Demonstrations and Speakers

Steve Mottershead, Director/Flame Artist, Park Pictures/Artjail
Autodesk® Flame®

Projects: Audi R8 "Tunnel", Levis "Runaway Jeans", and Nissan "Grown Up"

Steve Mottershead is a Director at Park Pictures and a Flame Artist/Partner at Artjail an FX boutique in New York. Originally from Toronto, Steve has been using Flame for 8 years.

Scott Malkie, Post Production Supervisor, The Martin Agency
Autodesk Flame

Various projects completed internally at The Agency, as well as projects shared between multiple facilities locally in Richmond (to demonstrate market integration of Flame)

A multifaceted creative and technological talent, Scott has worked as an artist and engineer at both large post houses and boutique facilities. Scott is currently at The Martin Agency in Richmond, Virginia, where he doubles as the post supervisor and flame artist.

David Cole, Senior Digital Colourist, LaserPacific Media Corporation
Autodesk® Lustre®

Project: Feature/Trailer “Zack and Miri Make a Porno”

David Cole joined LaserPacific in 2005 and in this time has graded such films as: The Savages, Pride and Glory, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Zack and Miri Make a Porno and Dragonball Evolution, as well as the upcoming movies The Box, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past and Spread. Prior to his move to LaserPacific, Cole was one of the lead colorists for Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring and Supervising Digital Colorist on King Kong. An early pioneer of DI in Australia, Cole has an in-depth understanding of Lustre and its capabilities.

Kirk Balden, Flame Artist / Visual Effects Supervisor, Smoke & Mirrors
Autodesk Flame

Kirk Balden first began using Flame and Smoke for commercial work while at Venice-based King Cut in 1998. Since then he has worked at Imaginary Forces, Sea Level, Ring of Fire, Fox Sports, and directly with Discreet, as their NAB showreel editor and all-around video production gnome. In 2005, Kirk joined A52 as a visual effects supervisor and lead Flame artist, earning an Emmy nomination for his work on the title sequence to HBO's 'Rome'. In June 2008, he switched coasts to take up residence at Smoke + Mirrors in New York, where he has been working on campaigns for the likes of Chilis', WalMart, and Castrol.