VES Germany  with the support of VES New York Section invites you to join us at the upcoming worldwide VES Megabrain Students, which will include state of the art student projects from different countries and institutions, covering a wealth of topics.

Date: October the 10th (Thursday)

Time: 11:00 am PDT / 2:00 pm EDT / 8:00 pm CET

Zoom Webinar

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What you don’t see – 35mm Virtual Production

Luis Zappe, DoP:
Luis Zappe is a Cinematographer and Gaffer from Bayreuth, Germany. He studied Audiovisual Media at Stuttgart Media University where he developed a keen interest in creating unique images. His fascination for new and unconventional lighting tools also led him to various virtual productions in the past few years.

Sebastian Burk, Postproduction, VP-Supervision:
is a Virtual Production Supervisor and technical engineer located in Stuttgart. He loves to use innovative technology to create visual storytelling, whether as cinematographer, in VFX or color grading. The integration of new features and possibilities in the production context has been his job in the last years in different applications. He is studying Audiovisual Media Creation and Technology at Stuttgart Media University for his Master degree.

Learning Through Troubleshooting: God Glasses

Theme: Collaboratively creating the thesis graduation film God Glasses created many opportunities for learning by having to find creative solutions to many production obstacles.

Filmmaker Information

Jaymin Han
Bio: I’m Jaymin Han, I’m a compositor at The Mill with a background in CG.l

Astro Lee
Bio: I’m Astro Seunghwa Lee, I’m a FX artist who would like to work in the VFX and game industry.

Yuji Huang
Bio: I’m Yuji Huang, I’m a compositor who is working in the VFX industry.

Description of film
Charles and his daughter April reunite in a fantastical forest. The two enjoy their long awaited reunion, exploring the magical sceneries. From the mystical waterfall to the floating islands, as free as they could be, the two have a wonderful moment on the back of a flying whale. But then, when all seems peaceful, the truth is revealed.

Technical Description
Our pipeline involved multiple programs including Cinema 4D, Maya, Houdini, Nuke, Davinci, Marvelous Designer, Substance Painter, Mari, Zbrush, and Photoshop. Our main production took place in Maya, Cinema 4D, Houdini, and Nuke in particular, final output being rendered through Cinema 4D Octane and NukeX.

Exploring Virtual Production & The Illusion of Competence

Breda University of Applied Sciences, will be presenting two student projects showing the difference between a solo and a group project. One is an alumnus who used VP for his graduation project, the other one was part of a VP group student project. Below you’ll find the requested information:

Presenter: Robin Voskens
Title: Exploring Virtual Production as a Student
Subtitle: Recreating Iconic Scenes on a Budget
About me: Film enthusiast, 80% Spanish 20% Dutch. Creative Business bachelor graduate. 3 Years experience as VP generalist – Cinematography & Lighting.

Presenter: Samuel Mračka
Title: The Illusion of Competence
Subtitle: Using Intentional Imperfection to Hide Limitations in Aesthetics
About me: Lover of film & armature maker of it, currently in my last year of the Creative Business program. Wrote and directed 3 short films over the course of my study, now working as the media intern at Cradle.