Silicon Valley SIGGRAPH May 2004 Meeting
Date: Thursday, May 13, 2004 Time: 7:30pm, Snacks, Networking, Socializing 8:00pm, Presentation -- "Matrix Revolutions: Techniques and Methodologies With Large Scale Sentinel ''Swarm'' Scenes" Location: Deanza 3 Auditorium Apple Headquarters Mariani Drive Cupertino Directions: Coming from San Jose: Take 280 North to De Anza Blvd. Turn left, heading south. Take the first left at Mariani. Turn right into the first driveway. Go around the back of the building Coming from San Francisco: Take 280 South to De Anza Blvd. Turn right, heading south. Take the first left at Mariani. Turn right into the first driveway. Go around the back of the building TALK ABSTRACT This presentation will involve the techniques and methedologies used in the large sentinel swarm scenes in the Matrix Reloaded and Matrix Revolution movies. SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY Mike Morasky was a lead Technical Director on the "siege" sequence of the Matrix sequels (Reloaded and Revolutions) at ESC Entertainment. He was involved in the design and implementation of the production pipeline for that sequence and specifically in charge of handling the sentinels and their "swarming" system. Before that he worked at Weta on the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy where he was a Lead Technical Director in the Massive department. Mike is currently a CG Supervisor for "Circle-s FX" working on "Catwoman". -end-
