UNIVERSITY NEWS LAST UPDATED : 26 AUGUST 2014
As part of this year’s British Science Festival, visual production experts who have worked on major Hollywood film releases and children’s television programmes will be examining the magic behind the making of Star Wars.
The free ’40 Years of Star Wars: Changes in FilmTechnology’ event at University of Birmingham at 11am on Saturday 6 September will be a panel discussion led by Film Technology and Visual Effects programme leader at Birmingham City University, Mathew Randall.
Joining Mathew on the panel will be Eugenie von Tunzelmann, a visual effects artist who has worked on a number of film releases including Batman Begins and Iron Man 2.
Also on the panel will be Christian Lett, who has previously worked as a visual effects supervisor on a wide range of children’s television programmes including Rastamouse and Grandpa in My Pocket.