Education and Training

EAM on Tour in Finland

jwolfe — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:07:36 -0800

The deadline for registration for the European Animation Masterclass, to be held in Helsinki, Finland February 23-24, is February 10, 2012.

The DAVE School Students Receive Four VES Nominations

jwolfe — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:16:29 -0800

Four students from The DAVE School (Digital Animation and Visual Effects) have been selected by the prestigious Visual Effects Society as nominees in the student category for the 10th Annual VES Awards Gala, a ceremony recognizing outstanding visual effects artistry in film, animation, television, commercials, special venues and video games.

Animation Director Brenda Chapman to Visit Ireland

jwolfe — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:27:32 -0800

Award-winning feature animation director and story artist Brenda Chapman has been confirmed as the second National Film School Visiting Fellow at IADT and she will be in residence on campus in Dún Laoghaire between the 17th and 27th February.

Parsons Appoints New Directors

jwolfe — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:06:54 -0800

Parsons The New School for Design has announced the appointment of new directors for its Master of Architecture and Master of Arts in Design Studies programs.

FMX 2012 Speakers Confirmed

jwolfe — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:32:49 -0800

Speakers have been confirmed for FMX 2012: 17th Conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Transmedia.

PipelineFX’s Qube! Prepares LMU Students for the Real World

jwolfe — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:50:22 -0800

PipelineFX’s render management solution, Qube!,is in use at Loyola Marymount University’s School of Film and Television.

SIGGRAPH 2012 Student Volunteers Needed

jwolfe — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:22:57 -0800

The application deadline for student volunteers at SIGGRAPH 2012 is February 13, 2012.

Max Howard to Give Graduation Speech at The Animation Workshop

jwolfe — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:15:28 -0800

Animation producer Max Howard will hold a speech at the upcoming graduation event for Character Animators and Computer Graphic Artists at The Animation Workshop in Viborg, Denmark.

Create Ultra-Realistic Lens Flare Effects inside Adobe After Effects

jwolfe — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:47:14 -0800

In this Boris TV episode, Kevin P. McAuliffe works with a clip of the sun's rays peeking through the trees of a forest, and he would like to enhance the sun's light with a lens flare effect.

Red Giant TV Episode #68: First Issue Credits - Comic Book Title Sequence

jwolfe — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:45:03 -0800

Seth Worley shows you how to create an awesome 2.5D comic book-style title/credit sequence.

Cinesite opens its 2012 Inspire Internship Program for entries

jwolfe — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:22:29 -0800

Cinesite, one of the world’s leading film visual effects houses, announced that it is now accepting applications for its highly successful annual internship program, Inspire.

Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art Winter Classes Begin January 9 & 23

jwolfe — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:32:50 -0800

Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art(LAAFA) winter classes begin January 9 & 23.

Vicon Technologies Give USC Students Hands-On Motion Capture Experience

jwolfe — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:28:16 -0800

Vicon recently collaborated with the Robert Zemeckis Center for Digital Arts at the USC School of Cinematic Arts to upgrade their motion capture system.

ESPN & EA SPORTS Unveil New Virtual Technology at Full Sail University Sports Lab Powered By ESPN

jwolfe — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:04:41 -0800

Full Sail University joined with ESPN’s Emerging Technology team and EA SPORTS to unveil ESPN’s newest virtual technology application, EA SPORTS GameView.

Students Learn to Tell Compelling Visual Stories at Broadview Entertainment Arts University (BEAU)

jwolfe — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:56:40 -0800

BEAU to offer BFA in Comic and Sequential Art for students who want to create cartoons, comic books, storyboards, graphic novels and animated features.

Optimizing 3ds Max With System Resources + Free 1 1/2 Hour Onyx Vegetation Video Tutorials

jwolfe — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:33:49 -0800

CGschool announces two new webinars from Brian Smith.

Digital-Tutors Releases 24 New Tutorials

dsarto — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:00:41 -0800

The New Year brings with it a lineup of new training content, including the announcement of the Unity Mobile Game Development Series featuring training for the robust game development tool.

3D Artist William Vaughan to Teach at The DAVE School

rdemott2 — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 09:30:40 -0800

New students pursuing their dreams of a career in animation at The DAVE School this January will be taught by award-winning artist, writer and director William Vaughan.

MAXON US Re-Launches Cineversity Training Website

rdemott2 — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:21:43 -0800

MAXON Computer, Inc., the US subsidiary of the leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, today announced the re-launch of Cineversity, the premier online training and education resource for CINEMA 4D users.

Emmy-Winning VFX Artist Kutchaver Takes Stage At DAVE School Graduation

rdemott2 — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:08:18 -0800

Before walking across the stage to receive their diplomas this week, The DAVE School’s newest graduates will gain insights on launching their new careers from VFX industry veteran Kevin Kutchaver.