All about the 5 W’s: Who, What, Where, When, Why. The creative teams from top studios present on the creation of some of the most thrilling, dynamic films and television series to date.
Superstar LeBron James and his young son, Dom, get trapped in digital space by a rogue AI. To get home safely, LeBron teams up with Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and the rest of the Looney Tunes gang for a high-stakes basketball game against the AI's digitized champions of the court—a powered-up roster called the Goon Squad.
Warner Bros’ Space Jam: A New Legacy is unlike any standard animated feature, from 3D versions of well-known Looney Tunes characters to dynamic game-like environments. Join us to explore the pioneering work that Industrial Light & Magic brought to the hit sequel.
SPEAKERS
Alexander Poei
Animation Supervisor // Industrial Light & Magic
(The Verenant, The Mummy, Terminator: Dark Fate, Space Jam: A New Legacy)
Alex Poei began his career at Industrial Light & Magic in 2013. His first feature project at ILM was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles followed by a myriad of projects including Warcraft, Star Wars: Rogue One, Captain America: Civil War, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, and The Revenant. Since joining ILM, Alex has held supervisory roles on projects such as The Mummy, Terminator: Dark Fate and Space Jam: A New Legacy.
In 2015, Alex received an Annie Award alongside fellow ILM animators for their work on the character The Bear in The Revenant. When Alex isn’t spending time with the creative team at ILM, you will find him studying everything related to finance or losing at Rocket League against his children.
He graduated from the Classical Animation Program at Sheridan College in 1999.
Website // Twitter // Facebook // Instagram // LinkedIn
Falk Boje
Generalist Artist Supervisor // Industrial Light & Magic
(Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Aladdin and Space Jam: A New Legacy, Game of Thrones)
Falk Boje started working in the visual effects industry in Europe and moved to Vancouver, Canada in 2014. He joined Industrial Light & Magic in 2016 as a Generalist Supervisor, specializing in the creation of photorealistic landscapes and environments for international film productions. He works with a large variety of tools such as 2D-based traditional visual arts techniques and the latest 3D approaches.
Falk has worked on films such as Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Aladdin and Space Jam: A New Legacy. In 2011, he received a Visual Effects Society Award for his work on the highly acclaimed episodic series Game of Thrones.
Website // Twitter // Facebook // Instagram // LinkedIn
Kristin Sedore
Lead Lighting Technical Director // Industrial Light & Magic
Kristin Sedore’s career started after graduating from the Vancouver Film School in 2004 and joining the first R+H Lighting Apprenticeship program. She spent the next few years solidifying
her passion for character lighting. Over her career, she has been fortunate to light such creatures as minotaurs, centaurs, lions, gorillas, apes, giants, superheroes, villains, sea creatures, monkeys, magic carpets, hobbits, dragons, dwarves, spies, droids and characters from the Star Wars galaxy.
Kristin found her home at Industrial Light & Magic in 2014 where she has contributed to 14
projects in Lead and Senior roles. Her colleagues may argue that one of her greatest contributions was bringing service dogs in training to the studio from her volunteer work as a PADS puppy raiser, and paving the way to be a dog-friendly studio. She is a strong supporter of Disney’s VoluntEARS program and efforts to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion in VFX.
Website // Twitter // Facebook // Instagram // LinkedIn
Lies Veldeman
Compositing Supervisor // Industrial Light & Magic
(The Irishman, Terminator: Dark Fate, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Jungle Cruise, Space Jam: A New Legacy)
Lies Veldeman started her career in London as a generalist before deciding compositing was her passion. Her road to compositing first began in her home country, Belgium where she studied Interactive Multimedia Design. She moved to the United Kingdom in 2008 to study 3D Computer Animation at Bournemouth University.
She has worked at several VFX houses in the United Kingdom, starting at Cinesite, Framestore and DNEG where she was the alignment supervisor on DNEG’s Exodus: Gods and Kings. In 2015, she continued to build her career in compositing at DNEG Vancouver. After a stint at Weta in New Zealand, she joined MPC as a key artist on Aquaman.
In 2019, she joined ILM and has since worked on projects such as The Irishman, Terminator: Dark Fate, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Jungle Cruise, and Space Jam: A New Legacy.
Lies recently wrapped work on the Amazon documentary Goodnight Oppy.
Website // Twitter // Facebook // Instagram // LinkedIn
Matt Hunt
Modeling Supervisor // Industrial Light & Magic
Matt Hunt has been in the visual effects industry since the summer of 2007 where he started as a runner. He joined Industrial Light & Magic in 2015 as a Senior Artist. His first lead role with ILM was on The Revenant followed by a Modeling Supervisor role on Valerian. Since, he has held a supervisor role on projects including Black Panther, Aladdin, and Space Jam: A New Legacy. Matt's eyes were opened to the possibilities of a job in visual effects while studying at the University of Lincoln in the United Kingdom.
As a Modeling Supervisor at ILM, Matt is responsible for overseeing the modeling main line assets on the show. This includes creating characters, sculpting face shapes as well as building vehicles, sets, and props. Additionally, he works closely with other departments to ensure every asset meets aesthetic and technical standards.
All about the 5 W’s: Who, What, Where, When, Why. The creative teams from top studios present on the creation of some of the most thrilling, dynamic films and television series to date.
Superstar LeBron James and his young son, Dom, get trapped in digital space by a rogue AI. To get home safely, LeBron teams up with Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and the rest of the Looney Tunes gang for a high-stakes basketball game against the AI's digitized champions of the court—a powered-up roster called the Goon Squad.
Warner Bros’ Space Jam: A New Legacy is unlike any standard animated feature, from 3D versions of well-known Looney Tunes characters to dynamic game-like environments. Join us to explore the pioneering work that Industrial Light & Magic brought to the hit sequel.
SPEAKERS
Alexander Poei
Animation Supervisor // Industrial Light & Magic
(The Verenant, The Mummy, Terminator: Dark Fate, Space Jam: A New Legacy)
Alex Poei began his career at Industrial Light & Magic in 2013. His first feature project at ILM was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles followed by a myriad of projects including Warcraft, Star Wars: Rogue One, Captain America: Civil War, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, and The Revenant. Since joining ILM, Alex has held supervisory roles on projects such as The Mummy, Terminator: Dark Fate and Space Jam: A New Legacy.
In 2015, Alex received an Annie Award alongside fellow ILM animators for their work on the character The Bear in The Revenant. When Alex isn’t spending time with the creative team at ILM, you will find him studying everything related to finance or losing at Rocket League against his children.
He graduated from the Classical Animation Program at Sheridan College in 1999.
Website // Twitter // Facebook // Instagram // LinkedIn
Falk Boje
Generalist Artist Supervisor // Industrial Light & Magic
(Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Aladdin and Space Jam: A New Legacy, Game of Thrones)
Falk Boje started working in the visual effects industry in Europe and moved to Vancouver, Canada in 2014. He joined Industrial Light & Magic in 2016 as a Generalist Supervisor, specializing in the creation of photorealistic landscapes and environments for international film productions. He works with a large variety of tools such as 2D-based traditional visual arts techniques and the latest 3D approaches.
Falk has worked on films such as Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Aladdin and Space Jam: A New Legacy. In 2011, he received a Visual Effects Society Award for his work on the highly acclaimed episodic series Game of Thrones.
Website // Twitter // Facebook // Instagram // LinkedIn
Kristin Sedore
Lead Lighting Technical Director // Industrial Light & Magic
Kristin Sedore’s career started after graduating from the Vancouver Film School in 2004 and joining the first R+H Lighting Apprenticeship program. She spent the next few years solidifying
her passion for character lighting. Over her career, she has been fortunate to light such creatures as minotaurs, centaurs, lions, gorillas, apes, giants, superheroes, villains, sea creatures, monkeys, magic carpets, hobbits, dragons, dwarves, spies, droids and characters from the Star Wars galaxy.
Kristin found her home at Industrial Light & Magic in 2014 where she has contributed to 14
projects in Lead and Senior roles. Her colleagues may argue that one of her greatest contributions was bringing service dogs in training to the studio from her volunteer work as a PADS puppy raiser, and paving the way to be a dog-friendly studio. She is a strong supporter of Disney’s VoluntEARS program and efforts to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion in VFX.
Website // Twitter // Facebook // Instagram // LinkedIn
Lies Veldeman
Compositing Supervisor // Industrial Light & Magic
(The Irishman, Terminator: Dark Fate, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Jungle Cruise, Space Jam: A New Legacy)
Lies Veldeman started her career in London as a generalist before deciding compositing was her passion. Her road to compositing first began in her home country, Belgium where she studied Interactive Multimedia Design. She moved to the United Kingdom in 2008 to study 3D Computer Animation at Bournemouth University.
She has worked at several VFX houses in the United Kingdom, starting at Cinesite, Framestore and DNEG where she was the alignment supervisor on DNEG’s Exodus: Gods and Kings. In 2015, she continued to build her career in compositing at DNEG Vancouver. After a stint at Weta in New Zealand, she joined MPC as a key artist on Aquaman.
In 2019, she joined ILM and has since worked on projects such as The Irishman, Terminator: Dark Fate, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Jungle Cruise, and Space Jam: A New Legacy.
Lies recently wrapped work on the Amazon documentary Goodnight Oppy.
Website // Twitter // Facebook // Instagram // LinkedIn
Matt Hunt
Modeling Supervisor // Industrial Light & Magic
Matt Hunt has been in the visual effects industry since the summer of 2007 where he started as a runner. He joined Industrial Light & Magic in 2015 as a Senior Artist. His first lead role with ILM was on The Revenant followed by a Modeling Supervisor role on Valerian. Since, he has held a supervisor role on projects including Black Panther, Aladdin, and Space Jam: A New Legacy. Matt's eyes were opened to the possibilities of a job in visual effects while studying at the University of Lincoln in the United Kingdom.
As a Modeling Supervisor at ILM, Matt is responsible for overseeing the modeling main line assets on the show. This includes creating characters, sculpting face shapes as well as building vehicles, sets, and props. Additionally, he works closely with other departments to ensure every asset meets aesthetic and technical standards.
