The online Masters of Motion event was a wonderful experience. It was expertly organised but still allowed for informal fun and spontaneous discussion and involvement. It was great to feel part of a bigger picture or wider community of like-minded people!

Cindy Scharka - Director at SLR Productions

This was a great evening, I find connecting with other individuals in the animation industry at our end of the earth is something I feel we need more of, and Masters of Motion is the perfect community for that.

Christopher Maguren - Animator - Auckland

10 out of 10 - Masters of Motion continues to promote and invite genuine discussions around pressing issues related to our industry and this event is another great example.

Kelly Lynagh - Director, Animator at 12field

The MOM events are a fantastic way to catch up with and meet colleagues and like minded peers. I look forward to them and always attend. For an online event they go very smoothly and the format works really well.

Alan Dickson - Director & Producer at Yukfoo

I really enjoyed being part of this event. As a speaker I think I got as much or more than the attendees as they were industry professionals with something to add.

Nathan Ortiz - CG Supervisor at Method Studios

I really enjoyed the night. It was a well structured networking and enjoyable event. Hope to be involved in more events in the future.

Steve Moltzen - Director at Cheeky Little Media

Discussion Night

You are invited to join us in a small, intimate and private discussion night. We have invited some of the best and most interesting studios, producers, freelancers and artists to come together. The aim of the night is to bring together senior colleagues from the Animation, Motion design & VFX disciplines for an open and friendly chat over a beer or glass of wine, so we can network and learn from one another.

It's a private invite only gathering. No students or general public.

What you will get ?

- Learned from some of Australia’s best artists and studio owners

- Ask questions about topics you are interested in learning about

- Be introduced to an exclusive group of top industry professionals

Date : Wednesday the 31st of October - 2018

Time : 6:00pm - 11:00pm

Venue : The Water Rat Hotel - 256 Moray St, South Melbourne

Invite only : Please let me know if you’d like to add someone to the list

Schedule

6:00 Casual networking and discussions

6:30  Matthew Packwood introduction

6:45 Group discussion with panel of 4 industry leaders and Q&A

8:15 Introduction to attendees

8:30 - 11:00 Drinks : networking and discussions 

Attending studios

AFL : www.afl.com.au

Airbag
 : www.airbag.co

The Sequence Group : www.thesequencegroup.com

Method Studios : www.methodstudios.com

Dirty Puppet : www.dirtypuppet.com

XYZ : www.xyzstudios.com

BES Animation : www.bogan-es.com

Pixel
 : www.pixel.melbourne

Octavio.TV
 : www.octavio.tv

Pancho
 : www.pancho.com.au

Milked
 : www.milked.com.au 

Gramm
 : www.grammstudio.com

Jumbla : www.jumbla.com 

Post Lab IO : www.postlab.io

Jumbla : www.jumbla.com

Passion Pictures : www.passion-pictures.com

Dragonboots Studios : www.dragonbootsstudios.com

Fox Sports Creative : www.vimeo.com

Studios : registered attendees

AFL : Anthony Price​ - Mark Farrow - Robert Richards

Airbag
 : Travis Hogg - Nick Venn - Rob Ride - Ben Boniface

Dirty Puppet : Cameron Gough - Jon Asquith

Fox Sports Creative : Grant Osborne - Kris Dollman - Paresh Patel

Gramm
 : Malisa Perona - Michael Lomas - Jessica Herrera

Jumbla : Callan Woolcock - Cornel Swoboda - Jordan Booker

Jumbla : Charlotte Parsons - Steve Bradshaw - Danielle Carter

Milked
 : Damian Dunne Octavio.TV
 : octavio de lellis

Method Studios : TBA Post Lab IO : Darius Family

Pancho
 : Pat Salter - Wilfred Patriarca - Karlene van Opdorp

Passion Pictures : Kate Goodwin - Sophie Woods

Pixel
 : Haley Polacik John Gavin Goldy Andy Montague Sept Putra

The Sequence Group : Luke Bicevskis - Melissa Benavides

XYZ : Garett Mayow - Stevie Watkins

Attending artists & producers

Kate Guest : www.therefinery.net.au

Francesca D’Orazio : www.linkedin.com

David Abbott : www.daveabbott.com.au

Drewe Clarke : www.breakpixel.com

Jamie Scott : www.generatorpost.com.au

Alan Do : www.cadrepictures.com.au

Chris Reynolds : www.retrobox.com.au  

Mark Farrow : www.markfarrow.com.au

Marco Palmieri : www.marcoplamieri.com.au

Luke Richardson : www.extradollop.com

Patrick Taylor : www.itsptaylr.com

Cordelia Brown : www.cordeliabrown.com.au

Nathan Juno : www.nathanjuno.com

Krystal Schultheiss : www.krystalschultheiss.com

Willy Karl Beecher : www.willykarlbeecher.com

Rachel Tan : www.nfanimation.com

Ted Adair : www.tedadair.com

Alyssa Smedley : www.horriblehorris.com

Dylan Mercer : www.dylankmercer.com

Simon Burgin : www.responsve.com

Daniel Cowan : www.danielcowan.com.au

Lukas Schrank : www.lukasschrank.com

Hugo Hors : www.hugohors.com

Courtney Hopkinson : www.courtneyhopkinson.com

Jason Poley : www.jasonpoley.com

Jeremy Mansford : www.jeremymansford.com

Luke Richardson : www.extradollop.com

Bennet Parker : www.bennetparker.com

Devon Kong : www.devonkong.com

Simon Lissaman : www.artstation.com

Ash Millott : www.vimeo.com

Rodrigo Germano : www.vimeo.com

Steven Murdoch : www.linkedin.com

Kristin McCourtie : www.cgfutures.com

Kate Goodwin is the executive producer of Passion Melbourne, she has an in-depth understanding of the animation process. www.passion-pictures.com

Ineke Majoor is a VFX Executive Producer at Method Studios Melbourne, with over 25 years experience working at the elite level. www.methodstudios.com

Cameron Gough is a animation director and the founder of the Melbourne-based animation studio Dirty Puppet. www.dirtypuppet.com

Wilfred Patriarca : Co-Director and senior animation / visual effects Lead at Studio Pancho, with over 10 years experience.. www.pancho.com.au

Travis Hogg is a visual director, he uses both the camera and VFX as his tools to bring technically challenging stories to the screen. www.airbag.co

Alan Dickson is a director and founder of Yukfoo which has worked in the commercial space in NewZealand & Australia for over 20 years. www.yukfoo.net

It was great seeing the Buck team and the amazing work they work on. For the discussion rooms, it would have been nice to include a more diverse group. Being a producer, I was in the producer's room and we were all thinking it would have been good to have a mix of producers with artists to have more varied discussions. But otherwise, it was an entertaining evening :)

Diana Angelius : Producer at Mighty Nice Sydney

Great group of industry leaders, well organised and coordinated event that ran smooth as butter. Really great to see such a wide range of members of the industry coming together in one place.

Cameron Gough : Animation Director at Dirty Puppet

I thoroughly enjoyed this discussion night as it was great to talk about mental health with other people from the industry. The networking also works really well with the breakout rooms that were well organised.

Monique Smith : Production Coordinator at Princess Bento Studio

For me I found a great help in the networking rooms, lots of smaller discussions and connections made. I did find in the second group that I was grouped with a lot of people I had already been paired with and would have loved to meet more people.

Madeleine Parker-Hill : Animator at Ludo Studio

The Masters of Motion Discussion Nights are an absolute must for anyone working in the Animation/VFX industry! Getting a chance to speak directly with the amazing Alyssa Smedley and Dan Nixon from Pirate Size Productions was both insightful and valuable, as I got to learn more about one of my favourite topics - children’s animation in the Australian market. A great opportunity to network professionally as well as getting to know the local industry on a personal level.

Sugandha Tyagi : Post Coordinator | Stratosphere Agency

Wasn't sure what to expect but I had lot's of fun. Met some really interesting people, made some excellent connections and caught up with some old friends Shane Aherne - Director at ModelFarm

Great night and great conversations, Quite unexpected given it was a virtual event Tim Dyroff - Creative Director at Resolution

Great evening, really enjoyed meeting some amazing new people. James Marshall : Head of Studio at CDW Animation

Had a great night with Masters on motion, even with the it being online. Matthew and the team have set up a great community event for all vfx practitioners, it’s really worth being involved with.

David Booth : Vfx Supervisor/Director at SLATEVFX

I really feel these events are excellent for meeting people in the Animation and VFX Industry!

Matthew Diks : Animation Director at Flying Bark

I recommend anyone in visual effects to attend one of the Masters of Motion events, it was wonderful to ask the nitty gritty questions to the industry greats and a great way to network and connect with people across Oceania

Kasey Murdoch : Producer at Lost Cosmonauts

If you enjoyed the discussion night, it would be fantastic if you could write us a recommendation. The networking night was really informative and a great way of meeting people that I have always heard about but never actually bumped into. It's so cool to see new and familiar faces and find out what is going on in the industry from the best in the business.

Kim Tobin : Senior Compositor at Luma

Matthew's VFX Panels are well stocked with fascinating, passionate, and experienced professionals who all have a great story to tell, and wisdom to impart. It's great to network with such a quality crowd.

The Masters of Motion ZOOM event was a refreshing opportunity to connect with artists in our industry from across Australia and NZ. I think many who went did not have a clear idea of what to expect, and were really pleased to hear the quality of the people in the groups. I think as an ongoing event- this is great opportunity to share skills and insights in our community. Since most if us have been working remotely since Covid, it was particularly encouraging to hear the stories of how productions have been working and readjusting to these changed times.

Jo Boag : Executive Producer Animation, ABC Childrens

Attended the Master on Motion industry discussion night (with 12 field etc). Connected with some really interesting and diverse new people (which is big when you work remote from a very small town). Much of what was discussed was a familiar road to my industry experiences, but it was good to hear how others have faced and overcame the same challenges of technology and creativity in the industry. (great to see it wasnt all blokes either)

Fraser Munro : Motion Director