Pam Hogarth

Most Recent Affiliation(s):

• Gnomon, Inc. School of Visual Effects

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Bio:

• SIGGRAPH 2018

  Pam Hogarth helps people and organizations make their dreams come true. With over 30 years of experience in the world of visual effects, she has done career guidance, teaching, placement, marketing, publicity, and education. The majority of her career has been dedicated to incubating and growing educational programs geared towards helping train people for careers in entertainment production. She currently consults for organizations and schools, coaches entertainment professionals on career management, and teaches. In 2015, Pam co-founded and helped grow Eido, a training company that facilitated training for IATSE creative guilds, which she and her partner successfully sold in 2017. Pam holds an M.Ed. in vocational counseling from Kent State University and a B.S. in fine art and psychology from Springfield College. Whenever she gets a chance, Hogarth makes glass beads and jewelry or knits up a storm.

  SIGGRAPH 2004

  Pam Hogarth, [moderator] Director of Industry Relations, has been in the world of computer graphics for over 20 years. In that time she has done marketing, public and industry relations, and training for a wide range of companies and educational institutions. She has taught at The American Film Institute, Otis College of Art and Design, and Digital Media Institute (where she was Director) and has lectured on computer graphics, digital careers and visual effects at various international conferences here and abroad. Pam has twice been elected to the Board of Directors of the Visual Effects Society. She has served as Co-Chair of the VES Education Committee and is co-founder and steering committee member of the Alliance of Digital Effects Production Trainers (ADEPT). She served two years on the Computer Animation Festival committee for the SIGGRAPH convention and coordinated three sessions for last year’s Educators Program. She holds a BS in Fine Art from Springfield College and an MEd in Vocational Counseling from Kent State University.

  “In my role as Director of Industry Relations, I spend much of my time talking to recruiters in the high-end cg community. These professionals regularly recount horror stories about students who have spent years studying cg, but don’t have any idea how to find a job. Graduates need to know how to research employers, write a literate cover letter, proof read a resume and speak intelligently during an interview to get that first job.”

  SIGGRAPH 2003

  Pam Hogarth, [moderator] Director of Industry Relations at Gnomon School of Visual Effects, has been in the world of computer graphics for over 19 years. In that time she has done marketing, public and industry relations, and training for a wide range of companies and educational institutions. She has taught at The American Film Institute, Otis College of Art and Design, and Digital Media Institute (where she was Director) and has lectured on computer graphics, digital careers and visual effects at various international conferences here and abroad. Pam has twice been elected to the Board of Directors of the Visual Effects Society. She is Co-Chair of the VES Education Committee and a cofounder and steering committee member of the Alliance of Digital Effects Production Trainers (ADEPT). For the past two year she has served on the SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival committee. She holds a BS in Fine Art from Springfield College and an MEd in Vocational Counseling from Kent State University. “In my role as Director of Industry Relations, I spend much of my time talking to members of the production community. These professionals continually tell me of the importance of nontechnical skills in the success of the projects they work on and the individuals working on those projects. The artist with communication, cooperation, presentation and artistic skills will beat out the pure CG technician every time. It’s so important for education professionals to understand this reality.”

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Course Organizer:

• SIGGRAPH 1999, "A Visual Effects Galaxy"
• SIGGRAPH 2001, "From Ivory Tower to Silver Screen: Visual Effects Companies Reveal How Research and Development Finds its Way Into Production"

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Experience Category: Organizing Committee Member:

• , SIGGRAPH 2001

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Experience Category: Jury Member:

• , SIGGRAPH 2018