For a Film Maker, Visual Effects (VFX) can help you tell compelling stories or achieve a vision in the film which would not be possible in camera, too dangerous or too costly. This presentation is about how film makers should use VFX smartly for their films and how to approach it from pre-production to post.

Some of the many questions answered :
- Different types of VFX and how to use them in your film.
- how to budget for VFX
- how to work with VFX Supervisors

-How to shoot for VFX smartly
- The Process of VFX from script breakdown to final shot

The sophisticated motion-sensors, now ubiquitous in mobile devices, give us potential access to new, uncharted sonic possibilities and add new dimensions to the way we create and interact with digital music. Hear them for yourself in a brief musical performance from the creator of the Sound Wand project and learn about how it could do for music what Inst-a-gram has done for photography…

Questions Answered:
How can mobile technology transform the landscape of digital music creation? What is the coolest thing you can do with your iPhone?

A brief musical performance and demonstration of new musical frontiers opened up by, now ubiquitous, motion-sensor technology on mobile devices.

Questions Answered:
Does mobile tech succeed merely in lowering the bar to entry for musicians or are there additionally new, undiscovered musical territories to explore?