Friedman 3D will be starting its new semester July 5th, 2005. Instruction will be provided in Alias Maya from 8:00am to 2:40pm Monday through Friday. There will also be an Adobe AfterEffects class that will run from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The cost for classes is $75 and $25 respectively, plus a $25 registration fee. The Alias Maya course will be delivered in two sections by Mr. Vincent Delay, a Maya artist and formerly a CG Supervisor at The Engine Room. Section One will be introductory and will run in the mornings from 8:00am until 11:00am. Section Two will be an intermediate course and will run from 12:00pm to 3:00pm. The class will start Tuesday, July 5th, 2005 and will run until Friday, December 16th, 2005. $75 + $25 reg. fee. Adobe After Effects instruction will be taught by Ms. Nancy LeMay, who has worked as a titles and graphics artist for NBC and a host of other companies. The class will start Tuesday, July 5th, 2005 and will run until Thursday, December 15th, 2005. $25 + $25 reg. fee. Friedman 3D is located at 570 W. Avenue 26, Suite 425, Los Angeles, CA 90065 and is a non-profit, collaborative venture between Studio Arts and LAUSD's Venice Skills Center. Friedman 3D offers low-cost, high-end training in computer animation, visual effects and other graphics classes to provide artists an affordable alternative to expensive CG learning. For more information about Friedman 3D, please email f3d@studioarts.tv or call Eric Huelsman at (323) 227-4776.

Join other decision makers in the interactive media industry for a networking event.

It will be from 6pm-9pm on July 27th in Beverly Hills and will focus on the lucrative video game industry
(how in-game advertising and product placement are changing the rules of the game).

The event is FREE. SPACE IS LIMITED ... SO PLEASE MAKE SURE T0 RSVP AT: http://www.scicc.biz/

Studio Arts of Los Angeles, CA will be host to a special group of ALIAS MAYA seminars, classes and workshops that will begin Monday, October 17th, 2005 and end Friday, December 16, 2005.

Maya instruction will be from introductory level to intermediate and advanced workshops in everything from modeling and textures to rigging, animation and more. Classes will meet from 8am-3pm Mon. through Fri.

As it is a special subsidized program it will cost the participants $75 plus a $25 reg. fee. Studio Arts normally charges $10,000 per semester for the same level of training.

You must qualify as an artist in need to enter this program. Emphasis will be on producing a demo reel and paricipation in a CG project is mandatory. Deadline for registration is October 14th. Email f3d@studioarts.tv for more info.

The next Los Angeles Combustion User Group meeting will be held at Digital Domain. Possible events for the evening include film related tutorials, advance techniques, presentations and access to the minds and talent of other users.

Presentations will include:
* Jeff Kim From Digital Domain will show and explain a complicated Wire Removal Shot from I, ROBOT
* Paul Curly will demonstrate matte painting and also explain production output for film.

Seating is limited. Please RSVP early to info@combustionug.com. Digital Domain is located at 300 Rose Ave. Venice, California.

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SEMAFX, the ACM SIGGRAPH Professional Chapter of Southeast Michigan features their First Creative Congress of Michigan on Tuesday, February 21, 2006, from 6-10 pm. This Congress cordially invites all User Groups, schools, companies, post houses, studios and other creative organizations to send us ONE Delegate who will speak for your group and describe your GOALS to the gathering. Even if you don't want to speak, then come mingle and schmooze with some of Michigan's most creative, talented and inspiring people! The intent of this Congress is to FOCUS everyone's creative energies into a poweful force that will have a positive and dramatic impact on our creative society! I encourage everyone with a single creative cell in their body to join us for this unique and powerful event. The networking potential is staggering! This single evening will generate new collaboration opportunities between individuals and organizations on an entirely new level!

Final Cut Pro users will learn firsthand how the FileMaker Pro 8 (www.filemaker.com) helps manage business and creative processes at the upcoming Los Angeles Final Cut Pro Users Group (LAFCPUG) Meeting. The LAFCPUG will meet at 6:45 pm, at the Gallery Theatre, 4800 Hollywood Blvd. Ramy Katrib, ceo/founder of West Hollywood-based DigitalFilm Tree (www.digitalfilmtree.com), will demonstrate how applications like Final Cut Pro, FileMaker Pro 8 and related technologies help run his firm's creative process and manage its business. DigitalFilm Tree (DFT) is a research and development-based post-production facility, specializing in consulting and workflow design. DFT's offerings include online mastering, color correction, VFX and design work. The company's credits include first time filmmakers as well as the feature films COLD MOUNTAIN and NAPOLEON DYNAMITE and the TV series SCRUBS. FileMaker Pro 8 forms the backbone of DigitalFilm Tree's tracking and asset management infrastructure. DigitalFilm Tree uses several custom FileMaker databases for everything from invoicing, to digital dailies, asset management, visual effects status tracking, production and editorial databases. For further meeting details go to www.lafcpug.org/user_schedule.

Annual Brentwood Film Festival in northern California. Exhibiting the best in Independent Film and Animations including feature films, short films, animation and experimental. Presenting a major distribution prize this year along with awards for best director and Innovation. Located in downtown Brentwood, its screenings will take place at the Delta Cinema and will be within walking distance of our many local restaurants.

San Francisco and Silicon Valley SIGGRAPH are proud to present
Pixar Animation Studios The making of

The next meeting of the Los Angeles XSI user group will take place at Gnomon School of Visual Effects in Hollywood. Blur Studio will show their short film GENTELMEN'S DUEL. In addition, Andrew Jones from Pixel Liberation Front will discuss linear lighting. Technology and production issues will also be tackled. Beer, drinks and pizza will be served and door prizes will be given away. Gnomon School of Visual Effects is located at 1015 North Cahuenga, Hollywood, California 90038. Door open at 7:00 pm with the presentations beginning at 7:30 pm. For additional information, visit www.xsila.com/.