Celebrate 3D and join Gnomon School of Visual Effects and the Autodesk media and entertainment community website, "The Area" in welcoming the cloth and hair team from the newly released feature, Beowulf from Sony Pictures Imageworks.

Thursday, December 6th, 2007
6:00pm - 9:00pm

You’re invited to join us at this year’s live 3December event, presented by Autodesk’s community website the-area.com. It's the only annual celebration of 3D computer graphics and the people who create them. Now in its ninth year, artists like you will celebrate 3D CG online and in person.

Gnomon School of Visual Effects and the AREA Presents:

“Special Guests: Sho Igarashi, Cloth and Hair Supervisor, along with Mark de Sousa, CG Supervisor, both of Sony Pictures Imageworks, will illustrate the flow of the cloth and hair work on the feature film by Robert Zemeckis, Beowulf.”

They will cover costume and hair acquisition on set, procedural costume builds, hair builds and dynamics/rigs in addition to the character connect from animation to cloth and hair, and plenty of other work that brought Beowulf to life.

Event Details:

• When: Thursday, December 6th, 2007, 6:00pm – 9:00pm
• Meet & Greet: 6:00PM
• Presentation: 7:00PM – 9:00PM
• Place: Gnomon School of Visual Effects – Stage 15
• 1015 N. Cahuenga Blvd. Hollywood, CA 90038
• RSVP: reserve@gnomon3d.com
• Fees: This event is FREE of charge!
• Seating is limited, so register today.

About this evenings speakers:

Mark de Sousa
Mark E. A. de Sousa is a Computer Graphics Supervisor: Special Projects: Cloth and Hair at Sony Pictures Imageworks. His screen credits include being the Cloth Lead on both Open Season and the Academy Award winning Spider-Man 2.

Sho Igarashi
Sho Igarashi is a Cloth and Hair Supervisor at Sony Pictures Imageworks. He recently completed work on Robert Zemeckis’ Beowulf.  His Imageworks credits include The Polar Express and the Academy Award winning short, The Chubbchubbs!

Whether you're a seasoned pro' or are just launching your career, we hope to see you there!

Can't come in person?

AREA presents 3December Online. You can still join in the fun and excitement, because AREA also brings 3December right to your computer. Starting Monday, December 3, and throughout the week, you'll find valuable content that will make you come back for more, including:

• Tips & Tricks to help you master your craft
• Demos and tutorials
• Awesome graphics to inspire your creative mind
• Content to challenge your skills

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Gnomon School of Visual Effects specializes in training for careers in high-end computer graphics for the entertainment industries.