3rd Symposium 2003

Almost Real CGI and Visual Effects for Documentary Filmmaking

Strategies for Independent Producers

No documentary filmmaker can afford to ignore the impact of visual effects in documentary. The use of Computer Generated Images (CGI) has created new opportunities for storytelling across all genres, appealing to viewers from 5 to 105! This 3rd Open Training Session of Discovery Campus was aimed at demystifying this potentially ‘tricky’ field. Visual effects supervisors from The Mill, Framestore, Silver Animation and Meteor Studios showed us how they create their magic, discussed the challenges of working with documentary and advised how to integrate visual effects on lower budgets. Award winning producers Windfall Films, NHNZ (Natural History New Zealand) and NHK (Japan) presented case studies of their latest CGI productions. Executive producers and commissioning editors from BBC, Channel 4, Discovery Channel, NDR, ZDF and ProSieben debated the impact of CGI programming and future trends. “Almost Real” is your passport to the world of visual effects in documentary. A unique opportunity to discover how they can be used to enhance your story without consuming your budget - it was a chance to see some of this year’s Emmy nominations and congratulate the winners!

topDates & Programme

Fri, 12 Sep 2003 - Sun, 14 Sep 2003

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Munich
Germany

topExperts

  • Christian Bauer Managing Director, TANGRAM Filmproduktion, Munich, Germany
  • Andrew Buchanan Consultant, , Somerset-Bristol, UK
  • Ian Duncan Company Director, Windfall Films, London, United Kingdom
  • Reinhold Fragner Art Director, Industrial Motion Art, Linz, Austria
  • Bettina Hatami Development Editor, Discovery Networks Europe, London, United Kingdom
  • Peter Hayden , Latitude Productions, Dunedin, New Zealand
  • Christoph Jörg Producer, Pumpernickel Films, Paris, France
  • Tomotaka Kamata CGI Specialist, Computer Graphics Department, NHK, Tokyo, Japan
  • Dr. Walter Köhler CEO, Terra Mater Factual Studios, Vienna, Austria
  • Bevan Lynch Managing Director / Head of Digital, ARCFX, Brisbane, Australia
  • Guy Manas Product Manager, Kodak, Genève, Switzerland
  • Stéphane Millière Chairman and CEO, Gedeon Programmes, Paris, France
  • Ruth Omphalius Commissioning Editor, ZDF, Mainz, Germany
  • Michael Paul Managing Director, paul: b e w e g t, Munich, Germany
  • Christian Reimann Screen Designer and Compositor, Scheinfirma, Hamburg, Germany
  • Bryan Smith Executive Vice President Programming and Production, National Geographic Channel International, Washington, D.C., USA
  • Pierre Stine Director, Gédéon Programmes, Paris, France
  • Dave Throssell Head of Mill, Mill TV, London, United Kingdom
  • Thomas von Hennet Head of Documentaries, ProSieben Television, Munich, Germany
  • Volker Zielke Head of Documentaries, NDR, Hamburg, Germany
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