Mike Seymour
Co-Founder
Mike has a Ph.D in digital humans built on a B Sc. in Pure Maths from the University of Sydney where he also did his Masters. His research is into using interactive realtime photoreal faces in new forms of Human Computer Interfaces (CHI). Mike has worked in R&D and in production, winning an AFI and being nominated for an Emmy. He has worked as a compositor, vfx supervisor and second unit director on various TV shows. He is perhaps best known for his work as a writer, consultant and educator with the web sites fxguide and fxphd. Now with huge followings, these sites provide an important link between the film and vfx community and the researchers and innovators who constantly push the limits of technology. Mike has lectured at SIGGRAPH, HICSS, FMX, CVMP and SMPTE. Mike co-founded the Motus Lab at the University of Sydney with explores digital humans using both traditional high end computer graphics and also advanced neural rendering and Machine Learning.
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Events featuring Mike Seymour
The TENET Effect: Unpacking the Collaboration of Special and Visual Effects
The TENET Effect: Unpacking the Collaboration of Special and Visual Effects - Andrew Jackson, Mike Seymour and Scott Fisher - DNEG - VFX Supervisor Andrew Jackson sits down with Special Effects Supervisor Scott Fisher to discuss the harmonious coupling of special effects and visual effects in Christopher Nolan's latest film, 'TENET' for which DNEG took home an Oscar win. Moderator Mike Seymour leads the two BAFTA-winners to dissect the creative processes and unique collaboration that ultimately brought Nolan's vision from script to screen. Along with teasing out the film's critical concepts — for example, the scientific differences between 'backwards' and 'inverted' — this talk touches on the recent resurgence of in-camera practical effects, the iconic 747 crash scene, and much more. Don't miss this deep dive into one of this year's most innovative cinematic achievements.
Animex Talk