Albion College Mathematics and Computer Science Colloquium



Title:Computer Generated Effects for Film
Speaker:Joseph Cavanaugh
Visual Effects Technical Director
Sony Imageworks
Los Angeles,, CA
Abstract:The speaker will give an overview of how a blend of art and technology is used to create computer generated effects for film. These effects range from elemental effects such as fire and water to dynamics effects such as crumbling and breaking objects. He will touch on the basic application of the mathematics used to create computer generated effects. He will show examples from recent movies such as Beowulf and Spiderman 3.
Location:Palenske 227
Date:2/7/2008
Time:3:10 PM



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author  = "{Joseph Cavanaugh}",
title   = "{Computer Generated Effects for Film}",
address = "{Albion College Mathematics and Computer Science Colloquium}",
month   = "{7 February}",
year    = "{2008}"
}