VFX Voice - Fall 2017

VES 20TH ANNIVERSARY
TOP: Director Ang Lee beams after receiving the
VES Visionary Award in 2013. He is flanked by
VES Executive Director Eric Roth, left,
and Jeffrey A. Okun, VES.
BOTTOM LEFT: Actress Sandra Bullock is all smiles
with director Alfonso Cuarón who received a
Visionary Award at the 2014 VES Awards.
BOTTOM RIGHT: Director George Lucas, left,
helps Dennis Muren, VES, ASC, celebrate his
2007 VES Lifetime Achievement Award.
THE GO-TO VFX REFERENCE – THE VES HANDBOOK
And in its ongoing commitment to provide resources that
elevate the craft of VFX and its practitioners, the VES achieved
a milestone with its publication of The VES Handbook of Visual
Effects in 2010 and its second edition in 2014. Hailed as the most
complete guide to visual effects techniques and best practices
on the market, it covers essential solutions for all VFX artists,
producers and supervisors, from pre-production through production
and post-production. The award-winning guide covers areas
including stereoscopic moviemaking, color management, facial
capture, virtual productions, 3D conversions, compositing of
live-action and CG elements and the digital intermediate, as well as
detailed chapters on interactive games and full animation.
On the book’s genesis, Co-editor Jeffrey A. Okun noted the ASC’s
[The American Society of Cinematographers] go-to manual of
photography that became a core educational tool and the parallel
need for the VFX community to have a like document to serve as a
reference and ‘calling card’ to the other verticals.
“In developing this with Susie [Co-editor and VFX producer
Susan Zwerman], I wanted it to hit home that there is an enormous
amount of science and math and planning, and the result of what
you get is based on what you prep. And I hoped that this resource
would advance us towards the overall goal of respectability – better
credits, better positions in the credits, stronger voice in production
meetings.” A third edition of The VES Handbook is slated for
release in 2018.
THE LAST WORD
One of the Society’s longstanding goals was realized this year
with the publication of VFX Voice. “After shining a light on the
artistry and innovation in the VFX community for 20 years, we are
immensely proud of launching our premiere magazine, extending
our work to advance the profile and recognition of our industry,”
says Eric Roth, VES Executive Director.
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