Presentation / Installation
Bringing Opportunity to Mars: The Visual Effects of 'Good Night Oppy'
Description'Good Night Oppy' tells the inspirational true story of Opportunity, a rover that was sent to Mars for a 90-day mission but ended up surviving for 15 years. The film follows Opportunity’s groundbreaking journey on Mars and the remarkable bond forged between a robot and her humans millions of miles away. Join Industrial Light & Magic’s Abishek Nair, the film’s Visual Effects Supervisor, and NASA JPL Scientist Doug Ellison as they discuss the challenge of bringing the journey of twin Mars Exploration Rovers Opportunity and Spirit to life, crafting a photo-real Martian environment, merging it into a full-length documentary, and in the process, creating the most accurate visualization of the journey that has ever been committed to film.
DON'T MISS! The presenters will be available for a Meet and Greet with attendees 15 minutes after the conclusion of the session. The Meet and Greet will take place just outside doors of the session room.
DON'T MISS! The presenters will be available for a Meet and Greet with attendees 15 minutes after the conclusion of the session. The Meet and Greet will take place just outside doors of the session room.
Presenters
Visual Effects Supervisor
MSL IPE Team Chief
Sr. VFX Producer
Event Type
Production Session
TimeThursday, 10 August 20233:45pm - 4:45pm PDT
LocationWest Hall B
Session TimeThursday, 10 August 20233:45pm - 4:45pm PDT
LocationWest Hall B
Production & Animation
Not Livestreamed
Not Recorded
Animation/Simulation
Robotics
Scientific Visualization
Visual Effects
FC
FCS
V
VS
EFC
