Animated Travels

Become a SIGGRAPH 2012 Student Volunteer

EventsEditor — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:34:34 -0800

Are you science? Are you art? Do you daydream of computations or calculate in creativity? Are you a student? If so, you will find yourself right at home at SIGGRAPH 2012. Science and art will come together in one outstanding international conference to explore computer graphics and interactive techniques from both points of view, and YOU can be a part of it!

A NORDIC – BALTIC ADVENTURE - Fredrikstad Animation Festival

EventsEditor — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:16:25 -0800

For five days every year the historic town of Fredrikstad, Norway becomes the center of Nordic/Baltic animation. The festival brings in an illustrious roster of names from the international animation community and this year was no exception.

Asia Television Forum 2011: An Animation Creation Hotbed

EventsEditor — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:57:10 -0800

If you’re from South East Asia, China, Japan or Korea, Singapore’s modern architectural skylines may not wow you as much as a Westerner. And I imagine, if you are from the region, the proliferation and impact of Asia’s animation production isn’t news to you either. After all, Asia’s “animation moon” has been full and shining brightly for many years, decades even for some countries.

SIGGRAPH Technical Papers – More Evidence of My Downfall

EventsEditor — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:35:39 -0800

If you wish further evidence of your own lack of smartness, sit through a SIGGRAPH technical paper Fast Forward presentation. This was not your typical gathering of wily-old geezer scientists in smocks and meerschaum pipes, ruefully rubbing their beards while thoughtfully using 10 sentences to explain things where one sentence would completely suffice.

On The Road to SIGGRAPH ASIA 2011

EventsEditor — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 20:10:23 -0800

18 hours in planes, 8 hours in airports, 2 hours in shuttles, all in the quest for a chance to meet some of Asia’s brightest computer graphic technologists and to once again eat roast pork overlooking the majestic Hong Kong harbor. A worthy goal, I must say.

Review: 18th KROK International Festival of Animation

EventsEditor — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:44:55 -0800

In Ukrainian, KROK means “step”, but to animators, KROK means watching animation, making music, dancing and meeting friends, both old and new. For me KROK is summer camp for animators and the best ten days of my life every year.

CTN-X: A Student's Perspective

EventsEditor — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:00:10 -0800

CTNX is for the young and hungry, boasting a crowd of current students and the recently graduated, who are looking at an angle into their beloved, but notoriously tough, contemporary animation industry. There’s no doubt the event will keep on drawing in professionals, studios, and students, but it remains to be seen whether it can live up to high expectations. Seeing young talent engage with their idols, and feeling their way into a field they are clearly passionate about, is where CTN truly shines.

CTN-X Is Back in Its Third Year

EventsEditor — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:57:44 -0800

Now in its third year, CTN Expo has gotten over some of its growing pains. Gone was the hectic chaos that was last year's event, replaced with the efficiency that so impressed in its inaugural year. Los Angeles has been in need of a quality animation gathering and this fills the bill nicely.

Review: ANIMATION VOLDA 2011

EventsEditor — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:05:16 -0800

ANIMATION VOLDA is a unique festival run by animation students at Volda University College in Norway. Volda is a town of roughly 7,000 people of which 3,000 are students and the festival is primarily for students and festival guests.

Workshops and Masterclasses Set for VIEW Conference

EventsEditor — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 21:14:05 -0700

Weta Digital’s Wayne Stables, Digital Domain’s Eric Nash, Pixar's Sharon Calahan, ILM's Scott Farrar, ILM's Roger Guyett, DNeg's Gavin Graham and PDI Founder Glenn Entis are some of the speakers slated to present next week at VIEW, Italy's largest computer graphics conference.