Industry Giants 2007: Computer Graphics, Animation and Gaming Forum

From script to screen - and everything in between - the sixth annual Industry Giants 2007 computer graphics, animation and gaming forum explores what it takes to cultivate and keep an animation and gaming industry in Texas. Industry Giants 2007: Everything In-Between takes place Saturday, June 9, 2007 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the John Anthony Theater on the Spring Creek Campus, 2800 East Spring Creek Parkway, Collin College in Plano, TX. A one-day masterclass for students and professionals will be held Friday, June 8, 2007, 10:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. in room C-104 on the Spring Creek Campus. Technical Director Jens Zalzala with Digital Domain will lead a presentation on Procedural Techniques In Visual Effects Production. David Schaub, animation director with Sony Pictures Imageworks will lead a second presentation as part of the masterclass from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. He will discuss the studio’s latest animation feature Surf’s Up.

Advance tickets for Industry Giants 2007: Everything In-Between are $15 for students and $20 for the general public and can be purchased online at www.industrygiants.org or at the Spring Creek Fine Arts Division office. Tickets at the door will be $20 for students and $25 for the general public. Advance tickets for the masterclass are $40 for students and $80 for professionals and include admission to the forum. Tickets at the door will be $50 for students and $100 for the general public. For questions regarding tickets, please call 972-516-5089 or by email tottinger@ccccd.edu.
Hosted annually by Collin’s Applied Graphic Design Technology department and the regional animators’ guild, A Bunch of Short Guys, Industry Giants 2007: Everything In-Between includes individual presentations by industry professionals followed by a panel discussion on creative approaches and methods. The event features a distinctive lineup of speakers working in all areas of animation and special effects for film, television and games.

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