DALLAS, TX - April 28th, 2023 - 12:00 PM
Location: UTD
‘CREATE’ PRESENTATIONS
EJ Hassenfratz
EJ Hassenfratz is a multi-Emmy winning freelance motion design artist based out of Denver, Colorado. With over 15 years of experience in the industry, EJ has conducted numerous webinars and presented at events such as NAB, Adobe Video World, and Siggraph. He creates tutorials for School of Motion and lynda.com and is a regular contributor to the Maxon blog. EJ's passion for creating engaging content and sharing his knowledge with others has made him a highly respected figure in the motion design community.
Chris Schmidt
Chris Schmidt is a well-known figure in the Maxon community, having provided workflow-enhancing plugins, tutorials, and live-streamed knowledge for over two decades. He is the founder of Rocket Lasso, a resource for artists looking to improve their skills and workflow. Chris is a regular presenter at events such as NAB, Siggraph, and Adobe Video World, and is a popular Twitch streamer who tackles a wide variety of topics and questions live from the audience every Wednesday. His extensive knowledge and dedication to helping others have made him a highly respected and beloved member of the motion design community.
Jonathan Winbush
Jonathan Winbush is an award-winning motion graphics artist with over a decade of experience in television, virtual, and augmented reality. He is the owner of Winbush Immersive and an official Unreal partner, creating amazing content on his YouTube Channel about Unreal Engine, Motion Graphics, Virtual Production, and Interactive Development. Jonathan has been a featured presenter at events such as NAB, Siggraph, and Half Rez, and his work has been recognized by numerous industry awards, including an Emmy. His dedication to exploring the cutting edge of technology and pushing the boundaries of motion graphics has made him a highly respected figure in the community.
‘CREATE’ EMCEE
Mathias Omotola
Mathias Omotola has worked as a Fortune 500 sales and marketing specialist to a digital artist, with a passion for Visual Effects / Special effects and motion design. Pulling from his diverse background, Mathias has focused and adopted the principle of “form follows function”, associated with modern architecture and industrial design in the 20th century. This philosophy has allowed Mathias to keep the final result of his creations and their purpose, top of mind throughout the design process. Over the last 14 years, Mathias has operated as Manager of events community for Maxon.
‘CONNECT’ PANEL DISCUSSION
Alex Parker
Alex Parker is an animator and designer, making magic with Disney Parks by day, and running her freelance brand Ladybird Animation by night. Bright colors and black coffee are her personal motto, and when she’s not slinging keyframes, she enjoys putting together artist workshops, painting, and hunting for vintage Disney picture books in antique shops.
Barton Damer
Barton Damer is a talented digital artist, motion graphics designer, and creative director based in the United States. He is the founder of the multidisciplinary design studio, Already Been Chewed (ABC), which he started in 2010. The studio specializes in creating motion graphics, 3D animations, and visual effects for a wide range of clients, including major brands such as Nike, Louis Vuitton, ESPN, the NBA, The NFL, Adidas, Marvel, Vans, and many others.
Gustaf Fjelstrom
Gustaf Fjelstrom is a motion designer, artist, and illustrator (and recovering creative director) who specializes in conceptual design, styleframes, storyboards, and animation for title sequences, branding/identity spots, promotional campaigns, and product visualizations. He operates Botched Creative out the Austin, TX area and is absolutely in no way affiliated with any type of plastic surgery reality TV show
Sasha Vinogradova
Sasha is Emmy Nominated art director and digital artist. Her background includes more than a decade of experience in motion design, entertainment keyart and book cover art. She’s worked in companies like Apple and The Mill, and clients such as Lexus, Amazon, HP, Disney, Netflix, HBO among many others. Her work (personal and as part of a team) were honored with a variety of awards including Emmy Nomination, Clio, Lia, D&AD, A Design, Muse and more.
Mark Fancher
Mark Fancher is a self-taught 3D artist and motion designer specializing in art-directed simulations and proceduralism. With over a decade of experience working in computer graphics, he is Lead FX Artist and a Senior Motion Designer at Already Been Chewed. He is also a Houdini educator and has a strong passion for teaching others his craft.
Ryan Talbot
Ryan Talbot is a contemporary 3D artist raised in Southern California. He has worked with a variety of artists and brands over the years including Zedd, Lil Nas X, Nickelodeon, New Balance & more. He secured the Grand Prize of Australia's Got Talent in 2019 as the lead animator behind Kristy Sellar’s interactive dance acts. Since 2021, Ryan has been selling his personal artwork online. These animations often focus on whimsical robot characters, and how they interact with the world around them. Ryan has exhibited his work at Sotheby’s Paris, Beeple Studios, Pellas Gallery, Art Basel Miami, The Medici Collection in Times Square & The SuperRare Gallery New York.
Travis Ragsdale
Travis Ragsdale is a freelance 3D artist and motion designer with 10 years of experience in the field. His specific art style has been heavily based around the use of color and motion to create work that feels hyperrealistic and playful at the same time. Through the years Travis has worked with a range of clients, such as Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Spotify, Nissan, Hot Wheels, Callaway Golf, and others. For the past few years travis has used his Instagram as a digital portfolio of his personal art explorations, so feel free to check that out to see more of his work.
‘CONNECT’ EMCEE
Dave Koss
Dave Koss is a motion graphics artist under the handle Zeta.art. He is also owner of Nexus Motion, an animation studio in Dallas, TX. He's part owner of Mograph.com, an online community for motion graphics artists. Over the years, he has worked on numerous high-profile projects for clients such as Deadmau5, EA Sports, George Strait, and Oprah Winfrey. He co-hosts the Mograph Podcast weekly with Matt Milstead on Mograph.com. Dave also maintains Mograph.com's 24/7 Motion Graphics Channel called MographTV. Additionally, he is one of the directors of Camp Mograph, a 4-day immersive retreat for animators & motion designers with workshops, networking, and campfire gatherings led by top industry artists.
‘CONNECT’ EMCEE
Matt Milstead
Matt Milstead is a partner at Mograph.com and a freelance 3D animator with over 22 years of experience in the industry. As a leader in his field, he has worked on diverse projects for video games, concert visuals as well as movies and interactive content. He co-hosts the Mograph podcast, where he shares his expertise with others in the industry.