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London Events

London Feature Animation Workshops

Begins: June 3, 2016

Minions

 

Who: Kyle Balda co- director of Minions and The Lorax, Illumination Studios

Andrew GordonDirecting Animator, Pixar.  

Over 50 years of experience between t

What: A two day Directing for Animation Masterclass.  Everything from the fundamentals of animating character to best practice for feature direction.  These are going to be two highly interactive days full of practical exercises and lectures.hem.

Where:  The University of Greenwich – King William Building

When: 3rd, 4th June

Why: To give you the benefit of skills, techniques, insights and lessons learnt from working with two of the world’s leading studios.
This class is a rare opportunity that is unlikely to be repeated due to the hectic schedules of our presenters.
Don't miss your  chance to learn the industry best practise in all aspects of animating and directing.

 

Animation Events

ANNY: Animation Nights New York announces a Master Class Presentation by Bill Plympton

By yritag | Friday, March 18, 2016 at 12:33pm
Begins: April 2, 2016

ANNY: Animation Nights New York is pleased to announce Bill Plympton's Master Class Presentation at the South Street Seaport Third Annual Out to See Festival sponsored by Little Water Radio with generous support by the Howard Hughes Corporation

 

Stop-Motion Events

STOP-MOTION-SUMMER-CAMP 2016

Begins: July 1, 2016

There will be another Stop-Motion-Summer-Camp @ Weirdoughmationfilms this summer offering 5 workshops which cover sculpting, moldmaking, siliconecasting, puppetmaking, working with liquid latex, the process of animating 3D stop-motion-puppets (wire- & ball&socket armatures), plus lip-sync / character animation.
early birds sign in until april 15th and save 20.- €.
check out this link where you find detailed info on all seminars as well as pictures and videos.
All Workshops are in german language
http://www.weirdoughmation.de/dworkshops.htm

Animation Events

Winter Film Awards Indie Film Festival – Animation Afternoon Feb 22 NYC #WFA2016 #WFASoDiverse

Begins: February 22, 2016

Winter Film Awards 5th annual INDIE FILM FESTIVAL runs Feb 18-26 in NYC with a jam-packed schedule of 86 films by emerging filmmakers from 26 countries. Free discussion Panels — $5 Animation afternoon —Bloody Thursday all horror all day — daily screenings of fantastic films and free parties every night.

robert valley Events

Advanced Storyboarding in Photoshop with Animation Director Robert Valley

Begins: February 13, 2016

Holy crap it's ROBERT VALLEY!!  Aeon Flux, Gorillaz, Beatles Rockband, Tron, the list goes one and on of incredible work Robert has produced.  Now he's going to show us his method working in Photoshop.  This is not your normal Photoshop storyboard tutorial.  Robert has some crazy wicked skills creating his shots from thumbnails to boards and even animating unbelievably complex shots directly in Photoshop.

 

storyboard Events

FREE! Live Hangout with Board Artist Tim Burgard!

Begins: June 27, 2015

6/27: FREE! Live Hangout Session with Storyboard Artist Tim Burgard! (ONLINE!)

Live Hangout Session With Tim Burgard June 27, 2015

Board Artist for movies: 
Fantastic Four • Jurasic World • Rise of the Planet of the Apes • Thor • The Incredible Hulk

Creators Events

Free Virtual Workshop Series

Begins: June 16, 2015

 

We invite you to a free virtual workshop series called "What Networks Want - Parts 1 & 2." Part 1 is June 16th and Part 2 is August 18th and they both start at 9pm EST. When you register you'll be entered into our Summer Giveaway Splash worth $500. 

 

Click on the link to register: https://rt133.infusionsoft.com/app/page/whatnetworkswant

Animation Events

ProWeekend Animation Seminar – Learn, Be Inspired, Meet Other Artists

Begins: June 13, 2015

Wouldn’t it be awesome to discover the professional tips and tricks you won’t learn in art school? Here is your chance to network, learn and be inspired by:

-  Aaron Blaise – Disney Animator/Director

-  Eric Goldberg – Disney Animator/Director

-  John Pomeroy – Disney and Don Bluth Animator

TaughtByAPro.com ProWeekend Animation Seminar

Weirdoughmationfilms Events

Stop-Motion-Summer-Camp 2015

Begins: July 4, 2015

We´re going to have another Animation-Camp with 5 Workshops, camping, BBQ & lots of fun at our Studio this summer.
The Workshops are covering following Topics:
Moldmaking, Silicon casting, Resin casting, Sculpting, Wire-Armature- & Puppetfabrication, Animation, and Lip Sync.

 

Creators Events

Want to sell your show?

By Mark Simon | Thursday, April 2, 2015 at 12:43pm
Begins: April 7, 2015

I'm hosting another free webinar next Tuesday, April 7, about the 3 warning signs your show will never sell. We see this all the time and can help you avoid making the same mistakes. I just got back from NATPE, Kidscreen Summit and RealScreen Summit and have some great tips to share.

I hope you can join us live at 9est.

https://rt133.infusionsoft.com/app/page/3warningsigns

Animation Events

Melbourne International Animation Festival

Begins: June 21, 2015

ENTRIES ARE NOW OPEN FOR MIAF 2015!

> INTERNATIONAL ENTRIES
MUST BE RECEIVED BY
MONDAY 15 DECEMBER 2014

> AUSTRALIAN ENTRIES
MUST BE RECEIVED BY
FRIDAY 27 FEBRUARY 2015

The Melbourne International Animation Festival (MIAF) is one of the largest animation festivals in the world. It usually screens around 400-450 films each year in competitive, panorama, student, curated and retrospective programs. MIAF generates a smaller touring festival called the Australian International Animation Festival (AIAF), is a submissions base for the London International Animation Festival, the New Zealand Film Festival, the Sydney Film Festival and assists in programming a number of other festivals in Australia, Taiwan, South Korea and the USA.

When you submit your film to MIAF, your film is automatically considered for each of these festivals although these other events will send you a separate and specific invitation if they wish to invite your film.

For full guidelines and entry form: www.miaf.net/2014/entries.html

Animation Events

ProWeekend - Animation and Illustration Weekend Seminar sponsored by Lipscomb University

Begins: October 25, 2014

TaughtByAPro.com presents ProWeekend Seminar hosted by Lipscomb University. Disney animators Ruben Aquino, Claire Keane & Tom Bancroft will be converging on Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN for seminars, lectures and networking.  This is an opportunity to learn techniques, tips & tricks used by professional animators, character designers and concept artists who have worked on some of your favorite movies.  In addition, there will be an exciting character design contest and plenty of opportunities to ask your questions of these talented artists.

NFB Events

An Evening with the National Film Board of Canada

Begins: October 1, 2014

The National Film Board Of Canada in collaboration with ASIFA-East and The School Of Visual Arts present an in-person evening with two remarkable filmmakers of the National Film Board Of Canada, Torill Kove and Nicola Lemay.

Character Design Events

Character Design by Eric Ryan

By LAAFA | Monday, September 8, 2014 at 5:54pm
Begins: September 28, 2014

Category: Live Online Instructed Course
Start Date: September 28th
Time: Sundays, 6pm-9pm (PST)
Duration: 8 Weeks

This class caters to those who are new to or at an intermediate level in terms of design knowledge when it comes to characters.  We will be producing 3 characters (and their 3 variants) that fit together in the same world based off of classic archetypes.  There will be a significant amount of freedom but the instructor will act as an Art Director to help make your work coherent and imaginative.  This class is structured in a way that helps you have 3 or more portfolio worthy images showing competent character design. Prerequisites:  Significant understanding of human anatomy, some level of knowledge of animal anatomy, and a decent foundation in the fundamentals of drawings/painting.

Photoshop Events

Imaginative Worlds for Entertainment by Eduardo Gonzalez

By LAAFA | Monday, September 8, 2014 at 5:40pm
Begins: September 30, 2014

Category: Live Online Instructed Course
Start Date: September 30th
Time: Tuesdays, 7pm-10pm (PST)
Duration: 8 Weeks

The purpose of this class is to help individuals create concept art for gaming with a focus on style and theme consistency. This class offers students a solid grasp of game art principles. The class fosters a strong development of the individual’s style as well as a wide range of methods to transform concept art into consistent and functional art for in game purposes. Students will become skilled at reproducing the style and theme as the develop a section of a particular IP’s world.

Drawing Events

LAAFA Summer Art Classes

By LAAFA | Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at 11:23pm
Begins: July 7, 2014

Enjoy this summer learning, developing and keeping your skills sharp with our tremendous list of skilled professional instructors!  With years of experience under their belt teaching and working in the art industry, you will find they will help you achieve your goal.  All our classes are designed to encourage beginning, intermediate, advanced and professional artists in a friendly intimate learning environment.  All studios come with natural light beaming from the rooftop, horses, easels and unlimited coffee in our break-room. We encourage you to take a look at our convenient schedule of classes that include 4, 6, 8 and 10-weeks classes.  In addition, we are also excited to bring you top visiting artists for the summer and fall.

 

Fall Applications for Full-time Programs

Fall is just around the corner and we encourage all students to start the application process now.  We only accept a small number of students each year and have limited spots for each of our programs.  In addition, for those who are international students or qualify for veterans benefits, you will need extra time to process your required documents.  This can take over 2 months depending on your situation.  Please feel free to reach out to our Director of Admissions (link sends e-mail) for any questions or help with the admissions process. For more information about our programs, please click on the following links:

Animation Events

Story & Animation Masterclass - Chicago, IL

By VanArts | Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at 2:34pm
Begins: August 22, 2014

VanArts presents a masterclass in Story Development & Animation, taught by artists from Pixar Animation Studios.

Animation Events

Story, Character & Animation Masterclass - London, UK

By VanArts | Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at 6:02pm
Begins: August 8, 2014

VanArts presents a masterclass in Story Development, Character Design & Animation, taught by artists from Pixar Animation Studios.

Animation Events

Story, Character & Animation Masterclass - Paris, France

By VanArts | Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at 5:47pm
Begins: August 1, 2014

VanArts presents a masterclass in Story Development, Character Design & Animation, taught by artists from Pixar Animation Studios.

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Australian International Animation Festival 2014

By Hages | Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at 12:55pm
Begins: May 9, 2014

CSU Animation and Visual Effects is proud to present the 11th Anniversary of the Australian International Animation Festival. This internationally renowned event features over 100 prestigious films adeptly selected from more than 2,500 submissions from all around the world. The range of styles, genres and techniques is testament to the vibrancy and relevance of creative animation and the premiere screening of this highly acclaimed collection is happening from the humble host city of Wagga Wagga in regional Australia.

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