Pixar Artists Masterclass

Artists from Pixar are coming to New York City this summer to teach a Masterclass in Animation & Story Development. This is a 2-day class.

Please see details here:
http://www.vanarts.com/events/pixar-artists-masterclass-2011-new-york-city

Thank you!
-- VanArts

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This event is part of the 2011 Tour that stops in: New York City, NY | Austin, Texas | Montreal, Quebec
http://www.vanarts.com/events/pixar-artists-masterclass-2011-tour

Tsvika Oren has been deeply involved in animation for the better part of 30 years - creating, teaching, writing, judging, jurying…

NY Mobile Entertainment Summit™

If you're interested in what content is being created for mobile platforms, how the platforms are multiplying, how advertisers and marketers are using mobile for brand campaigns, how mobile content is measured and how people are making money from mobile content, then the NY Mobile Entertainment Summit™ is a must attend event.

Event Date: June 21-22, 2011 at Hilton New York, New York, NY

http://nymobilesummit.com

 

Kelly L. Murdock finishes his discussion of establishing a scene from Poser 8 Revealed.

What is the #1 most important ingredient of every great screenplay? Is it great characters? Great plot? High Concept? It’s none of these. The #1 most important ingredient of every great screenplay is..

Animation Mentor (AnimationMentor.com), the state-of-the-art online animation school, will be accepting applications from professional animators for their new Animals & Creatures: Master Class on Tuesday, April 12, 2011.

PipelineFX, makers of Qube!, the leading render farm management software for digital media creation, announced today that the Los Angeles Film School (LAFS) has selected Qube! to manage rendering for their fast-growing graphics and animation program.

Leading visual effects software company The Foundry today announce a NUKE trainer certification program in conjunction with industry renowned online trainers fxphd.

In the latest excerpt from The Advanced Art of Stop-Motion Animation, Ken A. Priebe talks with Pete Kozachik, ASC.

GenArts, Inc. and the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts (USC SCA) announced today a broad collaboration designed to provide USC students and faculty access to GenArts visual effects (VFX) tools.

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Film and Game Concept Artists to Share Secrets at Two Day Seminar

Six movie and game concept artists will explain their individual processes in a two days seminar that covers characters, creatures, environments, and vehicles on April 30th and May 1st. Each artists will do live demonstrations of their techniques,along with sharing 10 things that they have learned over their careers to pass on to students who want to become concept artists for film and games.

Anthony Francisco-designed for BubbleBoy, Evolution, Spiderman, AI., MIB2, Chronicles of Riddick, Superman Returns, and Species 3 to name a few. He started his game career on NCSoft on Guild Wars and Tabula Rasa. He continued work on Project Offset and now currently does work as a freelance game concept artist.

Brian Yam- currently a concept artist in the entertainment industry.   He’s develops concepts for games and film studios such as Insomniac Games where he worked on Ratchet, and Clank and Resistance Fall of Men,Imagi Animation Studios working on Gatchaman, Naughty Dog, ImageMovers Digital. And currently Spark Unlimited.

If you feel like a hopeful nominee, a reluctant runner up or a cocky winner, stand in line because your job search is a far cry from the glitz and glamour of The Oscars. You may feel like you have to dress the part or at least give good face to the crowds who are cheering you on. But, inside your stomach churns in tangled nervous knots and you wonder how you got here and whether being in the job spotlight is such a good thing.

Kelly L. Murdock starts his discussion of establishing a scene from Poser 8 Revealed.

What do you do or say to someone who's adamantly opposed to the idea of using previsualization? Is previs a tool of the devil or a blessing bestowed from on high? Without solid communication and an experienced previs team, its usually the former and not the latter.

In the latest excerpt from The Advanced Art of Stop-Motion Animation, Ken A. Priebe finishes his discussion of digital cinematography.

Pamela Kleibrink Thompson has some great advice that's no April Fool's joke.

Kelly L. Murdock finishes his discussion of props from Poser 8 Revealed.

Video game creator Lorne Lanning (Oddworld Series including Oddworld: ABE’S ODDYSEE), and director/filmmaker Spencer Halpin of the controversial violence in videogaming documentary Spencer Halpin's Moral Kombat, will be joining founder/director Susan Johnston for the 2nd Annual New Media Film Festival, to be held May 20-21, 2011. Showcasing the best in new media and featuring award-nominated and winning filmmakers from all over the world, the New Media Film Festival is dedicated to the creation, development, and distribution of new media content in all forms and across all platforms, honoring stories worth telling. 

With a decision forthcoming from The Supreme Court of the United States (Schwarzenegger v. Entertainment Merchants Association), SPENCER HALPIN’S MORAL KOMBAT is a timely and polarizing look at video games, containing interviews with experts on both sides of the matter:

Joseph Lieberman - Connecticut Senator and former Vice Presidential Candidate

Dean Takahashi - author and lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat

Dr. Henry Jenkins – Provost Professor of Communication, Journalism, and Cinematic Arts, a joint professorship at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and USC School of Cinematic Arts, formerly of MIT Media Lab

Lorne Lanning - OddMobb; Former Co-founder of Oddworld Inhabitants

Douglas Lowenstein - co-founder, former President of the Entertainment Software Association (previously IDSA)

Vince Broady - founder, Gamespot

Dr. David Walsh - President and founder of the National Institute on Media & the Family

Jack Thompson - activist and former Florida attorney

Marie Sylla - Vice President of Federal Government Relations at Verizon

Richard Oh - NPD Group

 

Emmy-winning writer Jeffrey Scott reviews Final Draft 8 screenwriting software

In the latest excerpt from The Advanced Art of Stop-Motion Animation, Ken A. Priebe begins his discussion on digital cinematography.