Experience "The Academy Color Encoding System (ACES): A Standardized Production Infrastructure for VFX" panel at SIGGRAPH

ACES panel
Posted: 
Wednesday, August 5, 2015 - 16:45

On August 11th, the Academy will host a special SIGGRAPH 2015 panel where creatives and technologists will discuss how they currently use ACES and how its integration into prominent animation, VFX, and color-correction tools simplifies color management and image interchange on future productions.

The session will be moderated by noted visual effects and technology leader Sebastian Sylwan and will run from 2pm - 3:30pm.

Speakers:
Ray Feeney, four-time Academy Award winner for Scientific and Engineering Achievement and President and founder of RFX Inc.
Michael Whipple, executive director of post production technologies, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Alex Fry, Compositing Supervisor and color pipeline specialist (“The Lego Movie,” “The Great Gatsby”) 
Chris Davies, technical director, Skylab (“Chappie,” “Elysium”)
Marie Fetiveau Color / IO / Comp Pipeline TD, Rodeo FX
 
Moderator:
Sebastian Selwyn, CTO and Creative Partner at Felix & Paul Studios and former CTO of Weta Digital.
 
"The Academy Color Encoding System (ACES):  A Standardized Production Infrastructure for VFX"
 
Presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and the Visual Effects Society.
 
Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, West Hall, Room 515AB