STEM @ Kent Digital Media
March 2, 2020
Sibson Lecture Theatre 1
Sibson Building
University of Kent
Canterbury
CT2 7NT
The 4th lecture in the STEM@Kent series, “From ‘The Crown’ to ‘The Lion King’ – the importance of Visual Effects in Modern Film and TV” will be delivered by Dominik Platen, Lead 2D Artist at One of Us and Kent alumnus (Digital Visual Effects, 2013).
It will take place on Monday 2 March from 6 – 7 pm in the Jennison Lecture Theatre, School of Engineering and Digital Arts, University of Kent, Canterbury campus and will cover:
- Introduction: Dominik’s study and career path
- What is VFX? Obvious use of CGI vs. invisible effects/set-extensions
- Examples/breakdowns: Talking about both types of VFX using the examples of The Crown (Invisible, set-extension type work), and “The Lion King” (Photorealistic, fully-CG)
- The current state and future of the VFX industry in the UK