Ken Bielenberg, PDI/Dreamworks
Date: Wednesday, 17 November 2004
Time: 6:30pm - refreshments, 7:00pm - talk
Location: Hewlett Packard (see directions below), Pruneridge and Wolfe,
Cupertino, Bldg. 48, Oak Room.
Cost: Free and open to all who wish to attend, but membership is only
$10/year.
Topic:
Ken will discuss the making of Shrek 2, highlighting the technical advancements
and innovations developed and utilized in the film.
About the Speaker:
Ken Bielenberg (Visual Effects Supervisor) has been with PDI/DreamWorks since
1990. He previously served as the visual effects supervisor on Shrek
and Antz. Ken's credits at PDI/DreamWorks also include acting as the
lead technical director on the 3-D animated segment of The Simpsons 1995
Halloween Special, the feature film Angels in the Outfield, and countless
commercials, including spots for Matchlight, Lego and the Clio Award-winning
Penguins spot for Halls. In addition, he contributed to the effects work in
the feature films Eraser and Heart and Souls. Educated at the
Rochester Institute of Technology, Bielenberg combined the study of film and
animation to complement his BS in computer science.