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ANIMATION WORLD MAGAZINE - ISSUE 4.3 - JUNE 1999
Education
NYU Has Lunchbox. The NYU summer Filmmaker's Workshop for High School
Students in Animation will offer twelve high school students a one-month immersion
in the art and practice of animation. Students will attend classes, tour animation
studios, attend guest lectures and special screenings, and, especially, practice
animating. Participants will earn four college credits. Four Video LunchBoxes
from Animation Toolworks have been installed in NYU's studio. Created two
years ago by Oregon-based Animation Toolworks, the Video LunchBox is a device
used to capture still images from a video camera and playback the sequence
of images at the same rate as film images or television video. It enables
animators to test their work in progress instantly monitoring pacing, lighting,
and registration.
Kellie-Bea Rainey reviewed the Video
Lunchbox's performance in the June 1998 issue of Animation World Magazine.
Learn
About Japanese Animation At SVA. The School of Visual Arts in New York
City will offer a course for credit on "Japanese Animation: History and
Style" as part of its Continuing Education program. Instructor Brian
Camp, author of several articles about anime, will focus on the recent history
and stylistic development of anime, from the pioneering work of Osamu Tezuka
in the '60s, to the epic space sagas of the '70s, to the visionary achievements
of a host of innovative animators in the '80s and '90s. Among the areas explored
will be anime's unique design schemes and the multiple influences of transitional
Japanese, art, Japanese comics, western culture, and contemporary science
fiction. Numerous clips will be shown, as well as complete features and TV
episodes rarely seen in the US. The 10-session, two-credit class begins on
Wednesday, June 2 at 6 pm. Cost is $350, plus a $65 audiovisual fee, and a
$20 registration fee. For more information call 212-592-2050; or e-mail: ce@adm.schoolofvisualarts.edu.
The School of Visual Arts is located at 209 East 23 Street, New York, NY 10010-3994,
USA.
Kids Can Learn To Animate At Summer Camp. Arts Unlimited, a 5-week
summer program for children in grades 4-8, has added three animation classes
to its arts curriculum. The classes will be taught by Wendy Jackson and will
introduce animation techniques such as zoetropes, flipbooks, clay, cut-outs,
drawing on film, and pixilation. Jackson will also teach a class in giant
puppetry. Additional program offerings include ceramics, calligraphy, computer
art, dance, mixed media, music, publishing, and photography. The program runs
June 28-July 30. For more information contact: Chadwick School, 26800 South
Academy Drive, Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 90247, USA. TEL: 310-377-1543.
Note: Readers may contact any Animation World Magazine contributor by sending an e-mail to editor@awn.com.