[Baypiggies] FW: [ACM SIGGRAPH] "25 Years of Tools and Techniques" tonight 8pm, Apple Cupertino

[Stephen McInerney]

(Sounds like a good overview talk - Stephen)
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+* "25 Years of Tools and Techniques" - Thursday September 20 in Cupertino+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+> > The September Meeting of the Silicon Valley Chapter ACM SIGGRAPH> (Special Interest Group in Graphics)> > DATE: Thursday September 20, 2007> TIME: 7:30pm, Refreshments and appetizers, Networking, Socializing> 8:00pm, Presentation - "25 Years of Tools and Techniques"> LOCATION: Town Hall Auditorium, #4 Infinite Loop> Apple Computer, Cupertino> > Feel free to forward this notice to anyone who is interested.> > ABSTRACT> > Hank Grebe has been working in animation and interactive computer> graphics since the mid-1970’s. In this talk and presentation, Hank will> review his career, and share observations and anecdotes about the growth> of technology in computer graphics, and show video clips of his work at> NYIT Computer Graphics Lab and at PDI/Dreamworks.> > Tools and Techniques Topics Covered:> > From Early Paint systems to Photoshop, importance of pen tablets> > 2D “Morphing” origins> > Vector graphics, and how tweening led to Flash> > 3D software tool evolution> > Exposure sheets and Keyframes – traditional animation origins and metaphors> > Compositing – Alpha channels, scripts behind the interface> > Subjects to be covered:> > 1) Traditional animation. Working with Stephen Lisberger leading up to> his writing and directing TRON.> > 2) NYIT Computer Graphics Lab. Stories behind the development of the> first 2D paint systems, 2D tweening, 3D keyframing, and early flexibly> jointed characters, such as Gumby.> > 3) Early work with interactive multimedia interfaces, CD-ROMs and> interactive TV at Time Warner Interactive.> > 4) Shrek 2 work at PDI/DreamWorks> > 5) Freelancing, contracting and entrepreneurial ventures.> > PRESENTER'S BIOGRAPHY> > Hank Grebe has been using computer graphics techniques to create art and> animation for over 25 years and attended his first SIGGRAPH in 1983. He> currently works at Mobile Greetings in Walnut Creek, designing> interactive cell phone applications running on Verizon’s wireless services.> > Hank led a team of digital painters and motion graphics artists on> PDI/DreamWorks Animation's feature, SHREK 2. He has provided computer> graphics and video technical direction at Time Warner, AT&T, Elektra> Records, Merrill Lynch, Intel, and numerous agency clients, video> production and post production facilities.> > In 1995 Grebe founded Media Spin, a computer graphics consulting> business, which he dissolved in 2003. Hank continues to update the web> site, mediaspin.com, with blogging and new art projects.> > Grounded in traditional painting and cel animation, Hank pioneered> computer animation at NYIT’s Computer Graphics Lab by rigging and> animating one of the first flexibly jointed 3D characters, a 3D Gumby> shown at SIGGRAPH's Electronic Theater in 1984 and 85.> > DIRECTIONS:> > Coming from San Jose:> Take 280 North to De Anza Blvd.> Turn left, heading south.> Take the first left at Mariani.> Veer left at the cul-de-sac, following the driveway to Building #4.> > Coming from San Francisco:> Take 280 South to De Anza Blvd.> Turn right, heading south.> Take the first left at Mariani.> Veer left at the cul-de-sac, following the driveway to Building #4.> > +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+> > MEMBERSHIP INFO:> > We are now accepting memberships for 2007. SV SIGGRAPH hold meetings> the third Thursday of the month (sometimes this is adjusted to meet> speaker and auditorium availability). Meetings are usually not held> in December or in the summer.> > $5 donation per meeting for non-members.> Free for Silicon Valley ACM SIGGRAPH members.> Free for San Francisco ACM SIGGRAPH members.> Free for full-time students (with valid ID).> > Membership applications are available at our meetings.> Membership dues for the Silicon Valley ACM SIGGRAPH Chapter are $20> per year.> > MAILING LIST NEWS:> > Some mail systems may have junk mail filters which could prevent you> from receiving the announcements that are sent for chapter events.> Please make sure to setup your mail system (Hotmail, AOL, Yahoo, etc.)> to allow these messages to be received. The mail will be sent to the> address silicon-valley-announcements at siggraph.org and will contain> [silicon-valley-siggraph] as the first part of the subject line. The> traffic for our announcements list is approximately one message per> month.> > CONTACT INFORMATION:> > Silicon Valley SIGGRAPH is a volunteer organization. We always need> volunteers to assist with organization and meeting related> responsibilities.> > If you are interested in helping out please send e-mail to> silicon-valley-chapter at siggraph.org. Or speak with one of the chapter> officers (listed below) during one of our events.> > Chapter Officers:> Alesh Jancarik - Chair> Ken Turkowski - Vice Chair> Mark Adan - Treasurer> John Montbriand - Venue Chair> Sharon Yang - Web Master> Daniel Lingafelter/Martha Renard - Membership Chair> Walter Vannini - Secretary> > E-mail: silicon-valley-chapter at siggraph.org> Web: http://silicon-valley.siggraph.org/> > > _______________________________________________> silicon-valley-announcements mailing list> silicon-valley-announcements at siggraph.org> http://www.siggraph.org/mailman/listinfo/silicon-valley-announcements
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