VFX Boot Camp Calendar

Our upcoming events...

Your Instructors

(Instructors may change due to scheduling conflicts)

Scott Squires

It's no exaggeration to say Scott Squires wrote the book on the VFX because he's one of the co-authors of the upcoming VES Handbook of Visual Effects: Industry Standard VFX Practices and Procedures.

Scott's credits include Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Dragonheart and VFX supervisor credits on Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace and 4: The Rise of the Silver Surfer.He has been nominated for three Academy Awards.

For more about Scott, visit his blog.

Steve Wright

Steve Wright is a senior visual effects compositing artist with over 20 years of production experience working on over 70 feature film credits such as "Night at the Museum 2", "Shutter Island", "Solaris", "Traffic", "U-571" and many, many more. Steve is now a master trainer conducting VFX compositing training for major studios around the world using Nuke or Shake and has published two popular books on compositing available on Amazon.com.

Tammy Sutton-Walker

Tammy is an Emmy award wining artist and compositing supervisor who recently work on the 2D to 3D conversion for Clash of the Titants.

Matt Merkovich

Matt is an experinced VFX Supervisor and artist for both features and television. His recent TV Supervision credits include Leverage and the upcoming final season of Saving Grace. Matt is also an expert in motion tracking, where he's worked on high profile features like The Day The Earth Stood Still, Master And Commander, and Minority Report.

Matt's IMDB Profile

Jason Goodman

Jason is one of the few stereographers in the world with over a decade of hands-on experience in shooting stereoscopic 3D. Jason and his company 21st Century 3D are internationally recognized for innovation in production techniques and stereoscopic 3D technology.

For more about Jason, visit the 21st Century 3D website.

Daniel Smith

With over a dozen years of stereoscopic production experience and work on films like Spy Kids 3D, Dan is one of the leaders in the new wave of 3D Stereo production. He teaches at FX PhD and The Dave School.

For more about Dan, visit his website.

Lee Stranahan

Lee has been working in broadcast TV and film for 30 years. Lee was recently featured in Variety and has worked as a visual effects supervisor and artist for projects for HBO and Fox. He worked for five years as a motion graphics artist at NBC. Lee has taught visual effects and filmmaking to thousands of people around the world.

For more about Lee, visit his website.

Our Other Boot Camps

The Horror Film Boot Camp

Albuquerque, New Mexico | May 7-9

Are you serious about wanting to write, direct or produce a horror film – but having trouble putting your project together and worried about wasting time and money?

In one intense weekend, you will be completely focused on learning the process of conceiving, writing, producing, directing and selling a movie for today’s horror market. You'll learn from instructors who are working professionals; people who have done it at all budget levels -- from no budget to some of the top grossing studio franchises ever.

Click here for Horror FIlm Boot Camp

SciFi / Action Film Boot Camp

More info coming soon!...

VFX Supervisor & Stereoscopic Boot Camp

Los Angeles, California - June 25-27, 2010

Featuring the unreleased Panasonic 3D Camcorder AND a feature film quality dual Red Camera 3D Stereo Rig!

Get hands on exerience in the techniques you'll need for the future.

3D stereoscopic production is THE area you need to learn to have a current skill set - and this special Boot Camp will give you skills and experience you won't get anywhere else.

Here’s some of what you’ll learm

3D Steroscopic techniques including script breakdown and shooting
Ultra high-res stills for HDRI capture and HD video
The Red One digital camera system - including an ultra highend 3D Stereo rig with two Red camera
Real lighting and grip equipment
Green screen
Effects element shoots
Experienced, professional crew

Incredible : Get Hands-On With A Dual Red Stereo Rig

Do you want to stand out and increase your earning potential? You want this on your resume. This is a rate chance to work with and learn on top of the line equipment, including an incredible feature film quality Stereography system ...and don't forget, you take the footage home with you!

You're going to be learning on the BX3 -- an advanced stereoscopic optical beam splitter designed to accommodate a wide range of today’s highest end digital cinematography cameras

Huge Opprotunity : Learn The Panasonic AG-3DA1

Partcipants will get an exclusive early look a grounds breaking new development - the Panasonic the world's first professional, fully-integrated Full HD 3D camcorde. Here's your chance to take advantage of a rare opprotunity -- establish yourself as an expert BEFORE a hot new product hits the market.

Leave With Footage & Build Your Reel

One of the best things about the Boot Camp is that you leave with a hard drive full of footage to use for your own projects, demo reel or almost any way you want.

You'll be able to bulld your own individual reel with amazing looking footage that only a handul of people have access to.

Schedule (Subject To Change)

Friday, June 25

Students arrive throughout day.
2:30pm Orientation
3:00pm Panasonic AG-
7:30pm Script Breakdown and Budgeting
8:30pm The VFX Supervisor’s Toolkit
9:00pm Still and Panoramic Photography

Saturday, June 26

8:ooam Understanding Set Politics nd Equipment
9:ooam Location & Green Screen shoot
12:30pm Understanding Matchmoving
2:30pm Stereography Shoot - interior and exterior

Sunday, June 27

8:ooam Working with the data
12:oopm Closing Q&A, Student Receive Hard Drives

Listen To A Free Webinar About 3D Stereo

Sign Up Now -- And Save Over $1000!

The regular price on the VFX Boot Camp is only $2600. More than one attendee said their experience was worth much more than that but we want to keep the prices affordable while still making sure it’s high enough that all the attendees are serious about their career.

Many people spend $50,000 or more and four years of their life on film school and never get his sort of experience. But the The Visual Effects Supervisor’s Boot Camp In Los Angeles packs it all into one incredible week AND sends you home with materials you’ll be using to create your own unique reel and resume for a long time.

But right now, special limited time pricing is in effect.

Make an investment in yourself and your career.

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If you wanted to try and recreate the Boot Camp by renting your own camera, location, hiring crew, getting insurance, renting a motion control rig, lighting and grip, stunt people, and experts you’d spend tens of thousands of dollars.