Interview with Daniel L. Smith – Stereo Guru (0)
March 10th, 2010 by Wes, under User Group Meetings.
Interview with Daniel L. Smith
Daniel L. Smith is a VFX supervisor and 3D Stereoscopic expert. He has worked on feature films, television series, commercials, and special venue films.
Daniel has been very involved with Visual Effects and 3D stereoscopy for nearly 18 years. His diverse path has allowed him to work alongside some truly unique, talented, and visionary artists in the Visual FX industry. Daniel also got to work with Allen Hastings and Stuart Ferguson when implementing stereo rendering capabilities into LightWave 3D back in the late 90’s. Daniel has worked with Academy award winning supervisors and directors such as Joel Hynek (Predator, What Dreams May Come, Judge Dredd), John Gatea (The Matrix Trilogy, Speed Racer), and Will Vinton( Claymation, California Raisins.) Daniel has supervised stereoscopic projects for Busch Gardens, Radio City Music Hall, and Santa’s Village. He was also the stereoscopic supervisor on the most successful 3D movie of all time, Spy-Kids 3D (according to the 2007 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records).
Now you can pick up some Stereo secrets from an expert in the industry. Most of all this interview will be an open forum style, so we want your questions.
This is your chance to ask an expert!
What’s happening in the industry with 3-D? Where is Hollywood going with 3-D? What does all this mean for you and future jobs?
Spend a little time with Daniel Saturday and get the answers to some of the most important questions facing 3D artists today, STEREO!
The Interview will be Saturday at 12PM CST