Lecturer:

Yeenshi Chen

About lecturer:

Yeenshi Chen is from Hsinchu, Taiwan and holds a Master’s degree in Fine Arts from Pratt Institute. She has contributed to more than 40 Hollywood movies as a digital modeler and modeling supervisor at Rhythm & Hues Studios in California, including ""Harry Potter"", and two Academy Award winning movies for Best Visual Effects, "The Golden Compass" and "Life of Pi." In 2014, she was hired by Sony Picture Imageworks in Vancouver as a senior modeler and modeling lead. The films she participated in while at SPI include the Academy Award Nominee for Best Animated Feature “Over The Moon" and the Academy Award nominee for Best Visual Effects “Spider-Man: No Way Home." In 2021, she became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and has since participated in nominating and voting on Academy Award winners for Best Animation, Best Film Special Effects, and other awards.

Lecture:

The students attending the workshop are new digital modelers in the studio! After discussing the basic requirements for digital models in the industry, we will have the students actively participate by transforming the client's 3D concept sculptures into models that meet industry production standards. Before the workshop concludes, the models will be presented using a model turntable for the first pass presentation.