Visual Effects Seminar 2-2-2-2-2-2 May 7: Motion Control & Miniatures, featuring Hoyt Yeatman, who has received two Academy Award nominations for visual effects and won for "The Abyss," and Richard Edlund, who has received two Special Achievement Awards for visual effects, for "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi." Edlund also has garnered eight Academy Award nominations for visual effects and won for "Star Wars" and "Raiders of the Lost Ark." May 14: Special Effects and Visual Effects, What's the Difference?, featuring Matt Sweeney, who received an Academy Award nomination for visual effects for" Apollo 13." May 21: Computer Generated Imagery & the Future, featuring Ken Ralston, who received a Special Achievement Award for visual effects for "Return of the Jedi" and six Academy Award nominations for visual effects, and has won four Oscars, for "Cocoon," "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," "Death Becomes Her" and "Forrest Gump;" Robert Legato, who received two Academy Award nominations for visual effects and won for "Titanic;" Habib Zargarour, who received Academy Award nomina tions for visual effects for "Twister" and "The Perfect Storm," and Eric Armstrong, whose credits include "Casper" and "Jurassic Park." Registration for the series is $80 for the general public and $60 for Academy members and students with valid identification. Space is limited. Interested parties may register in advance at the Academy during regular business hours or by mail. The Academy is located at 8949 Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills. For additional information call 310-247-3000, ext. 111. #11# .