Industry Giants Poster

Pardon our mess.  We have been hibernating since 2020, but we are actively looking at options to host ABOSG/Industry Insights IG2024

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Dallas, Texas annual Industry Giants conference presented by the nonprofit guild, A Bunch of Short Guys, offers one full day of master classes, discussions and networking. Industry Giants features a distinctive lineup of industry professionals working in animation, visual effects and games.

 

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Dallas, Texas annual Industry Giants conference presented by the nonprofit guild, A Bunch of Short Guys, offers one full day of master classes, discussions and networking. Industry Giants features a distinctive lineup of industry professionals working in animation, visual effects and games. This year A Bunch of Short Guys have teamed up again with the Big(D)esign conference who showcases the biggest names in interactive development: user experience, usability, mobile development, user research, content strategy, social media and design thinking to have a joint conference focused on art, animation, games and interactive development all under one roof.

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2019 Special Guests

2019 Artist Alley

Portfolio Reviews

 

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Get professional feedback on your portfolio from 9-12 and 1-4 from leading Industry talent. Learn more about Industry Giants portfolio reviews.

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2019 Venue

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Past Speakers

Alan Chan – Sony Imageworks

Allan McKay – Catastrophic FX

Arman Serrano

Augusto Schillaci – ReelFX

Austin Meyers – The Molecule LA

Bert Van Brande – Reel FX

Bettye Zoller

Bobby Beck – AnimationMentor.com

Brad Clark – RiggingDojo.com

Brad Gabe – Janimation

Brandon and Jarrod Shiflett

Brandon Fricks – ReelFX

Brandon Oldenburg – Moonbot Studios

Brett Briley – Id Software

Bryan Brewer – Cloud Emporium

Bryan Engram – Reel FX

Bryan Godwin - Shade VFX

Chad Sellers-Walt Disney

Chas Naylor – ReelFX

Chris Fowler – Pixar Canada

Chris Olivia – Troublemaker Studios

Chris Williams -Sony Imageworks

Christian Lorenz Scheurer

Dale Carmen – ReelFX

Dan Kuenster – iStation

David Bossert – Walt Disney

David Igo - Sideshow Collectables

David Schaub – Sony Imageworks

David Tart – DNA Productions

Deke Kincade – the Foundry

Ed Hooks – Acting for Animators

Ed Jones – Reel FX

Ed Mendez – Dive Visual

Ed Whetstone Reel Fx

Eliot Lilly

Elise Hatheway

Elizabeth Hitt – Digital Domain

Farhez Rayani – Rhythm & Hues

Francis Vallejo

Frank Abney - Pixar Studios

Fred Gardner Reel FX

Gerard H Baldwin 

Grace Liu - Airship Syndicate

Greg Brown the Foundry

Greg Punchatz-Janimation

George Tsougkouzdis

Harry Michalakeas – Reel FX

Hoyt Yeatman – Whamaphram

Ian Johnson

J. Schuh – Toons N Design

James Gentile – Monolith Productions

Jason Felix

Jason Manley – Massive Black

Jay Hawkins – Epic Games

Jean-Eric Henault – CGChannel.com

Jeff Alcantara – ReelFX

Jeffrey Dates – the Mill NY

Jens Zalzala – Digital Domain

Joan Panis – MPC Montreal

Johan Klingler – AID

John A Davis – DNA Productions

John Carmack – i.d. Software

John Pomeroy - John Pomeroy Productions

Johnny Gibson – Digital Domain

Jorge Gutierrez – ReelFX

Jose Ramirez

Joseph Gilland

Josh Carey – Reel FX

Katie Heckey – Brazen Ent.

Kevin Johnson – Sony Pictures

Kevin Johnstone – Epic Software

Krishnamurti M.Costa – ILM

Lila Martinez - Fox Animation

Lionel Cornelius Jr – Robot Ent.

Loni Peristere – Zoic

Lorin Wood – Gearbox

Luke Olson – Trinity Broadcasting

Marc Gilpin

Mark Simon - Storyboard

Mary Morgan

Michael Mentler – TSOFA.com

Michel Gagné

Miguel Ortega – Spy Films

Mike B Anderson – Simpsons

Mike Mattesi – Author

Miyo Nakamura

Monika Sawyer – Reel FX

Nate Stephens – Sony Santa Monica

Norma Klingler – AID

Orlando Sanchez – The Art Department

Paul Gaboury – Pixologic

Phil Tippett – Tippett Studios

Piyush Patel – Digital Tutors

Rachelle Lewis – Rachelle Lewis Talent

Ramahan Faulk – ReelFX

Randy Pitchford – Gearbox Software

Raul Aparicio – Hammer and Chisel

Renato dos Anjos – Sony Imageworks

Richard Lyons - Naughty Dog

Rita Street – Radar Cartoons

Robby Lamb – Bioware

Ron Clements - Disney Animation

Ronnie Wiliford-Powerhouse Animation

Samantha Youssef – Studio Technique

Sarah Mensinga

Scott Gordon – CafeFX

Scott Kester – Gearbox

Scott Peterson – Digital Anvil 

Shawn Dunn -Weta Digital

Shawn Spetch – Nerve Software

Silvia Pompie – The Simpsons

Stephan Martiniere – id Software

Stephen Hess – Jovian Minds

Stephen Silver

Stephen Steinbach – AID

Steve Emerson – LAIKA

Steve Gaconnier – Janimation

Steve Quentin – 900lbs of Creative

Steve Wang - Onyx Forge Studio

Steven Stahlberg – ZeniMax

T. Dan Hofstedt – Sony Imageworks

Tadao Mihashi – Digital Domain

Terryl Whitlatch – ILM

Tom Bancroft

Tomas Gonzalez

Tony Bancroft

Tony Bonilla – Disney

Tony White – “The Animators Workbook”

Tymon Pitts – Reel FX 

Tyson Murphy – Blizzard Ent.

Will Nicholson