Visual Development Panel at Tuesday's Membership Meeting

Paul Lasaine for Lord of the Rings

Our panel discussion at tomorrow's General Membership Meeting will be Visual Development: Vision and Inspiration, featuring Mike Kurinsky, Paul Lasaine, and Paul Shardlow, and moderated by animator/viz dev artist (and exec board member) Cathy Jones. Pizza and refreshments are served at 6:30 PM, the panel will begin promptly at 7 PM, and the membership meeting will start after the panel (around 8 PM). . . The meeting will take place at the IATSE Local 44 Meeting Hall at 12021 Riverside Drive in North Hollywood (just east of Laurel Canyon). Advance word is that the panelists, who are among the best in the business, will be bringing samples of their work to illustrate the discussion. You'll likely see some amazing animation art that you'd never be able to see otherwise. At the membership meeting we'll be electing delegates to the IATSE District 2 convention Sept. 9-10 in Las Vegas, giving an update of the progress on our new building, and a report on what's going on in animation around town.

Michael Kurinsky, for Disney's The Little Match Girl

Michael Kurinsky's credits include Open Season, Home on the Range, Atlantis, Fantasia 2000, Tarzan, Mulan, Hercules, among others.

The Glittering Caves by Paul Lasaine, for Lord of the Rings

Paul Lasaine's credits include Lord of the Rings films, The Prince of Egypt, and dozen's of other films.

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, watercolor by Paul Shardlow for DreamWorks

Paul Shardlow's credits include Over the Hedge, Madagascar, Shrek, and Spirit, among others.