TORONTO, ON - Aug 17th, 2023 - 12:00 PM
Location: DoubleTree by Hilton Toronto Downtown
‘CREATE’ PRESENTATIONS
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.
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.
‘CONNECT’ PANEL
Geneva Hines
Geneva Hines is a Motion Designer and illustrator based in Toronto. She loves experimenting with bold colours, and working on projects that allow for experimentation and creative thinking. Geneva recently graduated from Toronto Metropolitan University’s Media Production program where she created a design agency for her thesis, working to create motion design intro sequences for pilot tv shows and interactive games. She is now working at alter ego as a full time motion designer where she collaborates on a variety of commercial projects. The projects she enjoys most include music visuals for artists and projects with concepts rooted in well developed stories.
Nick Denboer
Nick DenBoer is an award winning director, animator and digital artist based in Toronto, Canada. He has developed a unique humorous style, combining video remix, VFX and animation techniques under his online brand, “Smearballs”. Nick honed his skills early in his career working as a writer and bit creator for Conan O’Brien producing and remixing popular culture segments for the show. Nick is a frequent collaborator with deadmau5 and has directed and produced 3 music videos, tour visuals and many other digital projects for his brand. Nick’s work has also landed him many other collaborations with artists like Flying Lotus, Eric Andre, Tommy Lee, Beeple, Madonna, and The Wu-Tang Clan to name a few. His groundbreaking short film “The Chickening” (a poultry-infused remix of Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”) graced the screens of over 100 film festivals around the world including TIFF and Sundance. Nick has directed and produced award winning ads for Old Spice, DC SHOES, KFC along with countless TV shows, films, web and VR projects.
Andre ‘Sage’ Ottley
Andre Ottley also known as ‘Sage’, started his creative journey in architecture, where he was introduced to Cinema4D by chance as a part of the curriculum.
What began as a tool for 3D visualization evolved into a wider exploration of animation during his off-hours. This journey eventually led Andre to transition away from Architecture to a full-time role as a 3D environment artist and animator at the VR content studio Secret Location. Over time, the studio transitioned into the realm of immersive experiences. Today, he holds the position of Creative Director, where he finds himself in somewhat of a hybrid role, combining his background and knowledge of architecture for physical space build-outs, along with a long history and passion for 3D animation, in creating unique content for immersive experience spaces. Beyond this, Andre remains an active contributor to the Cinema 4D community as the moderator of the Cinema4D subreddit (which is where the nickname originates), solidifying his connection to both the software and the community of artists.
Noseman
Athanasios Pozantzis AKA Noseman, has been servicing the Creative industry for more than 3 decades, spending most of his working hours creating Artwork and 3D Packaging Renders for big brands. He moved to Toronto – Canada in 2013, and now records tutorials for artists, teaches, and occasionally takes up a project or two; everything – of course – using his favourite 3D software, Maxon Cinema 4D. He is also a Maxon Certified instructor. His professional Zenith was achieved when he realized that googling “Noseman” shows his website first on the search results.