People, Pixels and Production

I finally got through my presentation on Friday morning. I was afraid I would not get a big turnout with the Halo 3 party the night before, but the room was actually quite full. I have to admit that another presentation scheduled at the same time was postponed a bit, so it probable helped my attendance numbers…

The session went smoothly and I got positive feedback right on the spot by quite a few attendees. I’m used to giving presentations on VFX productions with lots of pretty pictures and making-of videos. This time it was all talk, giving the best advice I had on careering in our industry. I’m glad it went all right because I’ll be participating in something similar this week in Boston.

Right after my speech I walked across the Complexe Desjardins (where ADAPT is happening) to the offices of Revenu Québec, to get a plethora of corporate numbers for our business. Even during the week of ADAPT I’m still a company manager.

Early in the afternoon I caught the presentation by Pierre Raymond, with a great recap of Hybride’s productions since Mimic in 1996 right up to 300. For me it was a trip down memory lane and the vast amount of versatile and remarkable visuals presented was indeed impressive.

And what a finale; Dreamworks, Disney and Sony Pictures sharing the stage and going through the numerous production aspects in creating a CG film. Having three different points of view on the creative and production process of major CG films was nothing short of amazing. Too bad some of the slides were unreadable; but it was a very exciting presentation by key people from the industry.

And for ADAPT 2007, that, as they say, is a wrap.