James Foster, who has worked as an Art Director on
Order of the Phoenix and
Half-Blood Prince, will
attend a festival in Derry, Ireland to talk about the role of digital arts in movie-making. Foster has also worked on
Batman Begins,
The Bourne Ultimatum,
Stardust and
Quantum of Solace. Imagine-Create 2009 will run at Magee from April 2nd - 4th.
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Greg O'Hanlon, Learning Technologist at the School of Creative Arts at the University of Ulster and Festival Director for Imagine-Create said the guests were of the highest calibre.
"Respected international figures from the fields of animation, gaming and film will discuss the impact of technology on their working methods.
"This format will give audiences an opportunity to witness at first hand how leading creative artists are exploiting technological advances to create pioneering and absorbing work."