Artists Helping Artists (AHA!) and THE CREATIVE LINE magazine will be holding an AHA! artists gatherings. This AHA gathering is free. The meeting is a safe space where artists, musicians, writers, arts educators and community arts leaders can make new contacts and share and align their creative visions and projects. It

Los Angeles ACM SIGGRAPH and Apple Computer are hosting an event presented by Weta Digital detailing the visual effects of the LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy. The visual effects artists and producers of THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING will guide guests through the imposing challenge of creating 1700+ visual effects shots. Speakers will include Jim Rygiel, vfx supervisor; Dean Wright, vfx producer; and Alex Funke, miniatures director of photography. Social hour will begin at 6:30 pm with the presentation starting at 7:30 pm. The event will take place at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, The Leonard H. Goldensen Theatre, 5230 Lankershim Blvd. The event is free to L.A. ACM SIGGRAPH members and $15 for non-members. New members who sign up on-site and pay the $35 annual membership fee (checks or cash only) do not have to pay the admission fee. Members will be given priority entrance from 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. For more information, call (310) 358-6038 or go to www.la.siggraph.org after January 9.

Artists Helping Artists (AHA!) and THE CREATIVE LINE magazine will be holding an AHA! artists gatherings. This AHA gathering is free. The meeting is a safe space where artists, musicians, writers, arts educators and community arts leaders can make new contacts and share and align their creative visions and projects. It

Maya is the next stage in 3D animation and effects software. This course will provide an introduction to using Maya to create computer animations. Students will be given a comprehensive introduction to the various components of the Maya software package; including Modeling, Animating, Rendering, and Lighting. An introduction to Maya's MEL scripting language will also be given. Academy Award winning Maya 3D animation and effects software is at the forefront of technological innovation. Its development has been inspired by the film and video artists, computer game developers and design professionals who use it daily to create engaging digital imagery, animation and visual effects. Are you ready?... SEEING IS BELIEVING Dates: Wednesdays 6:00-9:00pm, 1/14-3/17 Location: San Diego Supercomputer Center, UCSD Campus Instructor: Steve Cutchin Ph.D. Price: $1295 For more information, visit www.dac.ucsd.edu or call (858) 622-5740. mmweiss@ucsd.edu

ASIFA-Hollywood is putting out a call for volunteers for the upcoming Annie Awards on Feb. 7, 2004. On January 8 at 7:30 pm, the ballot meeting needs volunteers to prepare the ballots for mailing. On January 14 at 7:30 pm, the Annies Volunteer Meeting will address event pre-production, which will include assistance with the program book, coordination of advertising, name badges, signage/layout, printing, juried award recipient coordinators and ballot coordinators. On January 28 at 7:30 pm, the meeting will be discussing day of the event action items and post-production, which will include ticket check-in and name badge distribution, will-call check-in, ushers/seating assistance, program distribution and presenter assistants. The meeting will take place at the ASIFA Animation Center at 721 South Victory Blvd. For more information, visit www.annieawards.org.

Artists Helping Artists (AHA!) and THE CREATIVE LINE magazine will be holding an AHA! artists gatherings. This AHA gathering is free. The meeting is a safe space where artists, musicians, writers, arts educators and community arts leaders can make new contacts and share and align their creative visions and projects. It

The monthly meeting of CATNAP, Chicago Area Toon Novices and Professionals, will take place Saturday, January 17th at 1 PM. Meetings feature open screenings and discussions of various aspects of animation. This months meeting will focus on setting the topics for 2004's meeting schedule, so bring you ideas. Meetings take place at iToons, 3717 N. Ravenswood, Suite 210, Chicago,

Thursday, January 22nd 6:30 PM Future Media Concepts - Boston 43 Thorndike Street, Cambridge, MA 02141 Future Media Concepts knows how important it is for you to stay ahead of the curve. To keep you and your work at the cutting edge, FMC is hosting a not-to-be-missed Softimage event in Miami on January 6th 2004. Softimage's own Mark Schoennagel, a senior animator who has 15 years experience with the Softimage family of products, will be leading the event. Mark will show highlights from Softimage's renowned SIGGRAPH demos as well as share a technology preview of the next version of SOFTIMAGE|XSI. The event will be held in the FMC space, located at 43 Thorndike Street in Cambridge, MA beginning at 6:30 p.m. Space is limited so be sure to reserve today. SOFTIMAGE|XSI is taking the industry by storm, as leaders across the 3-D content creation markets continue to Make the Move to XSI. Don't get left behind. www.softimage.com

Award winning Warner Bros animator San Wei Chan and his teenage son, author Danny Chan, will discuss and sign their new bilingual English/Chinese children's book, SPEAR & SHIELD. Original artwork by the illustrator and live traditional Chinese music accompany the program with light refreshments. Books will be available for purchase and signing. This special Authors on Asia event is included in Pacific Asia Museum general admission, $7 adults, $5 students and seniors 62 and over, free for Pacific Asia Museum members and children under 12. The signing will begin at 2:00 pm at 46 N. Los Robles Ave., Pasadena, CA 91101. For more information, call (626) 449-2742, ext. 20.

SHOUT AND SCREAM, POUT AND PREEN v2
The next music video event - Shout and Scream, Pout and Preen v2 - will be held on Sunday 25th January 2004.
This is the networking event for those involved in the music and filmmaking industries.

Venue :
The Buffalo Bar,
259 Upper Street,
Islington,
London N1

Time :
8.00pm - 12:00pm

Entry :
UKP4

** Now accepting MUSIC VIDEO submissions for this event **

Our last event was described as ... "A packed-out plethora of pulsating performance, positive posing and partial pedantics ... perfect!"


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