This Foundry Exhibitor Session at SIGGRAPH 2018 is a must for educators looking to set their students on the path to success in the VFX or design industries. Three experts will outline where their industry is going, and why this means they’ve chosen to adopt Foundry tools:

• Michael Ralla, Nuke compositor supervisor at Framestore, will talk about how Nuke has been pivotal to his career, touching on his current work as a 2D supervisor at Framestore, the journey to get there, and how he’s been able to travel the world in different VFX jobs using Nuke as the catalyst to his success.
  
  

• D'Wayne Edwards, founder of PENSOLE Footwear Design Academy, will talk about how Modo and Colorway are key to their design curriculum. He’ll discuss the new workflows that are changing the design industry, and how his academy is at the centre of that shift.
  
  

• Jonathan Swartz, Katana project lead developer at Weta Digital, will discuss how Weta has transitioned from a Maya-based lighting and rendering pipeline to one centered on a Katana platform. This talk will outline where Weta Digital’s lighting workflow was when the transition started, why they looked at Katana, and what they wanted to achieve.

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