Thursday, October 27, 2016

Effects Professionals Make Up Visual Effects Society

 


With a number of major motion pictures to his credit from his work as a Virtual Production Director, including James Cameron’s Avatar, James Knight is currently the Virtual Production Director for AMD. James Knight is also involved with several organizations that help promote the visual effects industry, including the Visual Effects Society.

The Visual Effects Society represents practitioners of the visual effects arts and promotes the development of advanced technology in film and television. The society includes PR/marketing specialists, educators, model makers, and artists. With its headquarters in Los Angeles, the VES includes more than 3,300 members from more than 33 countries around the world.

The Visual Effects Society also offers awards based on lasting and significant contributions made in the visual effects industry, including the Visionary Award, the Georges Melies Award, and the Lifetime Achievement Award. A few of the Lifetime Achievement Award past recipients include Stephen Spielberg, James Cameron, Stan Lee, and George Lucas.