Last Month in Animation.
* Sunday, August 1, 8:30 pm. North Adams,
Massachusetts, USA.
As part of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA)'s
two month animation festival, the Center screened The Iron Giant
prior to its release. The museum is located at 87 Marshall St. For
ticket information call MASS MoCA at (413) 662-2111; or visit www.massmoca.org.
Read Brad Bird's article "Director
and After Effects: Storyboarding Innovations on The Iron Giant"
in the November 1998 issue of Animation World Magazine. Brad
Bird was also interviewed in the August 1999 issue in "Lean,
Mean Fighting Machine: How Brad Bird Made The Iron Giant."
* Tuesday, August 3-Friday, August 6. Brisbane, Australia.
The Annual Society for Animation Studies (SAS) Conference was hosted
by Griffith University and featured papers by Richard Leskosky on
animating between the lines, Jean-Paul Goergen on hand-drawn sound
in Germany in the 1930s, Suzanne R. Williams on the aesthetics of
computer games, Marilyn Carney on Australian women animators, Bryan
Barker on the impact of CinemaScope on animation production, Cathyrn
Vasseleu on "Time Stratum II" an art installation by Japanese
multimedia artist, Toshio Iwai, and others. For more information
contact Keith Bradbury, Lecturer, Art Theory, Griffith University
Queensland College of Art: tel. +(07) 3875 3185 (work), (07) 3391
4238 (home); e-mail: kbrad@squirrel.com.au, or K.Bradbury@qca.gu.edu.au.
Deanna Morse wrote about Toshio Iwai in "Pre-Cinema
Toys Inspire Multimedia Artist Toshio Iwai" in the February
1999 issue of Animation World Magazine.
* Saturday, August 7, 8:00 pm. North Adams, Massachusetts, USA.
As part of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA)'s
two month animation festival, Barry Purves shared his great films
and stories. For ticket information call MASS MoCA at (413) 662-2111;
or visit www.massmoca.org.
You can read Barry's complete production diary, chronicling the
making of "Gilbert
and Sullivan - The Very Models" starting in the June issue
of Animation World Magazine.
* Sunday, August 8 - Friday, August 13. Los Angeles, California,
USA.
This year, SIGGRAPH '99, the International Conference on Computer
Graphics and Interactive Techniques, was held in downtown Los Angeles
at the L.A. Convention Center. The conference program included papers,
panels, courses, sketches, and applications. The event also included
an animation festival; art gallery: technOasis; Emerging Technologies:
The Millennium Motel; Creative Applications Lab: The Digital Cafe;
and The Studio showcasing the latest implementations of technology.
The Electronic Schoolhouse focused on computer graphics and interactive
technology education. AWN was featured there. In addition to the
conference, the event included the world's largest exhibition of
computer graphics and interactive products and services. For more
information visit www.siggraph.org.
The August issue of Animation World Magazine features four
articles previewing this year's SIGGRAPH:
"The
SIGGRAPH '99 Exhibition: Summer of Sim" by Eric Huelsman;
"I
Screen, You Screen, We All Screen: Animation at SIGGRAPH '99"
by Kellie-Bea Cooper; "The
Story of Computer Animation Set to Open SIGGRAPH" by Maureen
Furniss; and "But
Wait! There's More at SIGGRAPH '99" by Jennifer Champagne.
This issue features a review of SIGGRAPH
`99 by Jennifer Champagne and a review of the new documentary,
"The Story of Computer
Animation" by Kellie-Bea Cooper.
* Monday, August 9, 7 pm. Burbank, California, USA.
The Voice Over Group meets every second Monday of the month. Contact
MJ Lallo at (818) 980-6576 or Murel Whitaker at (310) 412-2719.
* Thursday, August 12 - Sunday, August 15. San Diego, California,
USA.
Among the events at this year's Comic-Con International, the country's
largest comic book convention, were a celebration of the Animation
Renaissance which included previews of upcoming animation from MTV
Animation, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, and more, as well as discussions
with the creators who are shaping the future of animation. Among
the scheduled guests were voice actress June Foray (Rocky And
Bullwinkle) and Batman Beyond series producer, Paul Dini.
Chris Prynoski, creator of the new series MTV Downtown, hosted
a panel discussion with three of the show's writers, and presented
an episode from the series. Neil Gaiman spoke about writing the
dialogue for the English version of Hayao Miyazaki's Princess
Mononoke. For more information visit www.comic-con.org.
See an exclusive clip of MTV
Downtown.
* Saturday, August 14. Burbank, California, USA.
Workout your character voices every second Saturday of the month
at Aliso Creek Productions. Directed by MJ Lallo, voice over actor,
coach, and producer. You'll read scripts by WIA writers, and do
voice-to-picture for Women in Animation artists. Call Aliso Creek
to register at (818) 954-9931.
* Saturday, August 14, 11 am. Santa Monica, California, USA
Dr. William Moritz, noted authority on experimental animation and
visual music, introduced a selection of 16mm and 35mm films from
The iotaCenter's collection of experimental and abstract films.
The program included: a hand-painted film record from 1903 of a
dance by visual music artist, Loïe Fuller, the darling of Paris'
Folies Bergère, a film record of Charles Dockum performing
live on the visual music instrument he invented in 1939, the Dockum
Mobilcolor Projector, High Voltage by James Whitney and Allures
by Jordan Belson, a rare presentation in 35mm of Oskar Fischinger's
tour de force from 1937, Optical Poem, In The Night by Walther
Ruttman, Furies by Sara Petty, Film #11 by Harry Smith,
Come Closer by Hy Hirsh, Free Radicals by Len Lye,
Celery Stalks At Midnight by John Whitney, Sr., Stars
And Stripes by Norman McLaren, Silence by Jules Engel,
3/78 by Larry Cuba, Beethoven Machinery by David Brody, Impressions
In The Upper Atmosphere by José Antonio Sistiaga, Algorithm
by Bärbel Neubauer, Bubbles by Karel Dodal, and Study
# 6 by Oskar Fischinger. The program takes place at the Laemmle
Theatre, Monica 4-Plex, 1332 2nd Street. Admission was free, but
reservations were required. E-mail or call The iotaCenter with your
name and the number of seats you need. E-mail: info@iotacenter.org
or call (310) 842 8704.
* Thursday, August 19, 7-9 pm. Burbank, California.
An Evening with the Professionals: TV Animation, took place at Walt
Disney TV Animation Studio, Frank Wells Building. The speakers included
Cindy Marcus who (with her husband Flip Kobler) wrote Pocahontas
II: Journey To A New World and The Lion King II: Simba's
Pride. Cost per monthly event was $10 for Women In Animation
members, $20 for non-members. RSVP required to Kellie-Bea Cooper
at e-mail: kellie-bea@kellie-bea.com; or tel: 818-623-0020.
* Friday, August 20. New York, New York, USA.
The US premiere of Perfect Blue, a 1997 Japanese film directed
by Satoshi Kon took place at the Cinema Village theater. Perfect
Blue is the story of a soap opera actress who finds it difficult
to distinguish between her TV persona and real life. The film won
the public prize for best Asian film at Montreal's Fant-Asia festival.
The trailer can be viewed online at www.sputnik7.com.
* Saturday, August 21, 7-9 pm. Los Angeles, California.
Women In Animation's Computer Animation Group met at the Rhythm
& Hues Studio. For more information contact Pauline T'so at
tel. (310) 448-7500.
* Saturday, August 21, 8:00 pm. North Adams, Massachusetts, USA.
As part of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA)'s
two month animation festival, South African animator William Kentridge
presented and talked about the elemental animation techniques he
uses to chronicle post-apartheid turmoil in his homeland. For ticket
information call MASS MoCA at (413) 662-2111; or visit www.massmoca.org.
You can read Philippe Moins' article "William
Kentridge: Quite the Opposite of Cartoons" in the October
1998 issue of Animation World Magazine.
* Thursday, August 22, 1:00 pm. North Adams, Massachusetts, USA.
As part of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA)'s
two month animation festival, William Kentridge and artists from
MASS MoCA's Billboard exhibit gathered for a brunch and discussion
of their inspirations and methods. This event was free with admission
to the museum. For more information call MASS MoCA at (413) 662-2111;
or visit www.massmoca.org.
* Wednesday, August 25, 6:30 pm. Hollywood, California.
Women In Animation hosted The Klassy Gals From Klasky! A lively
evening of discussion with the women directors at Klasky Csupo including
Becky Bristow, Sylvia Keulan, Cathy Malkasian, Carol Millican, Bonita
Versh, and special guest Jeff McGrath, creative producer for The
Wild Thornberrys. Location: Klasky Csupo, 6353 Sunset Blvd.
RSVP: tel. (310) 535-3838.
* Thursday, August 26, 7-9 pm. Hollywood, California, USA.
Women In Animation Writers Roundtable. Have voice-over artists read
your script and give you feedback. You must call and schedule your
script to have it read. The event takes place at Klasky Csupo at
1258 N. Highland Ave. For more information contact Sybil Baker by
e-mail: scrybble@juno.com, or tel: (626) 798-1523.
* Monday, August 30, 7-9 pm. Burbank, California, USA.
The Women In Animation Production Group meets the 1st Monday of
each month and is for everyone who is interested in production management.
This month the group gathered at Nickelodeon at 231 Olive Ave. (near
Victory). For more information contact Kellie-Bea Cooper by E-mail:
kellie-bea@kellie-bea.com, or Tel: (818) 623-0020.
