POP-UP SERIES 2024: APRIL
April 13, 2024
Vancouver Film School
Theatre 105
151 West Cordova St
Vancouver, BC
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POP-UP SERIES 2024: APRIL
FROM VANCOUVER ACM SIGGRAPH
April 13, 2024
The Vancouver ACM SIGGRAPH Pop-Up Series are special one-off events offering an intimate look into the world of digital entertainment. Whether it’s a panel discussion, a behind-the-scenes talk, or a fireside chat, this is your opportunity to connect with enthusiasts and creators in the world of computer graphics. See you there!
Are you working on an exciting project that you’d like to share with the Vancouver community? Contact us with your suggestions at [email protected].
Admission: FREE (by donation)
- PayPal: All major credit cards accepted.
- Online Interac: Send donation directly from your bank account to [email protected].
- On-Site: Cash, credit and debit card donations will be accepted at the venue.
Saturday - April 13, 2:00 PM
WORKSHOP
GEN AI WORKFLOWS FOR VISUAL STORYTELLERS
Presented by the University of British Columbia
with Patrick Parra Pennefather · moderated by Marina Antunes
An action-packed and fast-paced adventure, this all-inclusive 1.5-hour interactive session is designed to immerse participants in applying generative AI technologies to tell stories… differently.
Artists, filmmakers, graphic designers, and anyone passionate about exploring innovative ways to convey stories visually will get something out of the session. Practical demonstrations, (badmination), secretive use cases, hallucinatory TikToks, text-image-video iterative cycles, ideation, discord and the future, rapidly developed throw-aways, private vs public, perspective, pivot-ability, leveraging bias, homogeneity as inspiration, and the overwhelming number of new tools, paywalls, seeds, relentless experimentation, criticality, copywrong and discernment will all be described in this very human session.
Interactive Q&A rounds off the session, providing participants a chance to share their thoughts, concerns, and questions regarding the integration of AI into their creative practices.
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VFS · Theatre 105 151 West Cordova St · Vancouver · BC |
BIOGRAPHIES
Marina has been writing and discussing film for over 15 years, first on a personal blog, followed by a decade-long tenure on the now retired Row Three. In 2008, she joined the writing staff at Quiet Earth, becoming Editor-In-Chief in 2014, a role she still holds. Over the years, she has also produced and hosted a number of podcasts including Before the Dawn, a long-running podcast on the Twilight franchise, Girls on Pop, a podcast on film and popular entertainment from women’s perspective and After the Credits, bi-monthly film podcast with nearly 300 episodes.
Marina is a member of ACM and ACM SIGGRAPH, the Online Film Critics Society, the Alliance of Women Film Journalists, and the Visual Effects Society. She is the President of Spark CG Society and the Vancouver ACM SIGGRAPH chapter. She has also served on juries for several film festivals including DOXA, St. Louis International Film Festival, and the Whistler Film Festival. She joined the Spark CG Society in 2014.
Assistant Professor // UBC Theatre & Film/Arts, Emerging Media Lab
(Shakespeare in the Metaverse, Generative Shakespeare, SIGGRAPH VR Theatre, Syndelica)
Patrick is a composer, sound designer and xR researcher. He has been experimenting with AI tools since the late 20th Century. Recently, he has integrated AI into all of his project-based courses at UBC and regularly consults with companies on integrating gen AI into different kinds of creative workflows. He is a positive voice for the ethical use of AI and AI systems within creative processes as detailed in his recent book Creative Prototyping with Generative AI. His research is currently focused on the training of text-speech machine-learning models working with actors, directors and dramaturgs.
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