Autodesk’s ‘Blockbuster Animator Tour’ in Mumbai on 5 October

MUMBAI: Autodesk, Inc., a world leader in 2D and 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, will host an event in Mumbai as part of its four-city 2009 Asia Pacific Blockbuster Animator Tour.

Anchored by the theme, “Thrive, Innovate, Win”, the agenda for the event will shine a spotlight on what it takes for firms in the digital entertainment content industry to successfully develop world-class productions in Asia Pacific, for a global audience.

Autodesk will share the stage with Academy Award-winning visual effects house Industrial, Light & Magic (ILM) which is behind this summer‘s hottest movies, including Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Terminator Salvation and Star Trek.Nigel Sumner, Digital Supervisor, Industrial, Light & Magic (ILM) will showcase how ILM relied on Autodesk, Inc.‘s digital entertainment software to create thousands of stunning visual effects shots using Autodesk visual effects software including Autodesk Maya and the Autodesk Inferno software for some of these blockbusters.

The event is scheduled for 5 October in Mumbai.