Autodesk Media & Entertainment

🤖 Heroes, Crowds, and Heart: Building Character in The Electric State 🗓️ Wednesday, August 13 | 4:00-4:45 PM | Room 219 Join Elizabeth (Liz) Bernard, Senior Animation Supervisor at Digital Domain, as she breaks down the electrifying process of character animation in The Electric State. She will explore the considerations involved in translating Simon Stålenhag's vision from book to screen, including how character design translates into movement, performance, and emotional connection. 👉 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gehnn7gY #animation #characteranimation #TheElectricState #crowds #digitaldomain #FromSketchtoScreen #VisionSeries #SIGGRAPH

We’re thrilled to announce our collaboration with SideFX Software on OpenPBR Volume, a new shading model designed for volumetric effects! This effort is all about making it easier to move assets between studios, authoring tools, and renderers. 🔥🎉

We're just days away from #SIGGRAPH2025! ⏰ We're excited to see everyone in Vancouver! Get ready for a packed week of exciting sessions, valuable insights, and an announcement at our keynote you won't want to miss. 👀 A little planning goes a long way to ensure you make the most of your time at #SIGGRAPH. 🧠 Stay organized and note the following events next week: 1️⃣ Keynote - Save the date: Tuesday, Aug 12th at 2pm PT (5pm ET). If you're attending in person, the keynote will happen in 📍West Building, Ballroom AB. We will also be livestreaming it on our YouTube channel. Subscribe to youtube.com/@AutodeskME to get notified, and save this link to watch the livestream: 🌟https://lnkd.in/gjmDtvS9🌟 2️⃣ Vision Series - We've been posting about it all week, but in case you've missed it and want the full line up, view all the sessions here: https://lnkd.in/gehnn7gY 3️⃣ Autodesk Booth - We're excited to meet you! Come find us on the show floor at 📍 Booth 515. Don't miss the chance to meet with our experts to get your burning questions answered and see live demos of our solutions in action. We can't wait to see you there! 🙌

🧑🍳 Streamlining Stop-Motion Productions in the Big World of Tiny Chef 🗓️ Wednesday, August 13 | 3:00-3:45 PM | Room 219 Dynamic changes are part of the recipe in stop-motion productions like Tiny Chef. Clear timelines and workflows are key in productions that require an orchestrated collaboration between both analog and digital processes. Join Whitney Schmerber, Art Production Supervisor at ShadowMachine, for a deep dive into how they use Flow Production Tracking to streamline communications, maximize data organization and forecast into the future to flag disruptions to workflows and company capacities. 👉 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gehnn7gY #animation #stopmotion #shadowmachine #tinychef #SIGGRAPH #FlowProductionTracking #VisionSeries #AnalogMeetsDigital

Can't watch the #SIGGRAPH keynote in-person? We'll be streaming it LIVE on our YouTube channel. Subscribe and bookmark this link to catch the livestream: ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gj_iXEfd ⬅️ And be sure to mark your calendars so you don't miss it. 🗓️ The big event is happening on Tuesday, Aug 12 at 2pm PST / 5pm EST!

🦸 Accelerating Creature Animation Workflows with Boxel Studio 🗓️ Wednesday, August 13 | 2:00-2:45 PM | Room 219 In today’s fast-paced world of episodic storytelling, balancing quality, speed, and cost is more challenging than ever. Boxel Studio shares how it leveraged Autodesk Flow Studio and its trackerless motion capture system to deliver a high volume of creature animation for Superman & Lois Season 4. Learn how the team approached this challenge from both a creative and production standpoint, using Flow Production Tracking to manage over 600 VFX shots in just five months. 👉 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gehnn7gY

🏃 Ditch The Drudge: MotionMaker for Directable AI-Powered Animation 🗓️ Wednesday, August 13 | 1:00-1:45 PM | Room 219 There’s real satisfaction in crafting every subtle move of your character, especially in those hero moments where performance means everything. But building every motion from scratch can drain your time and budget. In this session, join Lance Thornton, Etienne Allard, and Evan Atherton to learn how to use Maya’s MotionMaker, powered by Autodesk AI, and the development that went behind it. 👉 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gehnn7gY

🐉 Take Flight with Framestore: How to Make Your Dragon 🗓️Wednesday, August 13 | 12:00-12:45 PM | Room 219 Take flight with Framestore in this behind-the-scenes look at how they translated Toothless, and the beloved animated movie world of Berk, into a live-action spectacle. VFX Supervisor Francois Lambert explores how the team tackled everything from early visual development to complex flight choreography, imbuing the Night Fury, and supporting Dragons with the added physicality, emotion, and nuanced interaction with the Viking cast, that you would expect in the real world. 👉 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gehnn7gY

📹 AI-Powered Storytelling for Creators with Autodesk Flow Studio 🗓️ Wednesday, August 13 | 11:00-11:45 AM | Room 219 Discover how creators Bad Decisions Studio and JL Mussi are reshaping the digital landscape using Autodesk Flow Studio. They’ll demonstrate how they leverage Flow Studio’s AI-powered 3D toolset to streamline their creative workflows and achieve cinematic results with total creative control, frame by frame. 👉 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gehnn7gY #VFX#AI #3D #3Dartist #Indie #AutodeskFlowStudio #VFXMadeSimple #Maya #UnrealEngine #Blender #Creators #ContentCreator #SIGGRAPH

👥 Sinners: Double Trouble - The Twinning Work for Smoke & Stack 🗓️ Wednesday, August 13 | 10:00-10:45 AM | Room 219 Double trouble, double sessions. Join James Alexander, Overall VFX Producer at Warner Bros. Discovery and Guido Wolter, VFX Supervisor at Rising Sun Pictures, as they reveal how the team brought the iconic twins Smoke and Stack to life. Discover how cutting-edge technology was used in a 65mm IMAX film context to seamlessly twin Michael B. Jordan in Ryan Coogler’s haunting 1930s-set supernatural tale, Sinners. 👉 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gehnn7gY #VFX #VFXBreakdown #BehindTheScenes #DigitalTwins #Maya #SinnersMovie #SinnersVFX #SmokeAndStack #TwinningEffects #VisionSeries #SIGGRAPH