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SPEAKER

SPEAKER

SPEAKER

THE FOURTH COURSE

HELENA PACKER & JASON YANG

THE FUTURE OF VISUAL EFFECTS

WEDNESDAY 25th OCT 2023

10am LA - 1pm NYC - 6pm LON - 7pm PARIS

Helena Packer

Helena Packer

SVP / GM - DGENE US

 

The Academy - Science and Technology Committee

Helena Packer is a leader in the convergence of AI and visual effects for content creation. Her deep understanding of all aspects of visual effects, combined with her background as an artist and filmmaker gives her a unique perspective on blending artistic creativity with technological advancements.
 

Helena built and ran her own visual effects studio where she led a team of artists that created the visual effects for Oscar, Emmy, and Clio awards winning projects. Her VFX supervision includes work on “X-men2”, Charlie Wilson’s War, and most recently work an AI animation project for “Baahubali 3” with renowned filmmaker SS Rajamouli.


She is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and has served on the VFX Executive Committee and as Chair of the VFX Diversity Committee. Currently she serves on both the Academy's Science and Technology Council and Science and Science and Technology Committee.    

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Jason yang

CO FOUNDER/CTM - DGENE AI

Jason Yang

An expert in AI, computer vision and content creation, Jason is a co-founder of DGene and its CTO. He leads teams of scientists and engineers in the creation of artificial intelligence and virtual production technologies for content creation . He previously served as Senior Manager of Advanced Technology Initiatives and Senior Manager of GPU Performance Engineering at AMD, He earned his undergraduate degree, masters, and doctorate in Computer Science from MIT.

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