Contest! "Dam Short Film Festival"

Students,

Please see me to submit your work! Two students won awards at this festival last year. Let's win even more this year!

-Jason

student and grads - win prizes! - survey

Academic resources for students

TUTORING
Here is the schedule of tutoring happening in the Learning Lab. You don't need an appointment or an RSVP. On the grid locate the topic in which you need tutoring. Show up at the time when that topic is offered.

OPEN LABS
Here is the chart of the computer labs and when there are no classes being held in them. Feel free to use them to the fullest to get your projects done!

Guest speaker: Tara Steink - Creative Talent Network

Don't forget that Tara Steink from the Creative Talent Network (CTN) is coming to Ai THIS THURSDAY from 12:00-1:00 in room 164 to give us the details about the massive CTN ANIMATION EXPO in Burbank Nov. 20-22. You can attend for 1 or 2 or all 3 days.

If getting a job in this industry is important to you, you had better make it to this event!

-Eric Van Hamersveld

CONTEST: Mascot Design Competition

http://sdsciencefestival.com/mascot-competition.html
Deadline is December 15th
Top prize is $1000 !!!

Jason

Volunteer at the CTN Animation Expo

http://www.ctnanimationexpo.com/registration/volunteer/volunteer_info.htm

The CTN*Animation Expo
Nov 20-22, 2009
The Marriott Hotel and Convention Center
“The Toon Town Capital of the World”
Burbank, Calif 91505 USA
www.ctnanimationexpo.com
Phone 800 604 2238 (USA toll free)
info@ctnanimationexpo.com


As a volunteer of the CTN Animation Expo, you will become an integral part in building the animation community at this one of kind event that, once a year, brings together the many creative elements of the animation art form whether digital or drawn. Our mission is to mutually benefit the animation artist, games, education, film and video communities and the individuals in those communities by providing a collaborative arena to promote the betterment and future growth both locally and internationally---and have some FUN doing it.

Volunteers Needed:

• Booth Buddies

• The VIP Green Room Attendants

• Registration Desk

• Demonstration Area

• Door Monitors

• Talent Buddies

• Information Booth

• Gallery and Display Areas

• Portfolio Review Room

• Panels and Speaker Rooms

• Media Room

Volunteers gain priveledged access to go behind the scenes and work as an integral part of the crew at this amazing event. This experience gives you the opportunity to meet and learn directly from industry professionals, artists, and teachers while assisting expo attendees and supporting programs and events throughout the weekend. As a Volunteer, you have admission to all programs, receptions, and many special events, including résumé and portfolio reviews, and presentations to the best talent in the animation business from yesterday, today and tomorrow.

I encourage you to apply! Become a part of the fastest growing expo specifically focused on the animation community held in the #1 market, Burbank California. I hope you'll join us for a whole new Student Volunteer experience!

Free Pizza and "Titan Maximum"

Tuesday Oct 20
lunch 12-1pm in room 164!
Lesley Padien will bring some sculpts and describe her work on the show "Titan Maximum"

Be there!

-Jason

FREE Saturday life drawing workshops!

This weekend (October 17th) Wei Xu will begin a 12 hour FREE life drawing workshop. The workshops will be 4 hours over 3 weeks. Workshops will be in Saturday, room 286, 1pm-5pm. Wei Xu has been teaching in our VGP program for some time now and is an excellent artist.

This is your chance to take advantage of FREE life drawing and get your drawing skills up to par. If you are a beginner this is a great chance to get better, if you are an old pro at drawing you can advantage of the free hours.

The session this weekend will focus on facial features and gestures.

This workshop will be held over 4 days: Oct 17th, 24th, 31st.

Workshops are open to students and faculty.

SDAFF: "Animation: The Illusion of Life"

Greetings Ai students & faculty members. This is Sam Chen, Animation Programmer for the San Diego Asian Film Festival, and Ai animation instructor. It's that time of the year again. 2009 is our 10th year anniversary, and once again, we have a stellar lineup of amazing animated short films from all over the world in a 90-minute program we call Animation: The Illusion Of Life. Once again, Ai has been invited as one of the co-presenter for this exciting program. Here are the dates & time:

http://sdaff.bside.com/2009/films/animationtheillusionoflife_sdaff2009

2:30 PM Sat, Oct 17
7:15 PM Wed, Oct 21
7:00 PM Tue, Oct 27 (Ai Night. Contact Jason Katsoff for tickets)

Notice the 3rd screening (Tues Oct 27 7:00pm) is Ai Night, where I'll be hosting one of my classes as a field trip. It would be great if we could fill up the theater with tons of Ai students & staffers. But if you cannot attend the 3rd screening, we encourage you to attend one of the other screenings with your friends and family.

This year, our lineup features winning films from the Student Academy Awards, Siggraph, Annecy, Ottawa Animation, and many more prestigeous festivals world-wide. We're sure you'll be entertained and inspired by the eclectic selection of amazing animation we've put together for you.

For tickets to the Tuesday Oct 27 7pm screening, please contact Jason Katsoff. For other screenings, please visit the link provided above. We look forward to Ai's continuing support of our film festival and our popular Animation Program.

Thank you all! See you at the festival!

Cheers,Sam Chen
SDAFF Animation Programmer & Ai Animation Instructor
www.SDAFF.org

The 10th San Diego Asian Film Festival
Oct 15-29, 2009
Mission Valley Hazard Center

Article on stereo 3D

http://insite.artinstitutes.edu/3d-films-are-back-will-they-soon-be-gone-again.aspx

Posted using ShareThis

Domo Arigato.

A very cool animation from Google Japan showing how Google Maps' Street View function works.

Rhonda FOREVER

An amazing new tool for 3-D drawing!



Ooh! And they're selecting people to test it! Sign up and enter for a shot at greatness.

CTN Animation Expo!

One of our brilliant MAA students suggests you find the time and money to attend.

Be there or be square!

Apparently if you book 2 nights at the event hotel, you can get a free 3-day pass to the expo. But only the 1st 100 people are eligible, so book now!

Disney now owns Marvel

Spider Mouse? Aquaduck? Disney acquires Marvel for $4 Billion in stock and cash! Read the news.

Jason

Free Webinar

Submit your art to the Student and Alumni Art Show

embedding Vimeo videos

You can easily embed your videos and animations which you create and upload to www.vimeo.com

Aladdin's Pawn Shop from Jason Katsoff on Vimeo.

This 6:45 student film was created by a team of 15 students at the Art Institute of California - San Diego over a period of 22 weeks. They combined 3D CGI created in Maya and 2D animation created traditionally and in Flash. They also recorded and edited all audio using our in-house audio recording studio.



The team was led by instructor and industry veteran Eric Van Hamersveld.

Internship Available for FA09!

See Jason Katsoff to apply or for more info

Trion World Network, San Diego location.

At Trion, we're changing everything about the way online games are designed, developed, and delivered by infusing the old, static gaming world with a sense of dynamic, creative collaboration. This applies just as much to the people who make the games as it does to the games we make. We want each person working here to think big, because we give them the chance to do great things. Ambition and individual creativity aren't just encouraged, they're expected.

Already in place is a high-caliber team from the games, media, and Internet industries. We have worked on, developed, and shipped over 100 original titles, including such bestsellers and hit series as Heroes, Might and Magic, EverQuest, World of Warcraft, City of Heroes, Lineage, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Pogo, and Sims. Utilizing our proprietary core technologies, we're hard at work on our first titles to be released in North America, Europe, and Asia.

The internship is in their Technical Art department. The full job posting is below. Interns are NOT expected to know have all of these skills and traits. I left them in the posting so you know what Trion (and other companies) are looking for.

Technical Artist
Responsibilities
Character rigging and support
Tool creation and script writing
Documentation of art processes
Liaison between the disciplines of animation, art and programming
R&D of tools and processes used in production h3.

Requirements
Character setup and understanding of the technical aspects of animation, with a keen eye for aesthetics and a good instinct for geometry deformation and animation solutions
Tool development and enjoy working with artists, designers and engineers to design, implement, and document tools for game development
Advanced knowledge of 3D development software (Maya, XSI, Max)
Expertise in MEL and the Maya API
Knowledge of platform specific requirements
Awareness of trends in 3d and gaming technology
Ability to work on a schedule
Excellent communication skills

Pluses
Knowledge of Programming languages (C, C++)
BS or equivalent
Passion for games

weekly life drawing workshops on Wednesday nights

$5 for students, $10 alumni, $20 public

This week its going to be a female nude model and we will be starting with quick gesture drawings and then longer poses. times of poses will range from 2min to 20 min. We will be switching male female every week and on the 5th week it will be costumed.

Nickelodeon Internship

Nickelodeon Animation Studios Internship Program

Nickelodeon is a cutting-edge company that encourages its interns to succeed!

Internship Description:
Nickelodeon Animation Studios is currently seeking motivated interns who enjoy working in a fast-paced environment. Nickelodeon Animation Studio offers exciting internships in departments such as College Relations/Recruitment, TV Production, Animation or Live-Action Development, Special Events, The Writing Fellowship, Legal Affairs, Casting, and Post Production! General duties include but are not limited to: administrative tasks, special projects, tape dubbing, script coverage and internet research. This is an excellent opportunity to get hands-on experience in the entertainment industry!

In addition to superb internships, Nickelodeon Animation Studios offers fantastic perks! Interns are encouraged to participate in our business skills workshops and “Executive Lunches”. Some of these workshops and classes include: How to write a resume and cover letter, Portfolio/Reel critique, Post Production, Lunches with The President of Animation and the SVP of our studio plus many more!

Internship Qualifications:
This is a non-paid program. To be eligible students must be enrolled in a credited internship course, and must present proof of that course credit. Students must be 18 years of age or older, in college (freshman or above), and be available to intern 16-30 hours per week. Internships are based in Burbank, California.

To apply, please send a cover letter and resume ASAP via email to:

internships@Nick.com Subject Line: Fall 2009.

Nickelodeon Animation Studio is an Active Equal Opportunity Employer/AAP