NTDF 2018 Program
Program for Technical Directors
This conference run through all 3 days from Nov 30th - Dec 2nd 2018.
We also provide free lunch and coffee break in each day.
Day 1
2018 11 30
Day 2
2018 12 01
Day 3
2018 12 02
13:00 - 13:55
Hanasaari, Reception
Arrivals
Where you will be checked in and welcomed by our hugging committee and hopefully meet new and old friends.
[Hearding Ants] and Rabbits (shared)
In this talk, we will present the tools developed by Ubisoft Motion Pictures for the Rabbids Invasion TV series. Ubisoft is a major producer, publisher, and distributor of video games... Read More
Philippe Craussous
[Hearding Ants] in the North
4 Nordic companies will give a brief insight into how they handle scene assembly/control adding their individual takes on how they keep things under control. Jimmi Gravesen @ Wil Film... Read More
Jani Kuronen
Jimmi Gravesen
Erik Johansson
[Hearding Ants] Stick, honey, cattle prods, fences… whats your flavor, roundtable (shared)
Scenes are becoming increasingly complicated and handling the various bits and pieces that goes into them is much like “hearding ants”. Sometimes the ants also turn out to be whales... Read More
Jani Kuronen
Jimmi Gravesen
Erik Johansson
18:00 - 19:00
Leasure Time
19:00 - 21:00
Dinner Hanasaari
21:00 - 23:00
Sauna/ Pool
06:00 - 08:00
Sauna/Pool Morning
08:00 - 08:55
Breakfast
USD – A Crash Course (shared)
A quick overview of what USD is and how it can help your VFX pipeline.
Shriram Iyer
USD Implementation (NTDF)
This session will cover some of the core concepts and terminology in USD, like composition arcs, file-format plugins, asset resolution, schema types and value resolution. The talk will conclude with... Read More
Shriram Iyer
10:30-10:45
Short break
USD Implementation – Walter System (NTDF)
Francois will be presenting Walter, a framework resently opensourced by RodeoFX. In his presentation he will be covering Rodeo’s use of USD in their productions.
Francois Lord
Deploying USD, Even If You Aren’t Pixar (NTDF)
Tales from the trenches: The trials and tribulations, differences and similarities of deploying USD at visual effects and at an animation companies.
John Carey
12:20 - 12:45
Hanasaari, The Tetra Congress Hall
USD Roundtable (NTDF)
USD Roundtable and how it impacts on production pipeline and Q & A.
Francois Lord
Shriram Iyer
John Carey
Philippe Craussous
12:50 - 13:45
Lunch
CG clothing ‘Incredibles 2’ (shared)
Costumes are an important part of character design, acting, storytelling, and visual appeal in animation. But it is challenging to achieve art-directed, natural-looking motion and detail in CG animated clothing,... Read More
Aimei Kutt
Collaborative costume design and construction on ‘Incredibles 2’ (shared)
Costumes are an important part of character design, acting, storytelling, and visual appeal in animation. But it is challenging to achieve art-directed, natural-looking motion and detail in CG animated clothing,... Read More
Aimei Kutt
15:15 - 15:30
Coffee/Tea/Cake Break
Screening a clip of ‘The Ningyo’ (shared)
First we screen a clip from The Ningyo. A 27 minute 1911 period film pilot about “cryptozoology” created by Miguel Ortega and Tran Ma. The search for mythological or unproven... Read More
Tran Ma
Miguel Ortega
Ningyo Breakdown (shared)
Did you ever dream of making your own TV-show? Using all the skills you have gained by working in the industry and knowing how to use them most efficiently? Miguel... Read More
Tran Ma
Miguel Ortega
17:35 - 19:00
Leasure Time
19:00 - 23:00
Dinner @ Saaga
06:00 - 09:00
Sauna / Pool
09:00 - 09:55
Breakfast
Simulations (shared)
Oceans, how to create artist-friendly, art-directable ocean and water workflows for a predictable turn around time and flexibility. Our approach to water and ocean surfaces, from reference to final comp.
Juri Bryan
The Walking Dead TV Series and our latest and past FX and Crowd work (shared)
Intro Mocap shoot, acting like a walker Handling large amount of mocap data Adding style to the crowd Haircurves on thousands of crowd agents Simulating cloth and fire Finishing touches... Read More
Joakim Olsson
Simon Rainerson
12:00 - 12:55
Lunch
Environment (shared)
Layout and scene augmentation using camera based and procedural approaches. Practical examples Jungle Book and Alien Covenant.
Marco Rolandi
Moomin – Painterly 3D in series (shared)
3D TV-series required painterly non-3d feeling. Result was to look at the old days and make a brush splat renderer inside Nuke. We take a look on what challenges and... Read More
Jani Kuronen
14:30-14:45
Coffee/Tea/Cake Break
15:20 - 15:55
Leasure Time
16:00 - 16:55
Everywhere
Departures
This is where we say goodbye to each other. Not a dry eye to be seen anywhere and lots of hugs.