For its 2019 edition, the Frame-By-Frame Animators Conference (FxF) has put together an impressive lineup of animation industry guests to be part of a day-long event at Chicago’s DePaul University on May 4.
The guests of honor are Estonian animation legend Priit Pärn, who also established the animation studies program at the Estonian Academy of Arts; Phil Tippett, the Academy Award winning vfx maven who has worked on Star Wars, Robocop, and Jurassic Park; and Julia Pott, creator of the Cartoon Network series Summer Camp Island.
Other special guests include Joyce N. Ho, an art director and motion designer who has worked on the opening titles to the tv series True Detective and The Expanse, and 3d artist Katie Torn, who creates digital assemblages out of computer graphics and video. Additionally, veteran Disney animator Brian Ferguson will present a masterclass on character animation, while gaming industry vet Heinz Schuller presents a game art masterclass.