Return-Path: Received: from mail-pd0-f170.google.com ([209.85.192.170] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5034577 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:31:28 +0200 Received: by mail-pd0-f170.google.com with SMTP id 10so1088144pdi.1 for ; Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:39:23 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=20120113; h=x-received:from:content-type:message-id:mime-version:subject:date :references:to:in-reply-to:x-mailer:x-gm-message-state; bh=aDMT0x59iQLR+QfgK2aEOw8XmGv+UlTQm9I83+BXEs0=; b=QZC525gWfOhUh6QA+E/YT2YqyOG5EaYyc2jLS0qEtD6ELzWT/WZ0OVSf1ObWcjmUL6 3L6p/tvc1RrRbbJI2hkEkCBR7E7js2hbJlgmsdI/Pxg5ArzxvmFAVoL2gnMV/1VSAqtZ 8fp1MyOL2huinPqhmleyTbsXaBZGWETSG4uHIrbskHCDT5jRmxCl6t7p4hH7oJAU/d51 Pi+i/3pYuP4PmhiZOYr6tzAKjGq8Snql5OtSiJt8jC99uTDu9AJ2cOZgPGVegVOEvBoD H29fdgcdPrvZmp2+KkAsxRrPdOjNyeESxUsZRLrXRQrYvJmswnNTkRHuTp6bidds4bmU 5YNQ== X-Received: by 10.66.231.5 with SMTP id tc5mr11947234pac.144.1365719963174; Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:39:23 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from [70.165.217.255] ([70.165.217.255]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id ky10sm6564824pab.23.2013.04.11.15.39.20 (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:39:21 -0700 (PDT) From: Carey Dissmore Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_E52A6E2B-764A-459E-B69D-A6030BF625A9" Message-Id: <0150B244-9590-4A9B-9504-40D4F481F633@imugonline.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.3 \(1503\)) Subject: Re: [AE] After Effects/Motion Graphics Conferences Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:39:18 -0700 References: To: "After Effects Mail List" In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1503) X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQmIe/AR+f8jLZalU4LAqWjWIv54n6YuBUfiSauG0AKOYC9YA8LWbisitmPSBjFNwyjmEas2 --Apple-Mail=_E52A6E2B-764A-459E-B69D-A6030BF625A9 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Agreed with the assessment of SIGGRAPH and Motion. I've been to both and = like them.=20 But I have to say the greatest AE conference of all time was sadly a = one-off. The After Effects West conference, held in Pasadena in 2001 and = produced by Lynda Weinman was abso-friggen-lutely the greatest AE = conference of my entire professional career. It was really an awesome = learning+community event that also came at a pretty amazing time of = revolution and discovery of possibilities in this neck of the industry. = I would love to see it replicated if at all possible. carey On Apr 11, 2013, at 1:27 PM, Tony Romain = wrote: > SIGGRAPH tends to skew more heavy tech/nuts and bolts of graphics = creation. Where as the Motion Conference skews much more toward = creative process and inspiration. So it all really depends on what you = are hoping to get out of your experience. If you're really into the = nitty gritty of particle simulation and 3d motion tracking, etc, = SIGGRAPH is probably more for you. There is definitely a HOW-TO = component to the Motion Conference, but your not likely to drill into = the finer points of ambient occlusion and subsurface light scattering = there=85 >=20 >=20 > -- > tony romain | principal/creative director >=20 > trance > motion graphic animation and design > 323 651 1114 > www.trancedesigns.com >=20 > From: Byron Nash > Reply-To: AE list > Date: Thursday, April 11, 2013 1:12 PM > To: AE list > Subject: Re: [AE] After Effects/Motion Graphics Conferences >=20 > Bumping this topic to generate some feedback. I'm looking into going = to SIGGRAPH again this year. I've been 5 times in the past 15 years. I = always get a lot out of it but just thought I would ask how it might be = compared to the Motion Conference. I know that conference will be = favored on this list but I'm especially keen to hear from someone who = has been to both shows. My tastes lean toward VFX and 3D with an = interest in things like particles and simulation over pure motion = design.=20 >=20 > Anyone care to share experiences? >=20 --Apple-Mail=_E52A6E2B-764A-459E-B69D-A6030BF625A9 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 tonyr-aelist@trancedesigns.= com> wrote:
SIGGRAPH tends to skew more heavy = tech/nuts and bolts of graphics creation.  Where as the Motion = Conference skews much more toward creative process and inspiration. =  So it all really depends on what you are hoping to get out of your = experience.  If you're really into the nitty gritty of particle = simulation and 3d motion tracking, etc, SIGGRAPH is probably more for = you.  There is definitely a HOW-TO component to the Motion = Conference, but your not likely to drill into the finer points of = ambient occlusion and subsurface light scattering = there=85


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tony romain | principal/creative director

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motion graphic animation = and design
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From: Byron Nash <byronnash@gmail.com>
Reply-To: AE list <AE-List@media-motion.tv>Date: Thursday, April 11, 2013 = 1:12 PM
To: AE list <AE-List@media-motion.tv>Subject: Re: [AE] After = Effects/Motion Graphics Conferences

Bumping = this topic to generate some feedback. I'm looking into going to SIGGRAPH = again this year. I've been 5 times in the past 15 years. I always get a = lot out of it but just thought I would ask how it might be compared to = the Motion Conference. I know that conference will be favored on this = list but I'm especially keen to hear from someone who has been to both = shows. My tastes lean toward VFX and 3D with an interest in things like = particles and simulation over pure motion = design. 

Anyone care to share = experiences?


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