Students!
Here is a list of all the open labs for the entire week. Use it to your advantage! (click to view larger)
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
SDAFF Animation Screening
Our own Sam Chen curates the Animation Program in the SD Asian Film Festival every year. It is held at the UltraStar Cinema here in Hazard Center. Sam has compiled about 80 minutes of the world's best animation.
There are two screenings: Sunday October 24th at 2:25pm and Wednesday October 27th at 7pm. I am working on putting together a field trip. Come see me or email me if you want to attend.
CTN Animation Expo: 3-day pass winners!
Thanks to everyone who attended our department social yesterday. Great turnout! Thanks also to Tara who represented CTN and gave away 10 3-day passes. Congrats to the winners:
- Brian Luc
- Dale Escalante
- Jared Spuhler
- Mike Mickels
- Marlon Richardson
- Chenoa Campbell
- Pakie Seung
- Elizabeth Pichardo
- Nicole Galinata
- Phaedra Hill
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Tara Steinke from CTN Expo is coming!
Tara will be hosting our MAA Department Quarterly Social on the first Tuesday of the quarter, October 5th from 12-1pm in rooms 145-6-7.
She will be giving us the latest info on this year's Expo. Last year's kickoff event was a huge success and she wants more Ai students and faculty to attend. (She may be raffling off some prizes...)
We'll also have food, drinks, and other prizes.
http://www.ctnanimationexpo.com/
November 19-21 in BurbankJason
Monday, September 13, 2010
"Waking Sleeping Beauty" 9/25 and 9/26 at Ken Cinema
Thanks to Trisha Allex for alerting me to this:
Check it out! It's screening the weekend after finals end! This documentary is about Disney Animation Studios from around 1980 to 1992... --Jason
Check it out! It's screening the weekend after finals end! This documentary is about Disney Animation Studios from around 1980 to 1992... --Jason
By the mid-1980s, the fabled animation studios of Walt Disney had fallen on hard times. The artists were polarized between newcomers hungry to innovate and old timers not yet ready to relinquish control. These conditions produced a series of box-office flops and pessimistic forecasts: maybe the best days of animation were over. Maybe the public didn't care. Only a miracle or a magic spell could produce a happy ending. Waking Sleeping Beauty is no fairy tale. It's the true story of how Disney regained its magic with a staggering output of hits - "Little Mermaid," "Beauty and the Beast ," "Aladdin," "The Lion King," and more - over a 10-year period.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
contest - "17 Swedish Designers"
what does 17 mean to you?
Competition
Are you a thriving artist with design ambitions? Join our 17 Swedish Designers Art Competition for a chance to see your artwork on t-shirts all over town!
As the exhibition 17 Swedish designers comes to visit San Diego, October 9-30, the Consulate of Sweden arranges a design competition for students at local and regional art schools and others with interest in design, art and fashion. The winning artwork will be printed on 100 t-shirts and displayed on Planet Rooth Studios in Hillcrest. The winner will be announced at the opening ceremony on October 9th.
Theme
The theme for the competition is 17. The beauty with the number 17 is not only that it corresponds to the number of participating designers in the exhibition. There are endless ways of interpreting the theme. 17 is not at all a random number. In fact, according to several studies, the number 17 is the least random number between 1-20, meaning that if people are asked to pick a number between one and twenty, 17 will be the most commonly chosen number. The number 17 also represents an age when many things happen in the lives of most adolescents. Both ABBA and Kings of Leon sing about it. In the periodistic table, group 17 is the Halogens. And did you know that the Swedish word for 17 is considered a mild swear word?
What does 17 mean to you?
Guidelines
The competition is open to all participants.
Submissions are accepted September 5-20, 2010.
All contestants must hand in their artwork through e-mail to competition@17swedishdesigners-sandiego.com
EPS format
The file should not exceed 15mb (final piece must be in high resolution)
The artwork should be accompanied by a short explanatory statement (max 150 words)
The Winner
The winner of the 17 Swedish Designers Art Competition will receive a $200 stipend. The winning artwork will be printed on 100 t-shirts and distributed among the 17 Swedish Designers exhibition guests. One t-shirt, accompanied by its explanatory statement and the name of the winner will be on display at Planet Rooth Studios October 9-30, 2010.
The jury will consider the following criteria:
Quality of composition and design.
Clarity of the theme and explanation.
Creativity and originality.
Overall impression; the effect of the project as a whole.
Click here to see the competition rules.
Competition
Are you a thriving artist with design ambitions? Join our 17 Swedish Designers Art Competition for a chance to see your artwork on t-shirts all over town!
As the exhibition 17 Swedish designers comes to visit San Diego, October 9-30, the Consulate of Sweden arranges a design competition for students at local and regional art schools and others with interest in design, art and fashion. The winning artwork will be printed on 100 t-shirts and displayed on Planet Rooth Studios in Hillcrest. The winner will be announced at the opening ceremony on October 9th.
Theme
The theme for the competition is 17. The beauty with the number 17 is not only that it corresponds to the number of participating designers in the exhibition. There are endless ways of interpreting the theme. 17 is not at all a random number. In fact, according to several studies, the number 17 is the least random number between 1-20, meaning that if people are asked to pick a number between one and twenty, 17 will be the most commonly chosen number. The number 17 also represents an age when many things happen in the lives of most adolescents. Both ABBA and Kings of Leon sing about it. In the periodistic table, group 17 is the Halogens. And did you know that the Swedish word for 17 is considered a mild swear word?
What does 17 mean to you?
Guidelines
The competition is open to all participants.
Submissions are accepted September 5-20, 2010.
All contestants must hand in their artwork through e-mail to competition@17swedishdesigners-sandiego.com
EPS format
The file should not exceed 15mb (final piece must be in high resolution)
The artwork should be accompanied by a short explanatory statement (max 150 words)
The Winner
The winner of the 17 Swedish Designers Art Competition will receive a $200 stipend. The winning artwork will be printed on 100 t-shirts and distributed among the 17 Swedish Designers exhibition guests. One t-shirt, accompanied by its explanatory statement and the name of the winner will be on display at Planet Rooth Studios October 9-30, 2010.
The jury will consider the following criteria:
Quality of composition and design.
Clarity of the theme and explanation.
Creativity and originality.
Overall impression; the effect of the project as a whole.
Click here to see the competition rules.
Red Giant Software - check out how they work. Very awesome!
Grady passed along this link for everyone's enjoyment.
http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/videos/redgianttv-video.php?id=55
Jason
http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/videos/redgianttv-video.php?id=55
Jason
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Dzu's Digital Painting Workshops
Part 1: Figure
Friday August 27 1-5pm room 265
Part 2: Head
Friday September 10 1-5pm room 265
(click image for larger)
Friday August 27 1-5pm room 265
Part 2: Head
Friday September 10 1-5pm room 265
(click image for larger)
Grady's drawing workshop, Thursday Aug 26th 12-3pm
Come get personalized instruction and additional help with Grady!
(click image to view larger)
(click image to view larger)
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Max Bartoli - Writer/Director: "Atlantis Down" speaking on campus Thursday Aug 19 12-1pm
Max Bartoli - Writer/Director of the upcoming film "Atlantis Down" will be speaking on campus on Thursday Aug 19 12-1pm in rooms 145-146-147
Please join us to learn about Max's role in creating this film. Perhaps he will show us some clips, pre-visualization elements, or production stories!
In 1997 he co-wrote "Metropolis", with Francesco Licata, a TV program, which was part of the Benefit TV gala "Trenta Ore per la Vita" broadcast nationwide in Italy by Italia 1 a Mediaset's station.
Since 1998 Max has worked as a director and Executive Producer for various advertising agencies in Italy and England, directing and producing sports videos, corporate and institutional videos, as well as TV commercials.
In 2004 for MaXaM Productions, Max wrote, produced and directed two documentaries: "Postcards From The Past" and "Time Travelers". From 2002 to 2004, he worked as a director and executive producer for one of Italy's largest advertising companies, Rotella and Partners. For them he has directed several videos and two documentaries: one on the "Coliseum" (which won Italy's "Media Star Award") and one entitled: "Tunisia the jewel of the Mediterranean Sea".
In 2006 Mr. Bartoli produced and directed his first short film, "Ignotus", which has won 25 awards at International Film Festivals in 18 months. Among them are: "Best International Short Film" at the New York Int'l Film Festival, "Best Foreign Language Short" at the San Fernando Valley Int.'l Film Fest in Hollywood, two "Silver Pelican Awards" at the Taormina Film Festival, the Capri-Hollywood Award at the Capri Hollywood International Film Festival and the prestigious "Cisterna d'Argento" for his outstanding achievement in the arts. The "Cisterna d'Argento" is awarded annually for outstanding achievement in the arts, peace, economics, and science and has been previously given to Pope John Paul II, Nelson Mandela, Mikhail Gorbachev and former Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi.
Bartoli's film "Ignotus" is the only short film to have been watched and also praised by Pope Benedectus XVI, the former Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi and the Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
"Ignotus" was also the only official Italian short film during the 2007 European Short Film Festival held in Washington D.C. at the Goethe-Institute. Bartoli's short has also been screened at the last "Festa dell'Unità " of Pesaro (Italy) as one of the short films that better represented the image of Italy worldwide during 2007 and 2008.
In 2009 Mr. Bartoli co-wrote, produced and directed the sci-fi feature "Atlantis Down", starring Michael Rooker and X-Files star Dean Haglund. Mr. Bartoli also directed, produced and edited the 8-episode TV series entitled: "Atlantis Rising: the making of Atlantis Down" which has been aired by Cox 11 in Virginia since February 2010.
Please join us to learn about Max's role in creating this film. Perhaps he will show us some clips, pre-visualization elements, or production stories!
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Mini Biography
Born in Italy, and having earned a degree in Media Law, Max Bartoli has spent several years traveling and working in England and the US, where he resides. He is the author of two books published in 1989 and 1991 that won him the title of "Youngest European Fiction Writer in 1989.In 1997 he co-wrote "Metropolis", with Francesco Licata, a TV program, which was part of the Benefit TV gala "Trenta Ore per la Vita" broadcast nationwide in Italy by Italia 1 a Mediaset's station.
Since 1998 Max has worked as a director and Executive Producer for various advertising agencies in Italy and England, directing and producing sports videos, corporate and institutional videos, as well as TV commercials.
In 2004 for MaXaM Productions, Max wrote, produced and directed two documentaries: "Postcards From The Past" and "Time Travelers". From 2002 to 2004, he worked as a director and executive producer for one of Italy's largest advertising companies, Rotella and Partners. For them he has directed several videos and two documentaries: one on the "Coliseum" (which won Italy's "Media Star Award") and one entitled: "Tunisia the jewel of the Mediterranean Sea".
In 2006 Mr. Bartoli produced and directed his first short film, "Ignotus", which has won 25 awards at International Film Festivals in 18 months. Among them are: "Best International Short Film" at the New York Int'l Film Festival, "Best Foreign Language Short" at the San Fernando Valley Int.'l Film Fest in Hollywood, two "Silver Pelican Awards" at the Taormina Film Festival, the Capri-Hollywood Award at the Capri Hollywood International Film Festival and the prestigious "Cisterna d'Argento" for his outstanding achievement in the arts. The "Cisterna d'Argento" is awarded annually for outstanding achievement in the arts, peace, economics, and science and has been previously given to Pope John Paul II, Nelson Mandela, Mikhail Gorbachev and former Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi.
Bartoli's film "Ignotus" is the only short film to have been watched and also praised by Pope Benedectus XVI, the former Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi and the Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
"Ignotus" was also the only official Italian short film during the 2007 European Short Film Festival held in Washington D.C. at the Goethe-Institute. Bartoli's short has also been screened at the last "Festa dell'Unità " of Pesaro (Italy) as one of the short films that better represented the image of Italy worldwide during 2007 and 2008.
In 2009 Mr. Bartoli co-wrote, produced and directed the sci-fi feature "Atlantis Down", starring Michael Rooker and X-Files star Dean Haglund. Mr. Bartoli also directed, produced and edited the 8-episode TV series entitled: "Atlantis Rising: the making of Atlantis Down" which has been aired by Cox 11 in Virginia since February 2010.
Monday, August 9, 2010
Open Labs SU10 - full schedule
Hey everyone,
if you are looking for a lab which doesn't have a class running, take a look at the image below. (Click for larger)
if you are looking for a lab which doesn't have a class running, take a look at the image below. (Click for larger)
Thursday, August 5, 2010
tutoring and workshops
Everyone,
Tutoring is available in the Learning Lab. Check the schedule (click below) to see when it is staffed by the tutors in the topic you need. No appointment is necessary, the services are free.
Workshops are being held throughout the quarter as well! Check the schedule (click below) to see what's offered and when. The topics are interesting and are either outside of our curriculum or they provide extra help in the topics students need most.
Monday, August 2, 2010
how was SIGGraph? Upcoming conferences
Who went?
I had a great experience there! I saw Dreamworks present on how they created their visual style for "How to Train your Dragon". It was great! They showed the evolution of the characters and the environments. They also discussed their approach to stereo 3D.
I also went to see Jim Miller, who is head of Pixar and used to be the head of ILM. He shared some great stories of movies he had worked on for the past 20 years.
I saw Digital Domain do a presentation on their work for Tron: Legacy. They showed an 8-minute trailer and discussed some of their costume design and environment designs. They also talked about how they shot the film for stereo 3D.
I didn't spend much time at the Expo itself. I went to an 'Education Summit' put on by Autodesk. They reminded us that they offer free downloads of their products and they also showed some downloadable project files and tutorials. Come see me if you want to take a look at them.
Next year's convention is in Vancouver! To stay local, take a look at the CTN-X show coming up November 19-21 in Burbank. http://www.ctnanimationexpo.com/
For you motion graphics and multimedia artists (as well as 3D, VFX types) consider road-tripping to Albuquerque, New Mexico for the Motion Conference. It's October 16-19. http://motion.motion.tv/
Both conferences offer registration discounts to students.
Jason
I had a great experience there! I saw Dreamworks present on how they created their visual style for "How to Train your Dragon". It was great! They showed the evolution of the characters and the environments. They also discussed their approach to stereo 3D.
I also went to see Jim Miller, who is head of Pixar and used to be the head of ILM. He shared some great stories of movies he had worked on for the past 20 years.
I saw Digital Domain do a presentation on their work for Tron: Legacy. They showed an 8-minute trailer and discussed some of their costume design and environment designs. They also talked about how they shot the film for stereo 3D.
I didn't spend much time at the Expo itself. I went to an 'Education Summit' put on by Autodesk. They reminded us that they offer free downloads of their products and they also showed some downloadable project files and tutorials. Come see me if you want to take a look at them.
Next year's convention is in Vancouver! To stay local, take a look at the CTN-X show coming up November 19-21 in Burbank. http://www.ctnanimationexpo.com/
For you motion graphics and multimedia artists (as well as 3D, VFX types) consider road-tripping to Albuquerque, New Mexico for the Motion Conference. It's October 16-19. http://motion.motion.tv/
Both conferences offer registration discounts to students.
Jason
electives for FA10?
MAA Students!
I'm working on the schedule for next quarter. What electives do you want to take? Post comments here or send requests to me: jkatsoff [at] aii {dot} edu
I'm working on the schedule for next quarter. What electives do you want to take? Post comments here or send requests to me: jkatsoff [at] aii {dot} edu
two upcoming workshops
Monday, July 19, 2010
WIA Club
This quarter, the WIA will be meeting on Tuesdays in room 174. Their first meeting is on 7/20/10 immediately after Stephen Silver's presentation.
The President is Nicolette Celiceo and the VP is Roberta Tam. The email address for the WIA club is aisdwia@gmail.com
Join the club! It is a large and active group with many advantages of membership.
-Jason
The President is Nicolette Celiceo and the VP is Roberta Tam. The email address for the WIA club is aisdwia@gmail.com
Join the club! It is a large and active group with many advantages of membership.
-Jason
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
STEPHEN SILVER IS COMING!
Tuesday July 20th 9am - noon: room 146-147
Stephen Silver (http://www.silvertoons.com) has worked as Character Designer and Supervisor for Disney Television Animation, Sony Feature Animation and Nickelodeon Animation, designing characters such as "Kim Possible", "Danny Phantom" and Kevin Smith's "Clerks" the animated series, to name a few. Silver is the author and artist of five self-published books on the art of sketching, caricature and life drawing. In addition to working freelance full time, he also teaches an online character design course at www.schoolism.com, a character design course at CalArts (California Institute of the Arts) in Valencia, California, and a quick gesture figure class at the Los Angeles Academy of Figuritive Arts. In 2000 he received the Golden Nosey award from the National Caricaturist Network for caricaturist of the year. In 2007 he was awarded the National Cartoonists Society's television animation award for the designs on Disney's Kim Possible. Silver names three treasures to success in life that give him what it takes to keep on drawing: passion, desire and determination.
Stephen Silver (http://www.silvertoons.com) has worked as Character Designer and Supervisor for Disney Television Animation, Sony Feature Animation and Nickelodeon Animation, designing characters such as "Kim Possible", "Danny Phantom" and Kevin Smith's "Clerks" the animated series, to name a few. Silver is the author and artist of five self-published books on the art of sketching, caricature and life drawing. In addition to working freelance full time, he also teaches an online character design course at www.schoolism.com, a character design course at CalArts (California Institute of the Arts) in Valencia, California, and a quick gesture figure class at the Los Angeles Academy of Figuritive Arts. In 2000 he received the Golden Nosey award from the National Caricaturist Network for caricaturist of the year. In 2007 he was awarded the National Cartoonists Society's television animation award for the designs on Disney's Kim Possible. Silver names three treasures to success in life that give him what it takes to keep on drawing: passion, desire and determination.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Creative Heads weekly job posting
sign up for their weekly job postings, even if you're not ready to find work yet. It will be good for you to know who is hiring and what they are looking for in their candidates. Grady pointed out that among many of the good opportunities on their recent list Pixar Canada is hiring as is LucasFilm in Singapore.
Jason
Jason
Attend Siggraph for free!
https://www.xpressreg.net/register/sigg070/start.asp?p1=Ai2010 . Your special PRIORITY CODE will automatically appear with your registration, giving you a FREE exhibits only pass.
Go to Siggraph! It's great fun and you'll be amazed at all you see and the people you meet.
-Jason
Go to Siggraph! It's great fun and you'll be amazed at all you see and the people you meet.
-Jason
we need tutors
Please see me this week (July 12 -16) if you are interested. Minimum 3.0 GPA, strong skills in one or more of the following areas:
Software: Maya, After Effects, Apple Shake, Photoshop, Final Cut Pro
Traditional skills: figure drawing, perspective drawing, color & design, writing, algebra
If you are selected, you will work one or more 2-hour shifts in the library's Learning Lab.
-Jason
Software: Maya, After Effects, Apple Shake, Photoshop, Final Cut Pro
Traditional skills: figure drawing, perspective drawing, color & design, writing, algebra
If you are selected, you will work one or more 2-hour shifts in the library's Learning Lab.
-Jason
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