Autodesk Debuts New Mobile Games Curriculum and Instructor Certification Options
Autodesk, Inc. (ADSK: NASDAQ) has released three new training modules as part of the Autodesk Animation Academy 2011 curriculum* for secondary schools.
Category: Education and Training
Pixar Artists Masterclass Coming To Vancouver
Artists from Pixar Animation Studios will be presenting a unique Masterclass in Animation & Story Development this September in Vancouver, Canada.
In CG, Education and Training, CG, Education and Training | Headline News | Geographic Region: North America
Why Do You Animate?
The decision to be a professional artist is unlike any other. There is no single well-trod path to success and, anyway, how is success measured when it comes to an art? Is it a dollar amount? Is an animator who worked on, say, “Up” more successful than one who worked on, say, “Waltz with Bashir” or “Triplets of Belleville” or the game “Fable II”?Or perhaps you consider animation to be a craft more than an art? Why do you animate?
PhaseSpace Joins the Studio at SIGGRAPH 2010
PhaseSpace Inc. is inviting SIGGRAPH attendees to step into the shoes of filmmaking luminaries such as James Cameron and Robert Zemeckis, directing actors and guiding the action through a virtual camera using state-of-the-art optical motion- capture technology.
In Education and Training, Event, Interactive, People, Technology, Education and Training, Event, Interactive, People, Technology | Headline News | Special Events: SIGGRAPH | Geographic Region: North America
International Awards for Animation Students at Filmakademie
The computer animated graduate film "Loom" by Ilija Brunck, Jan Bitzer, Csaba Letay, Fabian Pross and Regina Welker - all of which are students at the Institute of Animation, Visual Effects and Digital Postproduction at the Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg - has received the Best in Show Award at the SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival in Los Angeles.
In Awards, Education and Training, Event, Short Films, Awards, Education and Training, Event, Short Films | Headline News | Special Events: SIGGRAPH | Geographic Region: Europe, North America
Core Competencies - A Proposed Structure for Standards
This post, together with the last one, is intended to elicit feedback and comments from institutions and companies interested in exploring standards as a framework for further development and to promote discussion on standards development. It describes a simple standards system for discussion.
Stan Winston Family & Gnomon Establish Stan Winston School Of Character Arts
Gnomon School of Visual Effects, the industry leader in professional training for artists in the entertainment and design field, today revealed that it is partnering with the family of the late character creator and effects visionary, Stan Winston, to establish the Stan Winston School of Character Arts.
Need 3D Training/Education?
If the answer is yes, Insight Media can meet your needs. Insight Media is a leading display industry market research firm with a special focus on 3D.
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The Generalist
Are you a specialist or a generalist? Choosing between the two will determine how successful you are in your job search. Which one are you?
cmiVFX Releases Cinema 4D Destruction Concepts Training Video
cmiVFX releases New Cinema 4D Destruction Concepts Training Video.
Art Center College of Design Offers Award-Winning Summer Institute For Teachers
During the summertime, Art Center College of Design teaches teachers--and the results make the first day of the next school year an eagerly anticipated event.
Frenzer Foreman Animation Forum (podcast) x 14
Special Guests: Signe Baumane & Isaac Short. On this episode of the Forum, Joel and Alan prognosticate the future of cinema and how podcasts are this century's booming artform. Then, independent animator and bunny-lover, Signe Baumane, presents her perspective on animation as art, art as animation, sex ed, the animated short vs. feature, how to finance your independent animation career, animation as a drug-habit, and how not to be a lonely rapist. All are then joined by 6-year old Isaac Short as he works through his unhealthy obsession with early pioneers of animation.
Gnomon Releases New Visual Development Series With Marc Gabbana
The Gnomon Workshop releases the first two titles from renowned illustrator and concept designer Marc Gabbana.
Baby Genius Comes Into The Computer Age With Winfat Industrial Co. Ltd.
Pacific Entertainment Corporation (OTC PK: PENT) is taking its award-winning Baby Genius brand into the computer age in the U.S. through a new licensing deal with Hong Kong-based Winfat Industrial Co. Ltd., it was announced by Larry Balaban, CCO.
Cyberchase Goes To School!
As it kicks off its eighth successful season on PBS KIDS GO! (check local listings), the daily animated math series Cyberchase will engage kids in a whole new way with Lucky Star, an application for SMART Board interactive whiteboards.
Acting vs. Moving Illustrations
Ed explains the necessity of action, objective and obstacle in performance animation. Moving illustrations are not the same thing as acting. Acting means the character is actually doing something.
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Special Guest: J.J. Sedelmaier
The future is now on this week's episode of the Frenzer Foreman Animation Forum as Computer plugs Joel and Alan into the 21st century with their first ever Skype interview! Skyperview! Special Guest J.J. Sedelmaier "phones it in" about such subjects as comic books, graphic novels, and how to build and maintain an independent animation production company. Then, in the first ever Frenzer Foreman Animation Forum sing-song-story-telling-open-microradiophonic-sound-experience, Joel shares his latest therapy ballad about some extra baggage that he's been carrying around. And make sure to stay tuned through the very end of the episode for a special FFAF out-take of Joel and Alan testing out their new technology with one of the biggest names in cinema history!
More from Bloomfield, New Jersey and the Incubator Studio with MIMI AND GACK and the Day to Day Grind
Life on the road can be challenging! As the Studio headed into the its last week a familiar cadence ensued. It began with me awakening each morning at 5:30 am
The educational value of getting your hands dirty
I have yet to properly introduce myself here, and I'm not sure what sort of impression I'm making with these somewhat impulsive posts. Today I introduce you to Veronica, the deceased ostrich, and Mike Taylor, the scientist who is getting to know her. Mike is a paleontologist, meaning he researches extinct animals. I introduce you to him here, because of a specific quote and a general energy that I feel is essential to learning
Neurons that fire together, wire together: why transformation is so important
Every day we are exposed to a rapidly changing, moment-by-moment digital media environment that demands strategic filtering and immediate response to a multitude of visual and auditory stimuli and their underlying messages. Constant digital distractions, multitasking and task switching plague our ability to concentrate, our aptitude for sustained intellectual focus and they interfere with our capacity for deep, persistent engagement.No wonder students find it difficult to focus!
Mind Your Business: Recharging Your Creative Batteries
Mark Simon recalls his "fun times" while on vacation.
Your Career Is An Inside Job
Not that you'd want to approach your job like a hit man, but what you make of your career choices is truly an inside job.
Transforming Animation Education for the Conceptual Age
Today’s educational institutions are past their “best before” dates, having failed to adjust to the characteristics of today’s “digital natives” and industry’s best practices. They are incapable of modifying their methods to facilitate truly meaningful and comprehensive learning and expertise that will adequately prepare today’s graduates for tomorrow’s professional demands in an unpredictable future.
Frenzer Foreman Animation Forum (podcast) x 12
It's the Alan Foreman Show!!! Alan briefly takes over the Forum with his one-man off-off-off-off-off Broadway Production of the Bobby McFerrin story. And guess what folks? It's Summetime! And that can mean only one thing... time to talk about the big summer blockbusters and predictions for future summer movies. Then Daphne Knouse-Frenzer and Rex Knouse-Frenzer drop by to give the kids' perspective on Hayao Miyazaki, Monsters, Monsters vs. Miyazaki, Miyazaki vs. Michel Gondy, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Foot-Spokespersons, Avatar: The Last Airbender, and Avatar: The Last Airbender. And later, Joel and Alan get a special surprise from two globe-trotting pals of theirs.
Walt Disney - How to Train your Animator
Walt Disney lays out revealing thoughts about what up-and-coming animators should be taught, and how.
