BDA is happy to bring to you a very special presentation at our next Digital Salon by Bryan Leister. Bryan's career has been defined by an obsession with exploring media in all its forms. Starting with his early career painting in oils, then followed by an entry into the digital realm of video, 3D animation and electro-acoustic sound, and continuing today with experiments using interactive electronics and modern dance. Bryan will talk about his unique process of combining high and low media to create video and animation, utilizing anything at his disposal including a Canon Elph, 3D particle simulations, Cinema 4D and a Theremin!

BDA's Digital Salons are a great way to meet fellow digital professionals, find crew-people for projects you might be working on, publicize a digital-related event you're putting on, as well as seeing some cool digital art! The events begin at 6pm!

In addition to Bryan's presentation, we'll have some time for refreshments, schmoozing and networking, a couple of screenings of recent short videos by BDA's Fast Filmmaking Incubator, and a very special showing of the winner of the Kid's Cinemocracy video contest!

The schedule for the evening will be as follows:

6pm to 7pm: Schmoozing & networking, complimentary refreshments served

7pm to 7:10: Showing of Cinemocracy video and Q& A

7:10 to 7:20pm: General announcements, introducing people, talking about upcoming events

7:20 to 7:40pm: Screenings of Fast Filmmaking Incubator short videos and Q& A

7:40 to 8:40pm: Keynote presentation by Bryan Leister and Q& A

Bryan Leister's paintings have been featured on the cover of Time magazine, and on Celestial Seasonings tea packaging. His animation "P.R." was screened at this year's Black Maria Film Festival and his animated film "drop" was screened at The 2008 Atlanta Film Festival. In 2007, a 22 minute animated work visualizing composer Stephen Antosca's "such a pure force" premiered at the Corcoran Museum of Contemporary Art. His dance collaboration with Jane Franklin Dance "Temporal Interference" has been performed at the Kennedy Center and in Pueblas, Mexico. Bryan is currently an Assistant Professor of Digital Design, teaching at The University of Colorado - Denver.