Visual Effects Bake-Off

Since people gave me a bad time for forgetting to post about last week's visual effects discussion about Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (sponsored by LA SIGGRAPH), I'm trying to make sure I don't miss any more . . .

The Visual Effects Award Nominating Committee, made up of all voting members of the Visual Effects Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), will be nominating 3 films from the 7 selected at an event commonly referred to as the Visual Effects Bake-Off.

Each of the 7 selected films screens a 15-minute reel of the most-impressive effects shots, and then the 4 nominated individuals for that film (usually the supervisors) are allowed 5 minutes to present why it was so impressive and answer a few questions.

This year's Bake-Off is next Wednesday, 21 January 2004. It's supposed to start at 7:30pm, and the doors are supposed to open at 6:30pm but they could possibly open before that time.

If you would like to get in, you should arrive at least an hour ahead of time, around 5:30pm.

SCFX officers will be leaving around 4:30, so once again, if you would like to get in, it is recommended that you show up early.