VIEW Conference in Italy this October!

The Disney Gals have recently learned of an amazing conference held in Turin, Italy which is geared toward computer graphics, digital cinema, 3D animation, gaming, VFX and interactive techniques.

Sounds like something some of our fans might be interested in, doesn't it? Especially those of you that love Pixar Animation Studios and are dying to know the inner-workings of how these movies are made. Well, just in case some of you have the means to get to Italy from October 16-19, 2012, you won't want to miss this!

Featured Speaker:

MARK WALSH, Director and Supervising Animator Pixar Animation Studios

Mark Walsh is an animator, actor, storyboard artist, writer and director at Pixar Animation Studios. Beginning as an animator in 1997, he quickly moved up the ranks to supervising animation, then directing teasers and commercials for Pixar features. Mark makes his theatrical debut with “Partysaurus Rex”.

Mark was born in Simi Valley, California. From a young age, he couldn’t decide whether to become an actor, musician, puppeteer or stuntman. Deciding to follow animated film, Mark found a career that combined them all.

Walsh graduated from the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) in 1997, winning a Student Emmy for his animated short film, “Extra Crispy” . At Pixar, Mark became part of a group of fellow actors and stuntmen, animating on such films as “A Bug’s Life,” “Toy Story 2,” “Monsters, Inc.,” the animated short, “Presto,” and the Academy Award®-winning feature “The Incredibles”.

Known for his acting skills – a crucial ability for animators – Walsh served as directing animator on the Academy Award®-winning “Finding Nemo,” helping guide a team of animators to bring the character of Dory to life.

Walsh then served as supervising animator on another Oscar® winner, “Ratatouille.” Inspired, he moved into writing and directing original short content at Pixar, creating shorts for “Up,” humorous teasers for the “Toy Story” and “Toy Story 2” re-release in 3D, and original commercials for “Toy Story 3.”

Most recently, Walsh completed his directing debut for a theatrical short, “Partysaurus Rex,” a “Toy Story Toon” that will release in theaters in front of “Finding Nemo” in 3D. On September 14, 2012, both “Partysaurus Rex” and “Finding Nemo” will be released in Digital 3D™ for a limited theatrical engagement and will be released for the first time ever in high-definition Blu-ray™ and Blu-ray 3D™ on December 4, 2012.

“Partysaurus Rex” involves every interest Walsh had as a child, with the exception of stuntman – an oversight for which his family is quite grateful.

You can read more about Mark by clicking here and getting connected directly to the website.

WOW!! How amazing is that introduction? Here's some more information about the conference itself...

The VIEW is Italy’s largest computer graphics conference. Now in its lucky 13th year, the conference hosts prominent people in animation, visual effects, game development, architecture, design, and other areas of computer graphics in beautiful Torino, Italy, where they share experiences, ideas, and knowledge with each other and with the professionals and students who attend the presentations and workshops.

The 2012 VIEW Conference also features award-winning sound designer and animated film director Gary Rydstrom from Skywalker Sound, writer/director; Eric Darnell from PDI/DreamWorks who directed the Madagascar trilogy; television director and winner of the Directors Guild of America award Dan Attias; creative director of all the Halos Josh Holmes, who brings to VIEW the premiere of Halo 4; award-winning writer and director Chris Perry, academy award-winning computer graphics pioneer Glenn Entis; academy award-winning author and Autodesk Fellow Tom Wujec; ILM’s Jason Smith, visual effects associate supervisor will discuss "The Avenger's”, and many others.

VIEW Conference 2012 is made possible with the support of: Piedmont Region, Province of Turin, City of Turin, Compagnia di San Paolo, Fondazione CRT, Chamber of Commerce of Turin and Autodesk.

Registration is now open for the VIEW conference, which takes place October 16 to 19, and for VIEWFest, the digital movie festival following the VIEW Conference from 19 to 21 Oct. For more information, please visit their website.

You can also follow them on their Facebook page “VIEW Conference” and on twitter @ViewConference.

General inquiries

info@viewconference.it

CORSO MARCONI 38, 10125, TURIN, ITALY

TEL. +39 011 6680948 - +39 011 19785575;

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