NEW YORK EVENT: June 18th

Hey Everyone in the NYC area, we're happy to announce an event at the NYU Cantor Theater on Thursday, June 18th!


DETAILS:

Thursday, June 18, 2009
6:30pm-10:00pm

With the recent announcement of Houdini 10, Side Effects is pleased to announce a special presentation at NYU's Cantor Film Center on Thursday, June 18th. Houdini 10 is designed to make artists more productive while equipping studios with the most powerful tools in the industry.

The evening begins with two presentations by Houdini artists Spencer Lueders, Technical Director from Framestore NYC and Andy Boyd, Head of 3D from Method Studios in LA. They both have some amazing work to show you along with a look behind the scenes.

Next is an overview of Houdini 10 which will take you through new features such as Pyro FX, distributed simulations, crumpling and tearing, Progressive IPR, Motion FX and Stereoscopic 3D. This is a feature-rich release and there will be a lot of info packed into the presentation.

There will be a draw for a license of Houdini Apprentice HD followed by a cocktail reception at a soon-to-be revealed location.

Come on down and learn what Houdini can do for you!

Agenda:
6:30 - 7:00 p.m. Registration
7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Framestore/Method Presentations
8:00 - 8:45 p.m. Houdini 10 Overview
8:45 - 9:00 p.m. Houdini Apprentice HD Drawings
9:00 - 10:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception (location TBD)

Location:

Cantor Film Center
Theater 101
36 East 8th Street
NY, NY 10003

This event is by RSVP only, so please register on the event page here.

And while we're mentioning Framestore ... please check out the Fireflies Ride benefiting Leuka and their Leukaemia work. Don't forget to support our Framestore friends Dave and Kevin and donate to a great effort.

Congratulations to all the VES nominated Houdini folks!

We'd like to announce that we are very proud of the following artists for their nominations at the 7th Annual Visual Effects Awards!



(please note: we have only mentioned names we are familiar with and know from the community. If you are a nominee in the Houdini community, we'd love to hear what project you worked on! Feel free to comment or write to community@sidefx.com)

• Andy Boyd from Method Studios
• Christoph Amman from Double Negative
• Dan Seddon from Framestore London
• David Mellor from Framestore NYC
• David Hulin from Framestore NYC
  
• Nikos Kalaitzidis form Digital Domain
• Jack Zaloga from Method Studios
• Jason Iversen from Rhythm & Hues
• Sho Hasegawa from Rhythm & Hues
• Spencer Lueders from Framestore NYC
• Zsolt Krajcsik from Digital Domain

David Robert (Account Manager for the Bay Area) and myself will be attending this year's ceremony to help support our users. Look for us in formal attire, and let's have a toast!