"This group of people represents an amazing array of
talent and diversity," says Okun.
"They range from heads of companies and model makers to Academy
Award winning visual effects supervisors and producers. VES has always
attracted the most talented, experience and knowledgable individuals to it and
we will surely be in good hands with group talented individuals at the helm.”
Election results for the 2008/2009 term are:
Jeff Barnes - CEO, CafeFX
Colin Campbell - Digital Compositor, ILM
Mike Chambers - Visual Effects Producer
Valerie Delahaye - Executive Producer/Co-Founder, Make VFX
Richard Edlund - Visual Effects Supervisor
Rob Engle - Stereographer and Digital Effects Supervisor for
3D Features, Sony Pictures Imageworks
Sandra Joy Lee - Visual Effects Archivist, Librarian and
Researcher
Van Ling - VFX Supervisor
Robert (Bob) Nicoll - Director EA University, Electronic
Arts
Marianne O'Reilly - President, Rainmaker Visual Effects (UK
and Vancouver)
Gene Rizzardi - Model Supervisor, Modelmaker, Propmaker,
Special Effects
Stuart Robertson - Visual Effects Supervisor, Teacher
Carl Rosendahl - Independent
Sande Scoredos - Executive Director of Training and Artist
Development, Sony Pictures Imageworks
Scott Squires - Visual Effects Supervisor
Alternates include:
Toni Pace Carstensen - VFX Producer
Terry Clotiaux - VFX Producer/Executive Producer
Doug Cooper - Visual Effects Supervisor, DreamWorks
Animation
Ed Ulbrich - Sr. VP/Executive Producer, Digital Domain
The VES is dedicated to advancing the arts, sciences, and
applications of visual effects and to upholding the highest uniform standards
and procedures for the visual effects profession. The organization (www.ves.org) is now in
its 10th year.