NYC Houdini 10 Reception Location announced!

Hey everyone, I just wanted to make you all aware of the location we're holding our cocktail reception at for the Houdini 10 New Launch event!

After our presentaion, please join us at Bar 13's rooftop for some drinks and bites from 9pm to 11 pm.





Please note, this portion of the event is 21 and over only and you will be ID'd at the door.

See you all there!

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.

EVENT: Toronto Technical Evening on Crumpling and Tearing

Come join us in Toronto this week :)

Crumpling and Tearing in Houdini 10
Thursday, June 4th, 2009
7:00pm - 9:00pm

This technical evening will cover the new crumpling and tearing features that are available in Houdini 10's physically-based cloth solver. These include support for plastic deformation, dynamic tearing and changing topologies. The presentation will include direction on basic workflows, and fundamental physical properties of cloth objects. Many of these concepts will be supported by working example videos including smashing cars, cutting fabric and collapsing buildings! Presenters for this event will be Side Effects Developer Michiel Hagedoorn, and Side Effects intern Martin Sawtell.

Come along for an informal and interactive evening to see what Houdini 10's cloth simulations tools have to offer.

The evening will conclude with refreshments.

Please register on the event page here.

Freelancer wanted for Motion Graphics design company

Must have at least 3 years experience and be familiar with:

-Particles and dynamics
-Voxel and particle fluids
-VOPs
-Mantra shaders/rendering
-Digital asset creation and management
-Basic rigging skills
-Workflow between other apps (such as Maya or Cinema 4D)
- Scripting knowledge a plus but not necessary.


Serious applicants with showreels only need apply.

Please submit resume and reel to design@prologue.com

Jeff Wagner Presentation at FMX - Lighting and Rendering in H10

Just a quick post to show you the most recently published video of Jeff's Fire and Smoke presentation from yesterday.

Once again, sorry for the TERRIBLE video quality and editing. Still nice to hear him talk a bit and show some new stuff from Houdini 10.

Thanks for all those who attended :)

Fire and Smoke in Houdini 10 at FMX 2009 from Houdini Nerd on Vimeo.

Axis Animation and BlackMountain VFX presentations at FMX|09

First day presentations are up on Vimeo. Please pardon the lack of proper lighting, editing, and all other things you serious quality control visualists normally have. Remember now, I recorded on my clunky Canon SD and edited in iMovie ... ON THE FLY.

Axis Animation Houdini Presentation at FMX 2009 from Houdini Nerd on Vimeo.

BlackMountain VFX Houdini presentation at FMX 2009 from Houdini Nerd on Vimeo.

FMX Day 1

Hey ... this place is pretty nice. If you're looking for chez Houdini on the show floor, come by List.Saal 2.3.



That's German for Exhibit booth (ich denke), but we're right next to the Autodesk, ;).

As you come in, we'll be on the left of the main double doors.


Today, we're having our clients from Axis Animation and BlackMountainVFX present on using Houdini at their facilities.

Workshop: Houdini in Production
Tuesday, May 5th
17:00 - 18:00 in Raum Reutlingen
Instructor: Jeff Wagner, Senior Technology Consultant, Side Effects Software

Black Mountain VFX and Axis Animation share their local experiences in Europe with Houdini.

Join us for an hour long presentation and gathering to discuss how Houdini has been implemented and leveraged to create ground breaking 3D animation at two local European companies; BlackMountain VFX in Stuttgart, Germany and Axis Animation, in Glasgow, Scotland.

Houdini artists and production managers will share what made Houdini an efficient and integral part of their pipelines, and be available for a casual Q&A session. This workshop is a great opportunity for 3D artists to learn about Houdini recruitment around the world as well from the SESI team.

BTW - you can follow our FMX Tweets at the new Houdininerd Twitter page (http://twitter.com/houdininerd)

**Please remember to contact Janet Fraser if you want a private meeting set up while we're in town. Her UK mobile number is +0 44 7946 01933 (janet@sidefx.com).