The Radar

Legendary special effects artist Rick Baker in attendance for a post-screening Q&A!
AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON (1981): David (David Naughton) and Jack (Griffin Dunne) are Americans backpacking through Britain. When they are attacked by a large wolf, David survives with a bite, but Jack is brutally killed. As David heals in the hospital, he’s plagued by violent nightmares of his mutilated friend, who warns David that he’ll become a werewolf at the next full moon. Directed by John Landis. 35mm print.
Rick Baker won the Academy Award for ‘Best Makeup’ a record 7 times (from being nominated a record 11 times), beginning when he won the inaugural award for his cutting-edge work in AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON in 1981. He’s also known for his special makeup effects in MEN IN BLACK, COMING TO AMERICA, ED WOOD and Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” video.

Save the date for Autodesk’s annual blowout over at OMSI

OMSI’s Animation programming surrounding the Pixar exhibit is kicking in, starting with an Animation themed After Dark.  The Damon Bard talk looks like a potentially mind blowing experience, for sure!

SCIENCE DEMONSTRATIONS

Sound-sational | What’s that sound? Call the shots and make some noise as a Foley artist!

OG Animation | Take a step back in time and try your hand at one of the biggest leaps in animation: the illusion of motion!

Fire & Lights | Step into the shoes of a Simulation Technical Artist to explore how simulations can bring the heat to modern animation.

Life in Technicolor | Leave behind a black and white world and experience the full spectrum of traditional animation in glorious Technicolor!

Artistic Algorithms | Stop and smell the digital roses as you design a field of flowers using computational set design!

PERFORMANCES AND PRESENTATIONS

Planetarium Laser Shows
Weird Science | 6:45 PM
Stranger Things | 7:30 PM
Bruno Mars | 8:15 PM

AWOL | 6:45 & 7:15 PM | Mingling the worlds of dance and aerial, A-WOL ignites a wonder and curiosity of what can happen when a human body takes flight.

Sculpting for Animation featuring Damon Bard | 7PM in the Empirical Theater

Animation Producer Trever Stewart and Animation Director Rob Shaw host a lecture and Q&A with Sculptor Damon Bard. Damon has worked on some of your favoriate movies! His work will be featured on never-before-seen holographic monitors by Looking Glass Factory.

‘Animating for Visual Effects: Mayans M.C.’ |  8:30PM in the Empirical Theater

with Fred Ruff, Owner & Founder of Refuge VFX | Come explore the excitement of world building through animation by the creative minds at Refuge FX and their thrilling, animated show Mayans MC.

Just for Kids? Memory and Emotion in Animated Films | 9PM in the Planetarium

with Robert Ribera, PhD, Instructor of Film Studies at PSU | When we think back on childhood, some of our earliest memories are of animated films. What is it about these images that makes them linger in our minds? How can anthropmorphized animals seep into our memories, defining our experiences of loss, isolation, joy, and morality? Animation has long been dismissed as simply for children, yet the medium has an unmatched ability to tap into our emotional lives, no matter our age. This lecture will examine the ways that animation provides us with a look at the details that make us human, and why these memories linger.

THEMED VENDORS
Digital One
Looking Glass Factory
One With Heart
PNCA
SOU, Emerging Media & Digital Arts
SuperGenius Studio
Super Play

ARTISAN VENDORS
1927 S’mores Company
2 Towns Ciderhouse
A&S Jerky
Cocacao
Gilgamesh Brewing
Heaven Hill Distillery
Imperfect Produce
NW Elixirs Spicy Cooking Sauces
Red Duck Foods
Widmer Brewing

Design Week kicks off with the opening party.  From the Design Portland website: