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Colloquium
Time:
IGNITE featuring Amy Moorcroft and Matt Leonard, Industrial Light and Magic
Date:
Starts at
12:30 pm
Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts
Target Audiences:
1300 Q Street
Lincoln Ne 68588-0205
Lincoln Ne 68588-0205
Contact:
Megan McMasters, (402) 326-4571, megan.mcmasters@gmail.com
Joining us via Zoom from Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
Amy Moorcroft is Emerging Talent Manager at Industrial Light & Magic’s Vancouver studio. Amy oversees school outreach programs, manages Jedi Academy initiatives (including Interns and Trainees), and facilitates junior mentorships. Before this role, Amy dedicated six years to talent acquisition for ILM, preceded by extensive recruitment experience across various VFX & Animation companies, where she hired for a wide range of positions.
Matt Leonard has worked at ILM since 2017 as a Senior VFX Trainer and currently focuses on the GenAI, Environment and Creature Development. He’s been involved in the VFX industry since 1993 and has worked on various feature films, tv shows and commercials over that time. Some of Matt’s credits include Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Godzilla, Star Wars Episode 9, and Avatar: Fire and Ash. Matt is an accredited trainer for Nuke, Katana, and RenderMan. He has been a member of the Visual Effects Society since 2011 and a co-author of VES Handbook of Visual Effects (3rd Edition).
Amy Moorcroft is Emerging Talent Manager at Industrial Light & Magic’s Vancouver studio. Amy oversees school outreach programs, manages Jedi Academy initiatives (including Interns and Trainees), and facilitates junior mentorships. Before this role, Amy dedicated six years to talent acquisition for ILM, preceded by extensive recruitment experience across various VFX & Animation companies, where she hired for a wide range of positions.
Matt Leonard has worked at ILM since 2017 as a Senior VFX Trainer and currently focuses on the GenAI, Environment and Creature Development. He’s been involved in the VFX industry since 1993 and has worked on various feature films, tv shows and commercials over that time. Some of Matt’s credits include Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Godzilla, Star Wars Episode 9, and Avatar: Fire and Ash. Matt is an accredited trainer for Nuke, Katana, and RenderMan. He has been a member of the Visual Effects Society since 2011 and a co-author of VES Handbook of Visual Effects (3rd Edition).
Additional Public Info:
This event is free and open to the public.
https://arts.unl.edu/carson-center/beyond-classroom/ignite-guest-speakers/
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This event originated in IGNITE Colloquium.