Friday, April 29, 2022

IGNITE featuring Todd Widup

Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts, CEMA 101

Todd is currently a rigging supervisor at Sony Pictures Imageworks in Los Angeles/Vancouver.  He overseas creature work for VFX films.  Prior to Sony, Todd was overseeing and working on helping Lil Miquela and her friends come to life for social media with Brud, along with stents at HTC, HBO, Nvidia and Microsoft.   

Friday, December 3, 2021

IGNITE featuring Bernie Su

Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts, CEMA 101

Live Interactive Sci-Fi on Twitch... A deep dive into Artificial

Friday, February 25, 2022

IGNITE featuring Animators Nick Swanson and Chad Swanson

Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts, CEMA 101

Nick Swanson attended iAnimate.net for his animation education. Shortly after, Nick moved to Montreal, Quebec, where he began his animation career working on a Netflix original television series entitled Robozuna. Nick then moved on to feature animation working on the following titles: Extinct, Riverdance and Paw Patrol the Movie. Nick now resides in Omaha, Nebraska, where he works as a remote contract animator for PlayStation Studios in game cinematics.

Friday, January 28, 2022

IGNITE featuring Alex Stolz

Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts, CEMA 101

Alex Stolz is an executive, consultant and creator, specializing in the nexus of storytelling and innovation. Through over 21 years experience, he has developed deep expertise in film and digital technology and established a global network across film, media and tech.

In 2017, Alex founded Future of Film, initially as a podcast and now a global community and annual summit. Dedicated to bridging the gap between new technologies and emerging creative practice, Future of Film’s mission is to empower creators and inspire industry change.