We'd like to invite you to participate in our Birds of a Feather (BOF) session at SIGGRAPH 2026, bringing together artists, researchers, and technologists to discuss the evolving role of AI in visual effects and post-production.
Controlling the Frame: AI VFX, Generative Video, and the Future of Compositing
📅 Monday, July 20, 2026
🕑 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
📍 Room 513
As AI tools become increasingly capable of transforming images after capture, through relighting, background replacement, look development, and generative scene modification, the conversation is shifting beyond what these systems can do to a more fundamental question:
How much creative control do artists retain?
The session will explore the emergence of controllable AI VFX and hybrid compositing workflows, where traditional visual effects techniques intersect with learned systems. Examining how professionals are navigating questions of lighting control, consistency, creative intent, and authorship.
Topics will include:
- AI-assisted relighting and look development.
- Generative video workflows in production and post-production.
- Hybrid compositing pipelines combining traditional and AI-driven approaches.
- Maintaining consistency across shots and sequences.
- Preserving creative intent throughout the image-making process.
- The evolving relationship between artists and intelligent tools.
The discussion will be led by:
- Hoon Kim, CEO and Co-Founder, Beeble AI
- Conrad Curtis, Founder, VPX Lab and Production & Partnerships Lead, Beeble AI
Birds of a Feather sessions are designed to encourage open discussion and community participation, making them an ideal forum for exploring the opportunities and challenges surrounding AI's growing role in visual effects.
Whether you're a compositor, VFX supervisor, cinematographer, researcher, pipeline TD, virtual production specialist, or AI developer, we invite you to join the conversation.
We look forward to seeing you at SIGGRAPH 2026!
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