You are invited to our Summer 2009 Open House Career Exhibition!

Saturday, June 27th 10AM @ Video Symphony - The Hollywood Institute

Come see live presentations on Film & TV Editing, Pro Tools Audio Engineering, and Motion Graphics Design for our award-winning professional instructors.

Tour our state of the art facilities where you could be learning skills for your new career. Meet with our job placement agents to discover how you can launch your career in the entertainment industry. Find out how you can afford to pursue your dreams in our financial aid info session.

Friends and family are welcome and lunch will be provided.

Saturday, June 27th 10AM
266 E Magnolia Blvd, Burbank CA 91502
(free parking in adjacent structure)

Space is limited so call or email today to reserve your spot!
RSVP@vs.edu 818-557-7200

www.videosymphony.com

The Gnomon Workshop is proud to announce its eighth Gnomon Workshop LIVE weekend to be held at the Gnomon School of Visual Effects in Hollywood, CA. The event will feature another incredible line-up of instructors and speakers in and out of The Gnomon Workshop library. We have finalized our instructor list with the additions of Neville Page and Dan Taylor. Neville is a Gnomon Workshop veteran who has designed creatures for numerous films including CLOVERFIELD, the recently released STAR TREK and James Cameron's upcoming film Avatar. Dan was the animation supervisor for TRANSFORMERS and for soon-to-be-released TRANSFORMERS 2. The other artists in our line-up include Jordu Schell, Ben Procter, Scott Patton, Ian Joyner, Paul Richards, Alex Oliver, Chuk Wojtkiewicz, Chris Kirshbaum and Glenn Rane. These artists have worked on such projects as AVATAR, CLOVERFIELD, IRON MAN, TRANSFORMERS, TIM BURTON'S ALICE IN WONDERLAND, TRON, MONSTERS VS. ALIENS, KUNG FU PANDA, WORLD OF WARCRAFT, STARCRAFT, QUAKE 4, WARHAMMER ONLINE, WARHAMMER 40,000, BIOSHOCK, HELLGATE and DARKSIDERS, just to name a few. We are also excited to announce the return of our Recruiting Room! This is a great opportunity to meet supervisors and art directors in the industry, so bring your portfolios and your questions. Our past recruiters have included representatives from such studios as: Nickelodeon, Blizzard, Naughty Dog, NBC Universal, ESPN, Top Cow, Insomniac, Activision, Digital Domain, Gentle Giant, and Rhythm and Hues. Also, we are rapidly approaching June 1st, the last day on which you can purchase a ticket at a discounted price. Get your tickets today!.

At C21's Social Media Forum at BAFTA on Monday June 22 producers, channels and rights owners will learn how to work best with Bebo, MySpace, YouTube, Joost, Dailymotion and many more to create new revenue-generating content and build audiences fast. Don't miss this unique one-day networking event for just GBP 299 per delegate. It is vitally important that the content business understand every emerging opportunity to develop new business as traditional markets change. Social media is likely to become the programmer of the next generation of video content and everyone needs to understand how to work effectively in this new space. At the event players from the sector will showcase 'best in breed' partnerships and explain how to drive new business and develop community interactivity around entertainment brands. Keynote workshop sessions include: -- Successful social media content strategies -- The future of online content and social media -- Social media workshops * How to work with Bebo to extend your entertainment brand * How to work with Dailymotion to extend your entertainment brand * How to work with Joost to extend your entertainment brand * How to work with MySpace to extend your entertainment brand C21's Social Media Forum is part of the RE-vision series of live events and online content, designed to help develop next-generation content solutions to help RE-focus, RE-finance, RE-invent, and RE-think the international entertainment business. C21's Social Media Forum 2009 is just GBP 299 per delegate which includes all refreshments and a networking lunch. For contributor information email: david@c21media.net. Go to http://www.c21media.net/intel/ to register.

Our world is changing dramatically. How does a production professional survive and make a living today? The Visual Effects Society and Gnomon School of Visual Effects have put together a day of panels and workshops geared to give you concrete advice, up-to-date information and valuable tools to help you not only survive, but thrive in the future.

Saturday, June 13

8:30 Registration/Coffee
9:00 Panel: Reinventing Yourself/Crossing Over
10:30 Panel: What Are Companies Looking For?
12:00 Lunch will be provided for a nominal fee
1:00 Workshop: Reinventing/Rebranding Yourself
2:30 Workshop: Today’s Resumes
4:00 Workshop: Creating Your Reel

Location
Gnomon School of Visual Effects
1015 N. Cahuenga Bl. Hollywood, CA

Admission
$10 for VES members and Gnomon students
$25 for everyone else

Reservations Required
To make reservations, call the VES office at 818-981-7861 and speak to Colleen.

Organized by International Quality & Productivity Center (IQPC), the 16th Annual Kid Power! conference will be held June 8-10, 2009 at the Disney Yacht & Beach Club in Orlando, FL. This industry-leading forum for Marketing and Brand Strategists explores the latest trends, case studies and research in how to reach kids, the whole family and "whole child".

Changing government regulations that dictate the "how" and "what" of marketing to kids, the public backlash against product initiatives and the increasing placement in alternative mediums adds to the complexity that marketers face and has driven more relationship-oriented trends in marketing. The 16th Annual Kid Power! features innovators in the "kid space" including The National Football League, LEGO, Boy Scouts of America, Scholastic, Tween Brands, MyYearbook and more. Participants will stay ahead of these ever-changing trends by:

-- Understanding who their target audience is and how to reach them in an engaging, constructive way
-- Learning new research on connecting with moms, dads, grandparents and other family members
-- Exploring new technologies, like social networking & mobile marketing, and how to use them successfully
-- Using partnerships for targeted marketing to reduce marketing spend in the current economy

The audience for this event includes Kid, Youth and Family Brands and professionals involved in Strategy & Trend Analysis, Branding, Marketing & Advertising, Merchandising, Web & Media, Agencies and Licensors.

For additional information, visit www.kidpowerx.com, follow Kid Power on Twitter at www.twitter.com/KidPowerX, or contact Abby Lombardi at +1 212-885-2660 or abby.lombardi@iqpc.com.

Annecy has been showcasing the very best in animation for more than 45 years, making it the industry's leading international competitive festival. The competition is open to the following five film categories, each using different animation techniques: -- Feature Films -- Short Films -- Commissioned and TV Films -- Graduation Films -- Official Selection The Festival also includes: film premieres, retrospectives, exhibitions, screenings from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m., in nine theatres around the town and evening screenings by the lake on a giant screen. Mifa will be held June 10-12 with the conference June 9-13. Located close to the International Animation Film Festival, the Mifa is the global animation event for co-producing, buying, selling, financing and distributing animation content across all platforms.

The Producers Guild is working with the top producers in the entertainment industry to host the first annual Produced By 2009 conference this June 5-7 at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City. Attendees will interact with and learn from the likes of James Cameron, Clint Eastwood, Kathleen Kennedy, Lauren Shuler Donner and producers of Emmy winning TV shows including DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES and TWO AND A HALF MEN.

Sessions include:

-- The Collaborative Process Of Visual Effects: From Previs To Post
-- World Premiere Digital Camera Assessment -- Demo the newest generation of HD digital cameras.)
-- A New Dimension: 3-D Stereoscopic Production
-- Performance/Motion Capture Production Technology

Attendees can take advantage of over 30 film, television and new media sessions with 100 producers covering everything they need to know to be a great producer.

Registration: http://www.producedbyconference.com/produceby-form-v3-validate.html

Sessions: http://www.producedbyconference.com/sessions.html

Now in its fourth year, FSC once again moves into a larger venue as the three day festival continues to grow. This year's event will take place June 5-7, 2009 at the Doubletree Miami Mart Airport Hotel and Convention Center in Miami, Florida. The three day festival will take place in the convention center's west hall and the convention centers entire second floor, making this the largest genre event to ever hit South Florida. The show will include celebrity guests, artists, writers, vendors, industry guests, Q&As, parties, costume contests, anime programming, manga, cosplay, workshops, panels, cosplay photo shoots, dance parties, console gaming, LAN gaming, tabletop gaming, collectible card gaming, tournaments and more. As always, FSC will feature dozens of celebrities, artists and industry guests. Past guests have included the stars of HARRY POTTER, CLERKS, SOUTH PARK, THE SIMPSONS, BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES, AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE, THUNDERCATS, JEM, Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Image Comics, SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE, THE GRIM ADVENTURES OF BILLY AND MANDY, FINAL FANTASY, FULL METAL ALCHEMIST and more. This year's show will include more guests than ever before, including 23 guests already set. The convention hours of operation are: Friday, June 5: 3:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Saturday, June 6: 11 a.m.-2 a.m. Sunday, June 7: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. For more information and updates: visit www.floridasupercon.com.

Creating today's entertainment media demands community, collaboration and teamwork. Community is vital to artists struggling in the current economic landscape. The Industry Giants 2009: Building a Community, Visual Effects, Animation and Game Forum features 2D artist/animator Michel Gagne, veteran of Warner Bros., Disney and Pixar, Jay Hawkins, Epic Games' Senior Concept Artist for Gears of War and many other creative professionals. The eighth annual event takes place Friday, June 5 and Saturday, June 6, 2009 at the Spring Creek Campus (SCC) of Collin County Community College, 2800 Spring Creek Parkway in Plano, Texas. It's open to the public, students and industry professionals. Hosted annually by the filmmaking/visual effects, animation, game development non-profit, A Bunch of Short Guys, and Collin's Applied Graphic Design Technology department, Industry Giants 2009 features Masterclasses and a one-day forum and panel discussion. The event features a distinctive lineup of speakers working in all areas of animation and visual effects for film, television and games. Schedules for the Masterclasses, forum and ticket information are available online at www.industrygiants.org. Tickets can be purchased in advance or at the door. Advance combination tickets for both the June 5 Masterclasses AND the June 6 forum are $40 for students and $80 for the public and professionals. Advance tickets to the June 6 forum-only are $15 for students and $20 for the public and professionals. Combination tickets purchased at the door are $50 for students and $90 for the public and professionals. Forum tickets purchased at the door are $20 for students and $25 for the public and professionals. Questions? Please call 972-516-5089 or by email: AGDT_TA@ccccd.edu. Masterclasses will be held on campus in rooms C-103, C-104 and the SCC Conference Center from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, June 5, 2009. With the purchase of a combination ticket, those attending the Masterclasses will be able to choose their own schedule. Masterclasses will be offered throughout the day. Morning sessions will run from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and include "Creating The IK Walk Cycle" by veteran Pixar, Blue Sky and Henson Studios Animator/Animation Director, David Tart. Id Software Character Artist, Brett Briley, will conduct a session on Zbrush digital sculpting techniques in video games. The afternoon sessions take place from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and will include a second session on Zbrush by Janimation Senior Creative Director Greg Punchatz featuring real-time creation of a digital character with audience participation. Jeff Alcantara, Reel FX Lighting and Compositing Supervisor, will conduct a session on compositing for OPEN SEASON 2 in NUKE. In addition, "Artists' Alley" will run all day, featuring Michel Gagne, Jay Hawkins, Jason Manley and others. Artist's books and book signing will be available. The Industry Giants Forum takes place in the John Anthony Theatre from 10:00 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 6, 2008. The lineup includes presentations by Will Nicholson, CG Supervisor at Cafe FX who will discuss his work on recent films and tips on succeeding in the industry. Artist Michel Gagne, veteran of Warner Bros., Disney, Pixar and other studios will feature his recent game, Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet and other work. Jay Hawkins, Senior Concept Artist with Epic Games, will present on his work for Gears of War. Digital Domain Technical Developer Tadao Mihashi will feature his lighting and rendering work on THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON. Jason Manley, President of MassiveBlack.com and Founding Director of ConceptArt.org will discuss online communities in the entertainment industry. Winners of the A Bunch of Short Guys 2009 Student Animation Contest will be announced. A full panel discussion will conclude the event. A Bunch of Short Guys (ABOSG) is a non-profit organization that fosters education and career development for students and professionals in the animation, visual effects and game industries. The group hosts free monthly meetings on the third or fourth Saturday of the month. In addition, ABOSG presents Industry Insights, an ongoing series featuring industry artists, as well as various training workshops and the Industry Giants events.

For its third edition, Dimension 3 will be settle in the department of the Seine-saint-Denis, a region that strongly supports 3D research and production. This move will help the Forum to implement an animation plan in favor of the markets convergence

From June 2-4, 2009, Dimension 3 invites all the actors and professionals of the cinema, TV, video games, entertainment, communication or training industries to one of the most important event of the 3D industry in the world.

Displayed in the Centre National de la Danse in Pantin (5mn from Paris), this unique-in-Europe event is a meeting point for worldwide visitors. For 3 days, they will evaluate the maturity of the creation and visualization solutions dedicated to the 3D images and their application programs. This year, a space for the 3D production promotion will be added to the Dimension 3 professional exhibition area. In this Espace CREA the producers will present 3D content and their know-how. Added to those areas dedicated to professionals, Dimension 3 Immersion, an area for the visual experimentations, will be devoted to video games, the telephony but also to the 3D marketing tools and will be open to a broader audience.

Moreover, 60 international experts will be gathered at the International Forum dedicated to 3D images. They will talk about technologic, creative and economic topics in Dimension 3 conferences and Master classes. Display window of the international 3D production, Dimension 3 third edition will carry on its entertaining and didactic ambitions thanks to the Festival traveling in the Seine Saint-Denis department but also to Dimension 3 Discovery, an exhibition about the 3D technologies history.

Supporting the 3D development, Dimension 3 also offers bilingual trainings and helps the emergence of young designers or directors through the Writing Talent Grant.

Dimension 3 is an event offered by the local Council of the Seine-Saint-Denis and organized by Avance Rapide Communication.

For further information, visit www.dimension3-expo.com.