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D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 5 I 5 1 More detailed descriptions and additional photos are posted online at www.dga.org. DGA Events Roundup G R A N D M A FOR SCREENING INFO VISIT WWW.SONYCLASSICSAWARDS.COM G R A N D M A FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION BEST PICTURE BEST DIRECTOR / P A U L W E I T Z "ONE THING THAT IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT WITH THE WORLD IS THE EXISTENCE OF 'GRANDMA,' PAUL WEITZ'S WRY AND INSIGHTFUL MOVIE - A SMART COMEDY OF INTERGENERATIONAL CONFLICT AND SOLIDARITY. MR. WEITZ TREATS ALL THE WOMEN WITH A FONDNESS THAT FEELS ENTIRELY UNFORCED." -A.O. Scott, THE NEW YORK TIMES photo by Shane Karns The Future of Storytelling: A Visual Effects Seminar in SF On October 17, the Executive Committee of the San Francisco Coordinating Committee (SFCC) hosted The Future of Storytelling, a Visual Effects (VFX) seminar. Held at 32Ten Studios in San Rafael, the event was designed to provide information on how cutting-edge VFX are created and how they can be used to enhance storytelling. Following a welcome from SFCC Education/Mentoring Subcommittee Chair Jani Vournas, the seminar featured presentations by 32Ten Studios Co-owner/Model Fabricator Sean House (Jurassic World), Atomic Fiction's Executive Vice President/Head of Production Sandra Scott (Star Trek Into Darkness) and Director/VFX and Stereo Producer Camille Cellucci (Elysium), Motionwerx founder Roger Nelson, freelance VFX/Motion Capture/Stereo Virtual Reality Producer Jacquie Barnbrook (The Hunger Games), and Google Spotlight Stories Producer Kim Adams. The attendees also saw a live demonstration of motion capture and face replacement technology in action and the seminar ended with a panel discussion with House, Adams, Barnbrook, and Cellucci, where they explored a variety of issues including when to use practical effects versus CGI, rendering effects shots on the cloud to save money, and took questions from the audience. Photos: 1. 32Ten Studios Co-owner Sean House, Producers Kim Adams, Jacquie Barnbrook, and Camille Cellucci discuss the future of storytelling using old and new methods. 2. SFCC Education/Mentoring Subcommittee Chair Jani Vournas welcomes the attendees. 3. DGA members get a look at motion capture technology in action. 3 2 1 photos by Douglas Birnbaum