Transformations 3: FICTION SCIENCE
http://iml.usc.edu/transformations3/
Saturday, March 3, 2007: 11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Norris Cinema Theatre (NCT), USC
11am-1pm Panel I: Science Fiction, Fiction Science
LARRY NIVEN, science fiction author (Ringworld)
TIM PRATT, fantasy and science fiction author (Little Gods)
NATHAN SCHURR, USC
1:30pm-2:00pm Live Video Chat with science fiction author RUDY RUCKER (Software, Wetware)
2:00pm-4:00pm Panel II: Hollywood Science, Special FX
SCOTT BUKATMAN, Stanford University (Terminal Identity, Matters of Gravity)
KEVIN MACK, visual effects supervisor (Fight Club, Ghost Rider)
ELIZABETH KESSLER, Stanford University
4:30pm-7pm Screening
ARTHUR ELSENAAR & REMKO SCHA Morphology/FaceShift
and works by video artists TORSTEN ZENAS BURNS, ANTHONY DISCENZA, DARRIN MARTIN and HALFLIFERS
Sunday, March 4, 2007: 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Ground Zero Coffeehouse, USC, 615 Childs Way
Readings & Performance
1pm fantasy & science fiction author TIM PRATT
2pm science fiction author LARRY NIVEN
3pm TOWARDS A DIGITAL COMPUTER WITH A HUMAN FACE: a lecture by speech synthesis machine HUGE HARRY, with live demonstration of computer-controlled human facial expressions.