Flashpoint Industry Workshop - Friday, April 18th
Flashpoint is PROUD to host Ron Brinkmann, co-creator of the advanced digital composting software, Shake!
Due to the successes of our previous FIWs - when we hosted Lonelygirl15's Mesh Flinders, Halo's Mike Salvatori, Star Farm Productions' Sara Berliner, among others -we will continue to have our monthly Flashpoint Industry Workshops specifically designed for you and your students! These workshops are an attempt to get the Chicago-land area high schools & community colleges—counselors, teachers & students—involved in the advancing digital arts technology and entertainment world.
The goal of these workshops is twofold. Firstly, it is to introduce you to Flashpoint and our state-of-the-art programs in FILM, RECORDING ARTS, VFX/ANIMATION & GAME DEVELOPMENT. Secondly, it is to present a program that keeps you, as professionals, up-to-date in the digital world. These workshops will allow you the opportunity to bring your most ambitious students to Flashpoint to meet and learn directly from artists and business leaders in various digital media arts fields.
When: Friday, April 18th @ 9:30 am (with tour to follow)
Where: Flashpoint Academy | 28 N. Clark St., Chicago
For further information about Brinkmann and/or future workshops, or to RSVP, please contact Flashpoint at 312-332-0707 or email Lindsay Drucker at lindsay.drucker@flashpointacademy.com.
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ABOUT RON BRINKMANN
An occasional supervisor in the visual effects and animation world, Ron Brinkmann is the author of The Art and Science of Digital Compositing, which is regarded as a standard reference book in the visual effects industry.
One of the founding employees of Sony Pictures Imageworks, he was also part of the initial design and development team that produced the digital compositing application Shake (acquired by Apple in 2002). From 2002-2007 Brinkmann continued at Apple in his role as the Product Designer for Shake, as well as being involved with Apple’s professional photo-management software Aperture.
Mr. Brinkmann frequently speaks at seminars on the topics of visual effects, digital filmmaking and general technology, having given talks in Europe, China, Singapore, Thailand, Australia, Japan and India (and several less-interesting locations).
He is currently working with Digital Domain in their new games and animation division, serving as a special advisor to The Foundry, and working on the second edition of his compositing book.
He can be reached via http://www.digitalcompositing.com.