PLEASE NOTE: This is not a sign up page, you must visit the following link for event details and to register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/houdini-day-uts-tickets-1991121795891?aff=oddtdtcreator Welcome to the very first **Houdini HIVE + Ignite Workshop Day at UTS**! Please join us for an exciting in-person gathering where creativity meets technology. Dive into the world of visual effects, animation, and more with industry professionals and experts. Select from one of our 4 hands-on workshops in the morning, then stay for our inspiring lineup of presenters in the afternoon as well as our expert discussion panel. Prizes and Swag sponsored by **SideFX.** * **Lab 1 Create Blue Mountains Landscapes, Mark Flanagan, RMIT University** *Attendees will look at setting up a USD workflow, with Solaris and RenderMan. From research to render... Building a Blue Mountains landscape from DEM data, working with Copernicus and Terrain tools, for adding detail and textures. Scattering trees, rocks and biome relevant assets. Finishing off with volumetric clouds and the signature blue haze which gives the area its name.* * **Lab 2 Learn to Animate with KineFX, Garrick Rawlingson, Floating Rock** *Ever wanted to animate in Houdini? Here’s your chance. Join us for a hands-on workshop where you’ll learn the fundamentals of animation by bringing the classic bouncing ball to life — and take it a step further by animating the cutest kiwi character.* * **Lab 3 Motion Graphics in LOPS, Matt Tillman, Pixel Ninja** *This hands on workshop guides participants through the process of building and rendering a short product-focused motion graphics sequence. Working from the ground up; starting with modelling the asset in SOPs, before blocking and assembling the sequence in Solaris and finally lighting and rendering with Karma XPU.* * **Lab 4 The Key to SOPs: Attributes, Fraser Shiers, ILM & Hipflask** *To wield Houdini's true power and potential, you need to master attributes — and that's exactly what you'll be doing here. In this beginner-friendly workshop, you'll unleash attributes to drive parameters and scatter and distribute geometry. You'll gain a solid understanding of how attributes work, and come away with production-proven tools and techniques for bending them to your will.*
