Career Coach: Don’t Be a Fool: 10 Dumb Things to Avoid
The Career Coach breaks down 10 dumb things to avoid sabotaging your career.
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Starting All Over Again
Nancy Cartwright wipes the slate clean for 2006 and tells us how we can all start over again.
'Battlestar Galactica': Season 2 — Bigger, Bolder, Feature Style VFX
Tara DiLullo follows up last years report on Battlestar Galactica with a look at the uniquely creative and chaotic method to the madness surrounding the much-anticipated second season.
Jeff Bewkes New President/COO of Time Warner Inc.
Jeff Bewkes has been named president/coo of Time Warner Inc. while Don Logan, chairman of Time Warner's Media & Communications Group, plans to retire at the end of the year and become the non-executive chairman of Time Warner Cable's board of directors.
The Heinz Edelmann Interview
Joe Strike sat down and talked with Heinz Edelmann, the driving creative force behind the Beatles animated feature Yellow Submarine, who spoke about his recent School of Visual Arts Masters Series Award as well as his career and art.
'Captain Scarlet': From Puppets to Pixels
Tara DiLullo looks at the CGI transformation of The New Captain Scarlet, which begins a second season this month on U.K. television.
Cartoon Network to Air Land Before Time Series
Marking the first major milestone for Universal's newly formed family entertainment label, Universal Studios Home Ent. Family Prods. (USHEFP) announced that it has commenced production on 26 episodes of a new animated TV series, THE LAND BEFORE TIME. The series is slated to debut on Cartoon Network in 2007 and will be subsequently distributed on DVD by Universal.
Final Call for Free 7 Month VFX Course
Escape Studios, Skillset and six major U.K. post houses are still looking for entries to the Visual Effects Production Grade. Starting in October 2005, the VFX PG combines five months full time training and a two-month work placement in the post-production industry. Throughout this time not only will the training be free, but students will also be paid.
To be eligible you must be an experienced Maya user and an EU National.
Time Warp Trio Transmits History Adventures Via Discovery Kids on NBC
TIME WARP TRIO combines humor and great stories to ignite kids interest in history in a new action-adventure animated series, which debuted on the Discovery Kids on NBC Saturday morning block on July 9, 2005. The show will air weekly at 10:30 am (ET)/8:30 am (PT) (check local listings), and also airs on the Discovery Kids Channel.
Career Coach: Conventional Wisdom
Karen Raugust looks at how Indian animation programs are teaming up with studios and software providers to expand the countrys workforce as its 3D industry grows.
3D Animation and Multimedia Training Program
Begins: July 4, 2005
DASA proudly announces "Diploma in Digital Animation & Multimedia". The program is a Full Time, 2 months course, leading to a Diploma, Certification from Softimage-Canada and a Studio Workshop involving Motion Builder.
Class Starts July 4th 2005. All admissions / registrations should be complete by June 25th 2005. Interested candidates can apply in co-ordination with the undersigned. Only 10 seats for the class !! Admissions on first-come-first-serve basis.
One time course fee: USD 2,325 ($2,325).
The fee includes accommodation in Bangkok.
SIGGRAPH 2005 Announces ‘Threading Time’ Art Gallery
The SIGGRAPH 2005 Art Gallery: Threading Time will showcase digital artwork that maps or traces threads through time and space. Six world-renowned artists were invited to exhibit their works in the SIGGRAPH 2005 Art Gallery in addition to the featured juried works. A record number of 1,100 pieces were submitted from which 53 artists were chosen. Works include 11 Art animations, six Art Papers, three Art Symposia discussions, six Art Installations (to be shown in the adjoining Emerging Technologies area) and three distributed performances on Access Grid.
'Inspired 3D Short Film Production': Production Planning — Part 6
In the sixth part of the production planning chapter from the book, Inspired 3D Short Film Production, Jeremy Cantor and Pepe Valencia discuss more helpful tips in creating a successful CG short.
Sony Pushes Panther to 2006
Sony Pictures Releasing has pushed the release of THE PINK PANTHER from Aug. 5 to Feb. 10, 2006, according to trades. Sony acquired the Shawn Levy-directed/ Steve Martin-starrer through its purchase on MGM.
"With the recent acquisition of MGM, we wanted to give our marketing department the time and opportunity to launch this very important franchise," said Sony Pictures Releasing president Rory Bruer. "We've seen the movie, and we really love this film. It's a franchise we believe in and are really excited about, and Steve Martin is great as Clouseau."
Kids’ WB! Shrinks Weekdays & Expands on Saturdays in 2006
The WB Television Network will replace the Kids WB!, 3-5:00 pm timeslot with a branded general entertainment programming block Monday through Friday for its affiliate group of over 200 television stations beginning January 2006, it was announced today (may 31, 2005) by Garth Ancier, chairman of The WB. At the same time, the Kids WB! Saturday morning lineup, considered primetime for kids programming, will expand from four to five hours, running from 7:00 am to 12:00 pm, noon.
'Inspired 3D Short Film Production': Production Planning — Part 5
In part five of the production planning section of Inspired 3D Short Film Production, authors Jeremy Cantor and Pepe Valencia discuss raising cash, simplifying the intended cinematic vision, expanding production time and lowering production costs.
Dr. Toon: 40 Million Minutes to Live
Dr. Toon gives a mortality check in DVD time. What should we choose to watch, or bet yet, buy?
Discovery Kids & WGBH Presenting Time Warp Animated Series This July
Discovery Kids and WGBH are currently in production on an original new animated series, TIME WARP TRIO, that will debut on Discovery Kids on NBC this July. Kids television producer WGBH created the series, based on a popular book series, in association with Soup2Nuts.
New from Japan: Anime Film Reviews
Anime expert Fred Patten reviews the latest anime releases including Chrono Crusade, Get Backers, Knight Hunters: Eternity, Rave Master and Time Bokan.
Donnie Darko: Director’s Cut Timeshifts to DVD
DONNIE DARKO, Richard Kellys disturbing 2001 indie cult about teen angst, time tripping and a giant demonic rabbit, hit a little too close to home with its eerie 9/11 parallels. Plus its confusing, elliptical narrative polarized moviegoers. Still, this 88 treatise on urban legends starring Jake Gyllenhaal became an instant one itself, prompting further elaboration in this expanded cut. Released theatrically last year and released on DVD Feb.
Don Hertzfeldt Gallery Show
Begins: February 12, 2005
Where: Nucleus (www.gallerynucleus.com) 30 West Main St. Alhambra, CA 91801 (P)626-458-7482 (F)626-458-7486 (E)info@gallerynucleus.com
You'll be able to meet Don on the opening of the gallery on Feb 12.
See his past and current projects (over 100 original drawings will be on display). You can also watch time lapse footage of Don working on his new film. There will also be screening of all his films.
This will be the first time Don's original animation artwork has ever been exhibited.
In Event Types: Exhibits, Screenings
Universal Releases Land Before Time: Invasion Of The Tinysauruses
Universal Studios Home Video will premiere THE LAND BEFORE TIME: INVASION OF THE TINYSAURUSES on DVD and video Jan. 11, 2005. Featuring the voice talent of Oscar nominee Michael Clarke Duncan (THE GREEN MILE) and Camryn Manheim (THE PRACTICE), the new direct-to-video marks the 11th installment of the most successful feature-length children's video franchise of all time. The DVD and VHS are priced at $19.98.
The story follows Littlefoot, Ducky, Cera, Spike and Petrie as they meet a herd of mysterious tiny dinosaurs.
DVD Bonus features include:
Singapore Siggraph Chapter Library Lecture Series presents: Artificial Comedy and Real Time 3D
Begins: January 10, 2005
Artificial Comedy and Real Time 3D Characters CLONE3D A new media project that forges a link between real time 3d animation and automated conversational technologies creating an emergent artificial discourse. These are internet based characters that can actually talk with you. The basic structure is currently in place at http://clone3d.com.
Presentation by Nanyang Technological University
Neon Genesis Evangelion Tops 25 Anime of All Time List
NEON GENESIS EVANGELION topped the NEWTYPE USA readers list of top anime of all time. The publication ran a three-month open ballot to celebrate its second year of publication.
Coming in at No. 2 with more than 11,700 votes cast was COWBOY BEBOP, a perennial favorite that combines Western themes with sci-fi motifs and jazzy music. And the third favorite anime of all time: INUYASHA, the long-running adventure starring a modern schoolgirl and a feudal half-demon dog boy. Rounding out the top five are RUROUNI KENSHIN and TRIGUN.
Career Coach: Scary Stuff — How to Drive a Stake Through the Heart of Your Network
In the spirit of Halloween, the Career Coach gives some helpful hints on how not to scare off your network on contacts and connections.
