We Brought in the Big Guns! D3 ProWorkshop Series

4/24/2016

Thursday April 7th, at 9:30am was our College and Career Day kick-off at MDC North Campus. Featured exhibitors like Ai MIU and DMAC were in attendance along with a host of other colleges and companies. To start out the event Colie Wertz, Ronn Brown, Billy Brooks and Ryan Wendler served on a panel together to discuss matters career and design. These individuals have worked on some of the most recognizable images and films of all time. They represented companies such as Disney, Reel FX, Otoy and Lucas Film.

On Friday April 8th, each gave a lecture / workshop
- MDC North Campus.

Visual effects and concept artist known for his work on Iron Man (2008) Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) Transformers (2007) and Men in Black(1997). For 9 years (1998 to 2007) Colie worked for Industrial Light and Magic (ILM) as Digital Artist, and is currently a Concept Artist for Lucas Films in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Ryan Wendler is a commercial lifestyle photographer and currently works for Disney's Yellow Shoes Creative Group. His photography utilizes natural elements to accentuate a unique perspective. His goal is to create authentic 'true to life' looks and moments.

Billy Brooks is a Visual Effects Supervisor at Otoy inc. in the greater Los Angeles Area. Brooks has held positions in companies such as Dream Works, ILM, Sony Pictures and Electronic Arts (EA) as Lighting Director and Senior Technical Director of lighting and compositing. His film credits include Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999), Men in Black (1997), X-Men 2 (2003) and Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002).

Ronn Brown is a veteran matte painting supervisor, digital media educator, art director and fine artist. Over his 20-year career, Ronn has also held artist and supervisory positions in matte painting and art direction at ReelFX, Sony Pictures Animation, DreamWorks Animation, Rhythm & Hues, Weta Digital, Industrial Light & Magic and other studios. Working on films including; Lord of the Rings, Kung Fu Panda, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Harry Potter, Star Wars and many more.

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6/16/2019 08:47:20 pm

I see that you have brought the big guns for this project. Well, it is a given considering how big of a deal this project is. If you ask me, you could have brought them a little sooner. Nonetheless, I am happy that they are here now, we can really use their help on this project. I hope that you have eaten, because we still have a lot of work to do here. We will update you on what happens.