Gnomon School of Visual Effects and the VES are welcoming two key players of the visual effects team from the recently released, The Spiderwick Chronicles. This evening, Colon and Daniel will take you through many of the compositing and previs shot-breakdowns from the fantasy adventure for the child in all of us. Colin and Daniel will help to uncover some of the visual effects magic of the Spiderwick estate and the creatures that inhabit it.

About this Evening’s Speakers

Colin Epstein - Compositing Supervisor, Tippett Studio

Colin Epstein fell into visual effects work pursuing a variety of interests. He grew up in Hollywood, surrounded by movies -figuratively and literally- as his father co-founded the UCLA Film Archive. This meant a constant exposure to films from every decade and every country, fostering a love for the medium. It also started a lifelong fascination with the fantastic images of films like King Kong, The Golden Voyage of Sinbad, and Star Wars. Colin graduated from Pitzer College in Claremont, California, with a BA in English, but he spent as much time in art and film classes as he did studying literature.