On FFAF's big 5-week anniversary celespectaculation, Joel expunges another special circuitous grievance about inconsequential matters pertaining to his favorite subject, Animation, with no real concluding statement. Alan's face reacts quizzically. Later, Director and Animator Dan Abdo enters The Forum to discuss comics, commercials, censuses, corporate identities, and exactly why Vermont is for lovers.
The Previsualization Society today announced "Previs 2010," the organization's inaugural event in Los Angeles scheduled for May 8. The one-day gathering will bring together a wide spectrum of professionals who use and interact with previs for an exploration of current previs approaches, workflows and new work.
This week on the Forum, Joel attempts to summon the wisdom of ghosts while Alan has an identity crisis of historical proportions and unwittingly reveals one of Hollywood's best-kept summer blockbuster secrets. Then, Dave "David B." Levy stops by to talk about how to juggle animation multitasking, authoring books on pitching and job-getting, Ben Franklin, industry infestation, Mad Men, and popping one's bubble. And, you actually can rewind a clock, not that hard.
The 3D live action/cg integration short Slightly Fishy made by students from Auckland's Media Design School has been selected for screening at both the London and Melbourne International Animation Festivals.
ACM SIGGRAPH announces the launch of the Learning Challenge at SIGGRAPH 2010 – an open competition sponsored by Disney Research with the goal of finding new and creative ways to use technology to make learning fun for children.
Over the last many years, the role and impact of interactive and real-time graphics have grown substantially to affect SIGGRAPH attendees from film production to academia.
GOBELINS is organizing for the fifth time an international summer school to enable students and professionals from around the world to gain a better understanding of what makes for successful character animation.
Digital-Tutors, an Autodesk Authorized Publisher and provider of the largest online computer graphics training library, today announced 'Introduction to Maya 2011' - the first solution-based course for emerging digital artists using Autodesk Maya 2011, the latest version of the modeling, animation, rendering and compositing software created by Autodesk, a world leader in 2D and 3D, engineering and entertainment software.
Choosing your job or having your job choose you is like finding a date on match.com-you just never know what you are going to get?
Getting ahead any way you can? Why greed is good for your career, your job search and your wallet. Find creative ways to use greed to your advantage when looking for your next job.
Author, animator, and 80's cartoon voice reenactor, The Definitive Tim Finn, stops by to discuss coffee-table books, animation based on colors, and 3D Chess. Joel and Alan then engage Tim in a very brief but colossal battle of capitalism in FFAF's newest radio game, "Two Minute Monopoly". All is then put classier when the beautiful, the insightful, and the ever effervescent Lorelei Pepi reveals her unorthodox recipe for Italian Wedding Soup, her thoughts on animation and art, and why FFAF's other newest radio game, "Brain Cloning", is a good excuse to beat up on Joel's face.
Donna Cardellino announced the launch of a new educational and entertaining website for children, http://www.misterrooster.com/.
In episode 2 of The Forum, Frenzer and Foreman are intentionally confronted by the mind, the mystique, and the magic of the creative juggernaut power-house - Andy London. Words are said, wisdom is sown
The best of everything our industry has to offer, and then some, comes together every May at this powerhouse event in Stuttgart.
The best of everything our industry has to offer, and then some, comes together every May at this powerhouse event in Stuttgart.
miVFX launches its latest training video in the extensive Nuke collection, Nuke Tracking. Learn how to perform several key tasks involved with 2D and 3d Matchmoving without ever leaving the Nuke application.
This week, The Gnomon Workshop announces the release of a new creature design DVD by concept artist Neville Page.
The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art - MoCCA is proud to announce two new offerings from its Education Department.
Ten-year-old award-winning artist and film critic Perry Chen has a very unique task. He will be using his talents to help other children learn the importance of the Holocaust.
"Animation on the radio; it's like photosynthesis on the moon."
Joe Strikes goes back to school with an indie master.
Here is the latest on FUNimation titles currently being streamed.
When is taking crap from your job enough? Is the paycheck worth it or do you just have really thick skin? Making a choice between finding a respectful job and what your paycheck can buy in a tough job market need not be that difficult if you know what options you have available to you.
Frustrated about your job search? Ready to kick not only the tires? It's OK, to get angry if you are not moving in the right direction. Just remember to vent, release and move on...
Marc ponders the question why we need to innovate, and must not keep the status quo.
