Artists from Pixar are coming to teach in Miami!
VanArts presents a Character Animation & Story Development masterclass, taught by instructors from Pixar Animation Studios.
Geared toward:- 2D/3D character animators & designers- game designers & developers- writers, screenwriters, storyboarders- producers & editors of films & videos- software developers- other creative professionals- working pros, students, enthusiasts- educators, teachers
This exceptional 2-day training event is a great professional development opportunity, and takes place on July 13/14th in Miami Beach, Florida.
INFO & REGISTRATION:http://www.vanarts.com/events/pixar-artists-masterclass-miami-2012

Special Offer: $500 Summer VFX Bootcamps

 

Don’t just sit around this summer watching TV and surfing the internet! Spend it at Escape Studios VFX Bootcamp!

Learn more about visual effects production and compositing in one of our month-long bootcamps. In the first two weeks of the bootcamp, you’ll be introduced to vfx production where you’ll learn the basics of camera tracking, particle effects, texturing, lighting and rendering. Then, spend the last two weeks learning the basics of compositing including rotoscoping, keying and color correction.

Two sessions are available: July 9th – August 3rd and July 23rd – August 17th. Classes are held four days a week (Monday - Thursday) from 10am – 5pm, with three breaks during the day.

And, if you decide to sign on to one of our classroom courses, the $500 bootcamp fee will be applied to your tuition!

Register now because space is limited.

Artists from Pixar are coming to teach in Seattle!
VanArts presents a Character Animation & Story Development masterclass, taught by instructors from Pixar Animation Studios.
Geared toward:- 2D/3D character animators & designers- game designers & developers- writers, screenwriters, storyboarders- producers & editors of films & videos- software developers- other creative professionals- working pros, students, enthusiasts- educators, teachers
This exceptional 2-day training event is a great professional development opportunity, and takes place on June 29/30 in Seattle.
INFO & REGISTRATION:http://www.vanarts.com/events/pixar-artists-masterclass-2012-seattle

Artists from Pixar are coming to teach in Chicago!
VanArts presents a Character Animation & Story Development masterclass, taught by instructors from Pixar Animation Studios.
Geared toward:- 2D/3D character animators & designers- game designers & developers- writers, screenwriters, storyboarders- producers & editors of films & videos- software developers- other creative professionals- working pros, students, enthusiasts- educators, teachers
This exceptional 2-day training event is a great professional development opportunity, and takes place on June 22/23 in Chicago.
INFO & REGISTRATION:http://www.vanarts.com/events/pixar-artists-masterclass-2012-chicago

E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo

June 5-7, 2012 Los Angeles Convention Center

E3 is the world's premier trade show for computer and video games and related products. The show is owned by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), the U.S. association dedicated to serving the business and public affairs needs of the companies, publishing interactive games for video game consoles, handheld devices, personal computers, and the Internet.

The E3 Expo draws tens of thousands of professionals to experience the future of interactive entertainment. The most influential people leading the most innovative companies in the business attend E3 to see groundbreaking new technologies and never-before-seen products for computers, video game consoles, handheld systems, mobile, and the Internet.

2012 will welcome software developers, buyers and retailers, programmers, distributors, entertainment industry representatives, financiers and venture capitalists, importers and exporters, manufacturers, resellers, researchers, educators, financial and industry analysts and worldwide electronic and print media.

Want to know how those amazing visual effects you see in commercials are actually created? Are you curious about the tools used by VFX artists? Then come spend an evening at Escape Studios on Thursday, May 17, 2012 with award-winning Director Andy Hall from a52 as well as Lon Grohs, Vice President of Business Development at Chaos Group, creators of V-Ray, as he discusses his most recent work and how V-Ray was used in the process.

Check out the behind-the-scenes work for the award-nominated spots ”Holiday Giving with Fred” and “Resolve to Give” for the Red Cross, and some new work for Ben & Jerry’s. Plus, we’ll get the exciting details about V-Ray’s recent updates and applications.

Bring your questions and be prepared for an entertaining evening!

Agenda

7:00 – 7:30    Registrations & Networking
7:30 – 7:35    Welcome by Dom Davenport, Escape Studios’ CEO
7:35 – 8:15    Andy Hall of a52 shares his work on Red Cross and Ben & Jerry’s commercials, including breakdowns and behind the scenes experiences.

8:15 – 8:40    Chaos Group’s Lon Grohs introduces V-Ray capabilities, updates and news.
8:40 – 8:50    Escape Studios presents How to Become Part of the VFX Industry
8:50 – 9:15    Q & A
9:15 - 9:45     Drinks, Food & Networking

 

Free Online Training When You Attend
As part of this event, Escape Studios will give you a unique opportunity to brush up on some of the essential skills required to work in VFX for free. That’s right; all those who attend will receive 30-days free access to our entire Maya Essentials online course. This course contains materials and resources to suit all skill levels, and will particularly benefit those taking their first steps to work in this industry as well as junior artists and runners.

FMX was initiated as an event for students labeled "Film and Media Exchange" (FMX) in 1994 and was supposed to take place every two years. As early as 1996 it became an annual event . When the first FMX took place in 1994, the industry did not even dare to dream about the creative possibilities within computer animation and digital effects that exist today. Throughout the past fifteen years of its existence, FMX kept up with the developments and trends and has grown to become an important networking platform for those working with digital imagery.

In 2012, FMX tracks are, among others, dedicated to Virtual Production, Cinema of the Future, Animation, Visual Effects, Games, Tech Talks, Focuses on Montreal and Vancouver, Poland, Estonia, Transmedia, Virtual Humans and Controlling Complexity.

Confirmed presentations include subjects such as Worldbuilding, Previsualization, Capture Space, Framerates, Stereo 3D, Animation Wild ‘n Strange, VES Exchange, Visual Effects in India, Germany and Europe, Visual Arts, Games made in Germany, Industrial CG, Cloud Computing, Siggraph and Eurographics Papers, Young Guns

FMX 2012
17th Conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Transmedia
May 8-11, Stuttgart, Germany

FMX is Europe's largest conference on the creation, production and distribution of digital entertainment and interactive visualization in design, industry and research. Every year artists, specialists, scientists, producers and other key people come to FMX to present new projects, developments and opportunities in the Conference, at the Marketplace, in Workshops or Presentations, in the Recruiting Hub or Education Section, Screenings or Events. As a community-based event, the aim is to provide a space where experiences can be exchanged, innovative approaches discussed and ideas multiplied. The conference’s binding theme is the convergence of film, television, computers, consoles and mobile devices.

FMX 2012 focuses on technical issues such as Virtual Production, Previs, Digital Worldbuilding, Lighting and Rendering, Cloud Computing, VFX on TV, Industrial CG, VFX produced in Europe & India, Scientific Papers and Transmedia. The conference takes place May 8-11 in Stuttgart, Germany.

www.fmx.de

A Look at the Fast-paced World of VFX in Advertising
Are you curious about what it’s like to work in visual effects for the advertising industry? Would you like to know more about the skills required to work in this exciting, fast-paced part of the VFX world? Spend an evening at Escape Studios on Thursday, March 15, 2012 with The Mill’s John Leonti as he discusses the commercials VFX pipeline. Check out the behind-the-scenes work for the VES award-nominated spot “Immersion” for Mattel’s Hot Wheels, and the backstory behind Playstation’s cult-phenomena “Michael”. 

John will reveal all, including how you can be in the hot seat, working on high profile commercials such as these. Bring your appetite for knowledge, and plenty of questions. 

Free Online Training When You Attend
As part of this event, Escape Studios will give you a unique opportunity to brush up on some of the essential skills required to work in VFX for free. That’s right; all those who attend will receive 30-days free access to our entire Maya Essentials online course. This course contains materials and resources to suit all skill levels, and will particularly benefit those taking their first steps to work in this industry as well as junior artists and runners.

THE 84TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS

FEDRUARY 26TH AT 7:00

   Each January, the entertainment community and film fans around the world turn their attention to the Academy Awards. Interest and anticipation builds to a fevered pitch leading up to the Oscar telecast in February, when hundreds of millions of movie lovers tune in to watch the glamorous ceremony and learn who will receive the highest honors in filmmaking.

    The Oscars reward the previous year’s greatest cinema achievements as determined by some of the world’s most accomplished motion picture artists and professionals. The Academy’s roughly 6,000 members vote for the Oscars using secret ballots, which are tabulated by the international auditing firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers. The auditors maintain absolute secrecy until the moment the show’s presenters open the envelopes and reveal the winners on live television.