VIEW Conference | VFX Supervisor Hotel Transylvania | Mike Ford
Channel: Dessignare
Date: 2018-10-25

VIEW Conference presents Mike Ford (Michael Ford) the VP, Software Development at Sony Pictures Imageworks and overall VFX Supervisor for Hotel Transylvania 3

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Michael Ford is a visual effects supervisor at Sony Pictures Imageworks most recently supervising the fully-animated feature film SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE for Sony Pictures Animation.

He previously worked on Columbia Pictures' CONCUSSION and was a CG supervisor on Warner Bros. Animation's STORKS.While at Imageworks, Ford served as CG supervisor on Sony Pictures Animation's HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA, ARTHUR CHRISTMAS and CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 1 & 2. 

His Imageworks credits also include the Academy Award® nominated film SURF'S UP and OPEN SEASON.He has been nominated for four Visual Effects Society Awards.Prior to joining Imageworks, Ford has worked on numerous feature films at Industrial Light and Magic and Centropolis FX including THE MUMMY, THE PERFECT STORM and GODZILLA.Ford is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles.

Aaron Allport
Vice President, Art - King

With over 18 years of experience, Aaron leads the craft of Art & Animation at King, providing guidance and leadership across the global organisation. Aaron holds a towering passion for creating beautiful game experiences with great, creative people. 

He has had a long and varied career in both the traditional and digital arts spanning many genres on both console and mobile gaming. King has launched over 200 fun mobile titles include Candy Crush, Farm Heroes, Pet Rescue and Bubble Witch. King has over 285 million monthly active users and is part of Activision Blizzard, the largest games network in the world. Aaron is originally from New Zealand and is based London. He joined King in 2015. His favourite game is anything Diablo.

Jan Pinkava
Academy Award Winner, Creative Director for Google Spotlight Stories.

Jan Pinkava is Creative Director of Google Spotlight Stories, a team of artists and technologists at Google’s Advanced Technologies and Projects group, creating new forms of immersive, interactive storytelling for mobile, and VR. His career in Computer Animation spans a quarter century, including 13 years as a Director at Pixar. He was the director and writer of Pixar’s Oscar-winning 1997 short film Geri's Game and the creator and co-­director of Pixar's Oscar-winning 2007 feature film Ratatouille. Since the first release in 2013, Spotlight Stories has received many accolade including the Ub Iwerks award for technical advancement in the art of animation, the first Emmy for outstanding innovation in interactive storytelling, and an Oscar nomination; and millions of people have been entertained by immersive, interactive stories from leading directors and studios, on mobile phones, VR headsets, and Augmented Reality.

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