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Focus on Technology
Tuesday November 14, 2006

Hands on latest technologies
Meet the studio recruiters
Network with your peers
Learn from the professionals

Focus on Technology is featuring guest speaker Hans Rijpkema from Oscar winning character animation and visual effects studio for feature films, commercials and theme parks,Rhythm & Hues Studios.
Also at the event, Recruiting Departments of Rhythm & Hues Studios and other studios will be collecting submission materials for Artist candidates and Non-Artist Technical candidates. So be sure to bring your demo materials for collection.

GUEST SPEAKER
Hans Rijpkema - Rhythm & Hues Character Technology Lead will present:

Behind the Roar: The Challenges of Narnia

 

A Presentation on

  • Creating Aslan
  • Rigging
  • Hair
  • Crowds
  • Dynamics

Hans Rijpkema was went to the University of Twente and earned a Master's degree in Computer Science. His thesis "Knowledge Based Human Grasping" under the guidance of Michael Girard of SCAN in Groningen resulted in a paper he presented at the Siggraph 1991 Conference.

Currently, Hans is responsible for a wide variety of topics related to character development, such as, character rigging and skinning, fur grooming and animation, and model creation and deformation. Over the last 10 years, he has worked on over 30 feature films including: Mousehunt, Babe: Pig in the City?, Frequency, Harry Potter I, Cats and Dogs, Elf, Scooby Doo, Riddick, Garfield and Narnia.
WHEN
 Tuesday, November 14, 2006
WHERE

Orlando Science Center

TIME
 7pm - 10pm
COST

This event is open to all Orlando ACM SIGGRAPH members only and $25 for non-members at the door. Cash, checks or PayPal only at the door please. Become a member here.
LOCATION
 Orlando Science Center
777 East Princeton Street
Orlando, Florida 32803-1291
DIRECTIONS

Parking instructions:
The parking garage is located on the south side of Princeton across the street from the Science Center. On Princeton coming from the east take a left onto Elgin Road, then a right into the parking garage. Coming from the west on Princeton take a right onto Elgin Road, and a right into the garage.

Park on the second floor of the parking garage and enter via the glass walkway entrance to the Science Center over Princeton.


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