Kim Baumann Larsen of PLACEBO EFFECTS has consulted for Norwegian filmdevelopment to create a seminar and workshop on Digital Sets and Environments for film in Oslo April 5. - 6.

“The Day After Tomorrow” directed by Roland Emmerich © 2004 20th Century Fox

Digital sets and environments are helping create key scenes in many films, and for each new production, new techniques and technologies are pushing the envelope of what is possible. Together with Norwegian Film Development PLACEBO EFFECTS has helped create one of the year’s most exciting film seminars in Scandinavia, where leading speakers from the movie industry in Los Angeles, London and Oslo will visualize the possibilities and challenges of digital set design.

Keynote speaker is production designer Alex McDowell from LA. McDowell’s extensive portfolio includes the “Corpse Bride”, “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”, “The Terminal”, “Minority Report”, “Fight Club” and “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas”. He will present digital and physical set design in a two-hour interactive session.
LA visual effects designer Eric Hanson will give an introduction into digital sets and
environments using his work on films such as “The Fifth Element” and “The Day After
Tomorrow”, as well as showcasing work for smaller productions. CG Supervisor Dayne Cowan from Double Negative in London of Harry Potter fame will show work on the digital ‘Gotham City’ of “Batman Begins”. VFX artists Torgeir Busch and Aksel Jermstad from Oslo will present work on the award winning Swedish film “Storm” (2006).

Christoper Nolan’s “Batman Begins” © 2005 Warner Bros Entertainment Inc.

Audience and goals
The seminar is open for Scandinavian directors, producers, production designers, visual
effects artists as well as designers and architects interested in film design. The goal is to give the participants knowledge about digital sets and environments in order to make
better use of its full potential in future productions. The language of the day is English.

About NFU
Norwegian Film Development is a public body directly under the Norwegian Ministry of Culture acting as a centre for competence, development and inspiration serving the professional audio-visual community in Norway. Its remit includes workshops, courses, seminars and conferences aimed at furthering technical and creative competence, as well as project-based training for the development and enhancement of individual skills. Norwegian Film Development administrates a support system for screenplay development of full-length fiction, animation and documentary films, including several grants for professional training abroad.

Project Manager Angela Amoroso of the Norwegian Film Development is responsible for the seminar with architect and CGSociety Advisory Board member Kim Baumann Larsen as external consultant on programming. Ms. Kirsten Bryhni is the Director of the Norwegian Film Development.

For more information and to sign up for particpatiion at the seminar see NFU.