NEWBURY PARK, Calif. – October 30, 2013 – During the month of November MAXON, the leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, will be participating at industry events in North America that offer artists and developers opportunities to learn about its powerful 3D software solutions -- CINEMA 4D, CINEWARE and BodyPaint 3D -- revered for spectacular image quality and an intuitive, easy-to-use interface that puts professional results within reach of artists at all levels of CGI experience.
MAXON event participation will take place as follows:
World Animation & VFX Summit
Now in its second year, the World Animation & VFX Summit connects studio executives, producers, agents, distributors with high-level animation and visual effects professionals for three days of panels, screenings and networking.
Session Highlight: “The Artist’s Way: How Technology Delivers The Creative Solution”
Date/Time: Monday, November 4, 3:15-4:15 p.m.
Tom McLean, Animation Magazine contributing editor, will moderate a panel that explores VFX creativity and imagination and the technological tools that support one’s creative vision. Stephen Lawes, co-founder and creative director at Cantina Creative, a design and visual effects studio located in Culver City, Calif., will join a panel of leading digital artists and reveal their favorite tools to get the best artistic results. Under Lawes’ direction, the studio has relied on CINEMA 4D to generate VFX on numerous high profile feature film and commercial projects including Iron Man 3, Iron Man 2 and Marvel’s The Avengers.
World Animation and VFX Summit
Date:
November 3 – 6, 2013
Location
:
California Yacht Club
4469 Admiralty Way
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
GDC Next and MIGS
MAXON will be exhibiting at two premier game industry events -- the Game Developers Conference Next (GDC Next) and the Montreal International Games Summit (MIGS). The Game Developers Conference Next (November 5 – 6), is the debut event geared to developers interested in “…creating the game experiences of the future, including how we will play games, on what we will play them, and how we will monetize, distribute, market, and share them.” The Montreal International Game Summit (November 11 –12), now in its 10th year, is the leading video game trade show in Quebec that promotes the exchange of information and expertise with more than 60 conference sessions, world renown speakers, networking and more.
Game developers and digital artists eager to learn how they can easily incorporate 3D models, animation and environments into their game development pipeline, are invited to stop by the MAXON booths at both events for demos, tips and practical techniques highlighting the creative flexibility to generate complex game assets and learn more about the seamless connectivity between CINEMA 4D and BodyPaint 3D with many of today’s leading game development platforms including Unity 3D.
Recent hit game titles that have leveraged CINEMA 4D and BodyPaint 3D include Remember Me, Halo 4 and Call of Duty:Black Opps II.
Game Developers Next
Date: November 5 – 6, 2013
Location
:
Los Angeles Convention Center
1201 S. Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90015
MAXON booth #124
Montreal International Game Summit
Date
: November 11 – 12, 2013
Location
:
Palais de Congres de Montreal
159 St Antoine St W
Montreal, QC H2Z 1H2
Canada
MAXON booth #43
Content & Communications World (C&CW)
Content & Communications World is the premier conference and exhibition that brings together media and entertainment production, post and distribution professionals. As an event exhibitor, Paul Babb, MAXON president and CEO, will be joined by Joe Herman, MAXON New York regional representative, to showcase the benefits of CINEMA 4D R15, marked by new features and powerful 3D workflow enhancements to modeling, text creation, digital sculpting and advanced rendering optimization – including all-new network rendering capabilities. In addition, MAXON CINEWARE, the fully integrated Live 3D pipeline between CINEMA 4D and Adobe After Effects CC, will also be on display.
Session Highlight: “Effective Visual Effects for Everyone”
Date/Time: Thursday, November 14, 1:15-1:45 p.m.
Joe Herman will also lead a session that helps attendees understand the key concepts and techniques behind creating practical visual effects that combine computer generated imagery and live action footage whether they are for feature films, commercials, music videos or television programs. See session details here.
Content & Communications World
Date
: November 13 – 14, 2013
Location
:
Jacob Javits Center
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
MAXON booth #1317
Creative Talent Network animation eXpo (CTNX)
The Creative Talent Network animation eXpo is an animation convention that focuses on putting "the talent" center stage. The event features workshops and educational sessions, artist and vendor demos, and networking events. MAXON is taking part again this year as an event exhibitor showcasing its line of 3D software solutions. Highlights will include demos of the improved sculpting features in
CINEMA 4D R15 .
