State of Cinema Address: Douglas Trumbull

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Each year SFIFF invites a visionary thinker to discuss their views on the current state and future prospects of cinema. Douglas Trumbull, a pioneering visual effects artist, inventor and engineer who has long inspired filmmakers and audiences with his forward-thinking work, will do just that. Trumbull first made a name for himself while developing visual effects for Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), including the epic “Stargate” sequence. Since then, he has guided effects work on many game-changing cinematic works, including Close Encounters of The Third Kind, Blade Runner and Star Trek: The Motion Picture and he directed such sci-fi classics as Silent Running and Brainstorm. Ever the inventor, Trumbull is a sought after consultant, holds numerous technology patents and his ingenious suggestion for capping the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico oil spill went viral. Currently, Trumbull is rethinking the immersive cinematic experience to include virtual media and surround-screen projection. He recently completed a demonstrative short film UFOTOG made to accompany the experience, and it and this talk will challenge everything you think movies can and should be.