Stuttgart/Germany, December 12, 2024.
Intriguing topics and illustrious speakers are part of the FMX DNA – here are the latest program confirmations.
The Stockholm-based studio Important Looking Pirates will share at FMX how they created the VFX for „Ronja, the Robber’s Daughter“, a serial adaption of the children’s book by famed Swedish author Astrid Lindgren.
The artist and technologist Martin Nebelong is going to adress the elephant that’s been in the room for a while now: Artificial Intelligence. He will show strategies on how to deal with it well.
An ominous digital giant: scene from „Ronja, the Robber’s Daughter“. © Netflix
Ronja: A brave little heroine
Torbjörn Olsson, Production VFX supervisor, and Martin Hernblad, VFX supervisor, who represents Important Looking Pirates (ILP), share the experience of bringing „Ronja, the Robber’s Daughter“ to the 12 episode spectacular on Netflix.
From strapping an iPhone on to a face, short actors in rubber suits, to high end, world class, feathered, talking CG creatures in the snow. Over the course of 2.5 years the VFX challenges came in a wide variety of shapes and sizes.
This presentation will give the audience a unique perspective on how the visual effects came to be developed and designed – and most importantly how they were taken from words on a page to a dazzling streaming adventure.
What is real, what is not? Imagery by Martin Nebelong. © Martin Nebelong
Creativity in an age of Generative AI
How can human creativity and Generative AI supplement each other in the most meaningful way? Is text prompts really the answer or is there another way?
In his presentation, Martin Nebelong will take us on a tour of his creative journey as an artist, and his explorations of the best ways to combine human creativity and Generative AI. Over the last few years he has made a name for himself as someone who explores the cutting edge of art and technology. Always with an open mind, and with a knack for finding new and interesting ways to tell stories through images.
With the idea that brushstrokes, 3D sculpting, video and animation should be used as a basis for AI assisted workflows, Martin has managed to reclaim some of the creative control that we lost with the idea of text prompts as a means to an end with Gen AI.
The FMX Forum is open for bookings
Companies and film schools are invited to be part of the next edition of the Film & Media Exchange. Companies can showcase technical developments at the Marketplace, find talented and competent staff at the Recruting Hub, and show the FMX audience how to use tools to their full potential in Workshops.
At the School Campus, FMX’s education fair, faculties from all over the world showcase their curricula and projects. Prospective students can gather first-hand information from faculty staff, alumni, and students.
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The FMX team wishes you a peaceful holiday break – see you on the other side!