Wrap Up

Our meeting last night with Dean Lyon was a great success! The turn out left something to be desired, but the content of Dean's presentation was invaluable as we followed his journey from the early days of Special Effects (as they called it in those days), to his journey into Oktobor Films as Visual Effects Supervisor, in New Zealand. We caught a glimpse of some exclusive behind the scenes segments of The Lord of the Rings production. And, learned a lot more about the people behind the movie.

Furthermore, we received a tour of the brand new largest functioning sound stage in Florida at G-Star School of the Arts. This place is HUGE. It is fully equipped with a lighting grid, cat walk, reception area, screening room, and more. It was modeled form a professional sound stage in LA, and sports enough ventilation and drainage to house everything from a bon-fire to a full flooding. They even had a power company crew on-site piping enough electricity in to handle the power consumption for a professional production. The amazing thing about G-Star is, it doesn't cost anything for professionals to use! Furthermore, it's a High School! Professional production crews must be staffed by a hand full of High School students, which is of amazing value to both the crew and the student. It's a resounding win-win cooperation and an amazing opportunity to save money on your next production.