Industry Giants 2024
2024 Guest Speakers Randy Pitchford - Founder of the Gearbox Entertainment Company Randy Pitchford is a video game industry veteran of more than 30 years and founder of the Gearbox Entertainment Company, which develops and publishes award-winning and best-selling video games through its subsidiaries, Gearbox Software and Gearbox Publishing, and produces groundbreaking film and television...
Industry Giants 2019
2019 Guest Speakers John Pomeroy President of John Pomeroy Productions In 1973, John Pomeroy began working at the Walt Disney Company as a background artist, and after only a year earned the role of full animator to work on Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too—a beloved classic that went on to earn an Academy Award Nomination. During...
Industry Giants 2018
2018 Guest Speakers Ron Clements Writer & Director at DisneyRON CLEMENTS (Director) is a renowned storyteller and filmmaker at Walt Disney Animation Studios. With his longtime collaborator, John Musker, Clements has written and directed iconic feature films that have become part of Disney’s legacy, including beloved classics like “The Little Mermaid” in 1989 and “Aladdin”...
Industry Giants 2017
INDUSTRY GIANTS 2017 CONFERENCE Speakers Aaron BlaiseOwner at The Art of Aaron Blaise Aaron graduated from the Ringling College of Art & Design in 1989 from the Illustration program. He was then hired by Walt Disney Feature Animation where he spent 21 years helping to create some of the greatest animated films ever made. During...
Industry Giants 2016
2016 Industry Giants Speakers Tony BonillaAnimator at Walt Disney Animation Studios Tony is an animator at Walt Disney Animation Studios. He's been animating professionally for over ten years, and has been teaching animation courses for over four years. Some of his credits include: Zootopia, Big Hero 6, Rio 2, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs,...
Industry Giants 2015
Armand Serrano Visual Development Artist at Walt Disney Animation Studios Armand Serrano has been in the animation industry for 25 years and have worked in major animated feature films for both Disney and Sony Pictures. His film credits for Disney include Zootopia (slated for march, 2016), Big Hero 6, Lilo and Stitch, Brother Bear,...
Industry Giants 2014
Phil Tippett Founder and Director of Tippett Studios Phil Tippett is the founder and namesake of Tippett Studio. His varied career in visual effects has spanned more than 30 years and includes two Academy Awards; and six nominations, one BAFTA award and four nominations, two Emmys and the advent of modern digital effects in motion...
Industry Giants 2013
INDUSTRY GIANTS 2013 SPEAKERS Brandon Oldenburg Partner and Director at Moonbot Studios 2012 Acedemy Award Winner Best Animated Short Film for "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore" Commencement Speaker Feel the Vibe, Read the Room, Test the taste but most of all... PLAY it by Ear. Brandon Oldenburg is an Academy Award winning...
Industry Giants 2012
Creating today’s entertainment may seem like mystical otherworld technology, but this year we look behind the veil to talk with the shamen that create todays top games, movies, and commercials. Industry Giants 2012:End of The World, Visual Effects, Animation and Game Forum features over a dozen industry professionals. The annual event takes place Saturday, September...
Industry Giants 2011
Creating today’s entertainment may seem like mystical otherworld technology, but this year we look behind the veil to talk with the shamen that create todays top games, movies, and commercials. Industry Giants 2011:Ten in Texas, Visual Effects, Animation and Game Forum features ten industry professionals. The annual event takes place Saturday, June 25 and Sunday,...
Industry Giants 2010
Creating today’s entertainment may seem like mystical otherworld technology, but this year we look behing the veil to talk with the shamen that create todays top games, movies, and commercials. Industry Giants 2010: Creative Alchemy, Visual Effects, Animation and Game Forum features ten industry professionals. The ninth annual event takes place Saturday, June 12 and...
Industry Giants 2009
Creating today’s entertainment media demands community, collaboration and teamwork. Community is vital to artists struggling in the current economic landscape. The Industry Giants 2009: Building a Community, Visual Effects, Animation and Game Forum features ten industry professionals. The eighth annual event takes place Friday, June 5 and Saturday, June 6, 2009 at the Spring Creek...
Industry Giants 2008
Mike Anderson, supervising director for The Simpsons joins professionals from Sony Pictures Imageworks, Digital Doman, Rhythm & Hues and Radar Cartoons for the Industry Giants 2008: Drawing on Ideas! Visual Effects, Animation and Game Forum. The event takes place Friday, June 6 and Saturday, June 7, 2008 on the Spring Creek Campus of Collin...
Industry Giants 2007
From script to screen - and everything in between - the sixth annual Industry Giants 2007: Everything In-Between computer graphics, animation and gaming forum explored what it takes to cultivate and keep an animation and gaming industry in Texas. The third annual Masterclass featured Digital Domain technical director Jens Zalzala presenting behind the scenes work...
Industry Giants 2006
Stepping behind the scenes and into the innovative world of visual effects and game design, the fifth annual event, Industry Giants 2006: Giant Steps Forward, included a distinctive lineup of speakers working in all areas of animation and special effects for film, television and games. Ed Hooks, visiting for the second time, led a sold-out...
Industry Giants 2005
Industry Giants 2005: Frame by Frame, the fourth annual event, moved beyond the illusion to feature a distinctive lineup of speakers working in all areas of animation and special effects for film, television, gaming and interactive theme park rides. The first Industry Giants Masterclass featured Bobby Beck, president and CEO of AnimationMentor.com leading a presentation...
Industry Giants 2004
Industry Giants 2004: Bringing Things to Life was the third annual Industry Giants forum highlighting the latest advancements in computer graphics, animation and visual effects. Speakers included Oscar-winning visual effects innovator Hoyt Yeatman, Jr., animator and Emmy-winning storyboard artist Dan Kuenster, Sony Pictures Animation character animator Renato Dos Anjos, and Visual Effects Supervisor Scott...
Industry Giants 2003
Industry Giants 2003: Visual Storytelling was the first event to feature a full panel of CG and animation industry speakers. Produced by A Bunch of Short Guys in cooperation with the Applied Graphic Design Technology department at Collin College, presenters from Sony Pictures Imageworks, Reel FX Creative Studios and CGchannel participated in the day-long event...