8:50 Break / Meet fellow members
8:50 -9:50 J. Walt Adamczyk
J.Walt Adamczyk is an interactive designer, filmmaker, graphic artist, and
composer. He has created a number of films, videos, interactive attractions
and performances. He has been at the forefront of interactive art, expanding
the uses of interactive graphics into uncharted territories.
He is an
award-winning pioneer of computer-generated puppetry, having created digital puppets since 1987. He has created a number of interactive attractions for
Disney, Sony, and others.
J.Walt's work has been exhibited at Ars Electronica, Siggraph, Sinking Creek
Film Festival, New York Animation Festival, and others.
He will be discussing some of his newest works; graphic performances that combine video, animation, gestural drawing, sculpture, music, and dance into a new art form.
As always, we will hand out free tickets during the second half of the meeting (a host will start a strand at the end of an aisle; take one ticket off the strip and pass them along). We will pull fewer tickets than there are prizes, so that the last winner still has some choice among prizes. You must be present to win.
New Members welcome: JOIN (free of course)
If you have any announcements about jobs, projects or other employment opportunities, please contact Tom Luth (tom luth @ aol . com) (remove spaces).
And again, thanks to Adobe's sponsorship of DMA/LA this year, admission is free!
* Tony, Warren, and Ko
Your co-hosts
digital projection made possible through the generous sponsorship of
Apple Computer and the Pixel Corps
with additional support from
Adobe Systems,
AJA,
ProMax Systems,
BIAS, Inc,
DigitalFilm Tree, and
Gefen Inc.
This meeting is presented in association with the Barnsdall Gallery Theatre,
a facility of the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs
Are you a Final Cut editor? Did you know that Los Angeles' Final Cut User Group meets in this same theater each month? On the FOURTH WEDNESDAY of each month, join the LAFCPUG discussion - you know where! Click below to find out more:
The Gallery Theatre at Barnsdall Art Park
4800 Hollywood Boulevard
(between Vermont and Normandie)
Hollywood, CA 90027
Phone: 323.644.6272
* coming South/East on the 101: exit Hollywood, head East
* coming North/West on the 101: exit Vermont, head North, turn left (going West) onto Hollywood
* coming from the 5: exit Los Feliz, head West, turn left (going South) onto
Vermont, turn right (going West) on Prospect, Prospect becomes Hollywood
Enter through the gate on the South side of Hollywood Blvd. just East of the light at Edgemont, or West of the light at New Hampshire (which is just West of where Prospect and Hollywood come together). The theatre is at the top of the hill, adjacent to the art gallery (they have separate entrances).
Parking is free. There is parking at the bottom of the hill, but first try to find a space around the perimeter of the park at the top. Please park closely together, at an angle (regardless of how the parking spaces are painted!) to allow more cars to park. Click here for a PDF map (300k) of the grounds that points out the parking areas and includes other helpful hints.
Wheelchair access (or if you are carrying a lot of gear): Park in the lot next to the Hollyhock house (you will see a handicap parking sign - there are also spaces for loading etc.), come into the theatre entrance, and take the elevator down. There will be space in the front of the theatre for wheelchairs.
Click here for a Google interactive map, including the ability to get directions from your location to this address. There is also a Metro Red Line station at Vermont and Sunset, about a block and a half from the park's entrance.
Before or after the meeting, there is a fine restaurant row on Vermont between Hollywood and Franklin (just around the corner from the park). There are also a number of great ethic eateries along Hollywood.