Philippe Bergeron is a CGI pioneer, accomplished actor, entrepreneur—and, for fun, a self-proclaimed “magic landscaper.” He is the President and CEO of PaintScaping, a global leader in 3D projection mapping. Bergeron holds both a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Computer Science from the University of Montreal.

In 1985, he co-directed the groundbreaking short film Tony de Peltrie, featuring the first CGI character in history to express human emotion. The film closed SIGGRAPH ’85, the world’s leading CGI conference. Time magazine called the film “a breakthrough... a digitized character with whom a human audience can identify.”

In 1986, Bergeron moved to Los Angeles and joined Symbolics, a spinoff of the MIT AI Lab and the premier AI platform of the 1980s. While he didn’t work in AI directly, he specialized in 3D character animation using graphical tools built in Lisp—a language he fondly calls “the best AI language ever.” Symbolics also holds the distinction of registering the world’s first .com domain in 1985.

As an actor, Bergeron has appeared in more than 50 films and television shows, including Iron Man 2, Mad Men, Rush Hour 3, E.R., Contact, The Family Man, and Godzilla (1998—the “good one-ish”). He also guest-starred on The Sopranos.

Outside of tech and acting, Philippe created The Forest of Mirrors, a whimsical, infinity-themed garden located in the backyard of his family home—once owned by silent film legend Buster Keaton. The project was featured on HGTV and KNBC.

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Coming from a Hollywood family, Julia Bergeron is no stranger to things theatrical. And PaintScaping is an amazingly theatrical invention. With a B.A. from UCLA and a diverse background that includes playwright, successful theatrical producer, and programmer analyst, Julia Bergeron now juggles the various incarnations of the PaintScaping system with the ease and enthusiasm of the multi-talented individual she is.

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As a prop maker and set builder, Kevin served as construction foreman on "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Hidalgo." His other feature film credits include Spiderman 3, G-Force, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Drillbit Taylor, Team America, and Planet of the Apes. On the set of Titanic, Kevin solved a major production problem by developing a waterproofing technique for period light fixtures. TV productions include The Sarah Connor Chronicles, That 70s Show, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Will and Grace, and most recently Castle. He has been an active member of IATSE since 1997.

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Mike Cianciola is a tech entertainment industry professional with over 30 years experience in audio, lighting and visual effects. 

On a national scale, Mike has provided his services to sports teams from the NFL, NHL, NBA and MLB, for example creating huge pyro and laser shows for many football teams. He’s produced events for The Cordish Companies, Kohl’s Inc, and Harley-Davidson.

With a diverse production background that includes audio mixing, lighting design, system integration, projection, laser effects, pyrotechnic and flame effects, Mike is uniquely qualified to understand the needs of different disciplines to contribute to a cohesive, integrated production.

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Michael Kory is an Emmy Award winning artist who first became interested in 3D computer animation while majoring in Design at UCLA. After studying with some of the pioneers of the field and earning a B.A. in Design, he was hired at one of the first companies to do large scale 3D animation for the entertainment industry. He has since worked at a variety of companies as a Creative Director, Technical Director, and CG Supervisor, contributing to such feature films as "The Last Starfighter," "Total Recall," "Batman & Robin," "Sphere," “The Time Machine,” “Star Trek: Nemesis,” “Bruce Almighty,” and “The Fast and The Furious” series.

His passion for character animation, both keyframed and motion-captured, has been born out in work for McDonald's, Minolta, Peter Gabriel, “Space Jam”, and Fox's "Martin." Michael has garnered five Emmy nominations and has won twice, for the main title to PBS's "Future Quest", and a second Emmy for the main title to the syndicated show "Strange Universe". Michael has also used his computer animation knowledge to help train others in the field, both in the undergraduate Design Department at his alma matter UCLA, at the Gnomon school and as a faculty member in the graduate Digital Media program at A.F.I.

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