9021D Portrait Painting Demo  Workshops & Events
Mar 31, 2012 (one day)  Meets 6:30 PM-9:30 PM on Sat  
Instructor: Assael, Steven     Medium: Painting     Level: Open to all levels.
Tuition: $50.00
 "Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema" Themed Model Workshop - FULL DAY  Workshops & Events
Apr 1, 2012 (one day)  Meets 10:00 AM-4:30 PM on Sun  
Medium: Painting     Level: Open to all levels.
Tuition: $60.00  
9011 2-Day Figure Drawing Workshop  Workshops & Events
Apr 21-22, 2012  Meets 10:00 AM-5:00 PM on Sun Sat  
Instructor: Thompson, Dan     Medium: Drawing     Level: Open to all levels.
Tuition: $295.00

Reel Feedback is having a FREE Animation Reel Review event on March 29th in Emeryville!!
If you are an animation student bring your reel and get free advice and feedback from some of the top animators in the bay area. We'll have lead and supervising animators from ILM, Tippett studio and Massive Black!
If you don't have a reel yet, but are working on an animation clip, bring it and we'll review it. It will be a great chance to find out where your reel is at.
This is a rare opportunity for one night only. Get your notebook ready!

Here is the details: March 29th from 7-10 pm at Lanesplitters in Emeryville.
For more information, here is a link to the event site:
http://www.reelfeedback.com/march-reel-review/

We also had a Free Reel Review last December. The turnout was huge - we reviewed over 150 reels in one night.
We created a short video from that event:
http://www.reelfeedback.com/free-reel-review/

Hope to see you there.

Hans Brekke

Qube! Certified Administrator Training  

PipelineFX is proud to offer certification training on Qube! render farm management software. The Qube! Certified Administrator (QCA) certification validates the ability to install, configure, manage, and troubleshoot render farms used in digital media production. The curriculum is designed for technical support staff, render pipeline engineers, Qube! reseller implementation and pre-sales engineers, IT consultants implementing Qube! for render farms, R&D engineers, render wranglers and IT personnel charged with deploying and/or managing a render farm. Training includes extensive hands-on lab time.

* Course size is limited so make your reservations now. Contact your Qube! reseller or your PipelineFX territory manager today to reserve your seat.

* Commercial/Government – $1,600.00 per seat
* Full-time Education Faculty and Staff – $800.00 per seat

 

March 28 & 29, 2012 – London, UK
Location: MPC - Screening Room 
127 Wardour Street, Soho, London W1F 0NL
Phone: 020 7434 3100
Dates: March 28 & 29 (Wed & Thurs)
Host Contact: Michelle
Email: michelle@pipelinefx.com

Qube! Certified Administrator Training  

 

Qube! Certified Administrator Training  

PipelineFX is proud to offer certification training on Qube! render farm management software. The Qube! Certified Administrator (QCA) certification validates the ability to install, configure, manage, and troubleshoot render farms used in digital media production. The curriculum is designed for technical support staff, render pipeline engineers, Qube! reseller implementation and pre-sales engineers, IT consultants implementing Qube! for render farms, R&D engineers, render wranglers and IT personnel charged with deploying and/or managing a render farm. Training includes extensive hands-on lab time.

* Course size is limited so make your reservations now. Contact your Qube! reseller or your PipelineFX territory manager today to reserve your seat.

* Commercial/Government – $1,600.00 per seat
* Full-time Education Faculty and Staff – $800.00 per seat

 

March 14 & 15, 2012 – Los Angeles CA USA
Location: RFX
748 Seward Street, Hollywood, CA 90038
Phone: (323) 962-7400
Dates: March 14 & 15 (Wed & Thurs)
Host Contact: Cliff Edson
Email: cliff@rfx.com

Spring 2012 Open House

 

Please join us for LAAFA’s Spring 2012 Open House on March 11th, from 12pm to 4pm.  There will be demonstrations, lectures and Q & A sessions during the event.  You will have time to take a tour of the facilities, view our talented instructors’ artwork in the plaza, chat with the staff and more… Learn about our BFA, Certificate and Extension Programs, financial aid, work study programs and scholarships. Refreshments will be served.

 

 

Mike Butkus Complimentary Demonstration

March 11th, 12pm to 2pm

Mike will demonstrate how to draw Vampires and Zombies  from his books, using a limited gouache palette. He will explain the techniques used in the books and advise on how to create creatures from imagination. In addition, there will be a Q & A session on producing ideas for the movie, T.V. and gaming industry.  Mike’s “How to” book series will be available for sale and signing in the LAAFA Plaza following his presentation.

Reservations for demos are required. Walk-ins will be based on space availability.

Reserve Now!

 

Rey Bustos Complimentary Lecture

   March 11th, 2pm to 4pm

Rey Bustos is one of the leading artistic anatomists in the country today! We are excited that Rey will be lecturing, drawing, sculpting and showing students first-hand his love for anatomy in a fun and dynamic way. Get ready to enjoy several brief demos, a Q & A session and more. It’s going to be lively!

Reservations for demos are required. Walk-ins will be based on space availability.

Reserve Now!

GAME DEVELOPERS CONFERENCE

March 5th-9th San Francisco, Ca

The GDC attracts over 19,000 attendees, and is the primary forum where programmers, artists, producers, game designers, audio professionals, business decision-makers and others involved in the development of interactive games gather to exchange ideas and shape the future of the industry. The GDC is produced by the UBM TechWeb Game Network.

This market defining conference features over 400 lectures, panels, tutorials and round-table discussions on a comprehensive selection of game development topics taught by leading industry experts. In addition, the GDC expo showcases all of the most relevant game development tools, platforms and services helping to drive the industry forward. The conference also features the fourteenth annual Independent Games Festival, where new, unpublished games compete for the attention of the publishing community, and the twelfth annual Game Developers Choice Awards, the premier accolades for peer-recognition in the digital games industry.

This year's conference will take place at the Moscone Center, the largest convention and exhibition complex in San Francisco. It comprises three main halls: Two underground halls underneath Yerba Buena Gardens, known as Moscone North and Moscone South, and a three-level Moscone West exhibition hall across 4th Street.

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The number one question I always hear is “Will someone steal my TV idea?” I’ve thought that too.

 

But there’s a webinar coming up February 28th put together by two great industry insiders I know that pretty much answers everything you or I would need to know about how to protect our ideas.

 

Can a network just take my idea and do it without me? Is a Submission Release Form a license to steal? The truth behind stories of stolen TV ideas What can or can’t I do to protect my idea How safe is my title? Copyright protection myths Will my paranoia destroy my pitch or sabotage my chances? Are my characters at risk, too? Is a WGA registration enough protection?

They’ve got a great line up of expert interviews: Patric Verrone, the PRESIDENT of the Writer’s Guild: Marc Zicree, who wrote for Star Trek and Babylon 5; Joel Andryc, who’s an executive Saban; and Linda Simensky, who’s a senior vice president at PBS Kids.

Plus the event is hosted by Mark and Jeanne Simon, founders of SellYourTvConceptNow.com who have about 4,500 credits between them and more than 25 years each in the industry.

Nathan Fowkes - Color Concepts Workshop on February 11th!

"The use of color is critically important for the working artist, well designed color can make your work powerfully compelling and will reach your audience at an emotional level that moves them. That will be our topic of study for this year's Color Workshop on Saturday, February 11, 12-8pm. So whether you're a landscape painter, figurative or entertainment artist, if you're in the LA area I'd love to see you there." - Nathan Fowkes

Here's what is cover:

The fundamentals of color theory for painters (traditional and digital). The emotional impact of color and lighting to create mood and environment. Principles for organizing the complexities of color into pleasing harmonies. Strategies for solving color problems quickly and effectively. Color exploration exercises.
Painting from a costumed model in a theatrical, colored light environment.
Tuition Cost: $175 - Register Here for Full Workshop.
Tuition Cost:  $100 - Register Here for Lecture and Demo.