Digital Tutors (and more!) free access to video tutorials

Hopefully you knew this already, but as a student you are given complimentary access to Digital Tutors, Gnomon, Stash, VTC, Getty Images and video, and other resources. 

Just log into the Student Portal at www.myAiCampus.com, click on the "Academics" tab at the top, scroll down to "Library and Learning Lab", click "show more" and then click the link for "Subject Databases".

Marvel at how many resources are available to you! (Thank you, Robert Craddick, amazing AiCA-SD Librarian!)

Locate the link for "Digital Tutors" at the bottom of the page. Create your account and begin viewing. Enjoy!

Double Guest Speaker Day - March 12th

This is going to be a great event!
A morning session with Carlo Arrellano and an afternoon session with Ryan Benjamin
Lunch will be served in-between. Hope you can join us!
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Adobe-Ai Student Design competition

Prizes! Fame!

Deadline April 22nd
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nCloth workshop on Saturday March 5 1-5pm

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Paid internship: 3D Modeling

The employer is ready to begin interviewing right away. Please come see me if you are interested and for more details.

Jason

volunteers needed for IndieFest 7

***Indie Fest Volunteers Needed***
http://www.sandiegoindiefest.com/
Many fun bands & films March 12-13th
 
people interested in donating 4 hours of their amazing talents, will get in return a free IndieFest7 ticket.
 
We need anyone with experience setting up stage or sound equipment, as well as sound techs or various degrees of expertise, stage managers, event staff with various set up experience, and handymen types who can helps us with hanging things, we can use food volunteers from the culinary program, runners, security, nurses, etc.
 
In sum, any help is welcome and much appreciated.
To Apply:
E-mail or call Maria Burbano with your Full Name, phone and e-mail and what you are  interested in helping with. mariajoseburbano@yahoo.com 619-549-2095
 
LASKA GROUP is a vastly emerging independent marketing and public relations firm driven to make a difference in the entertainment, local arts and non-profit sectors. By using a creative, outside of-the box and innovative approach, Laska Group is dedicated to each client, artist and event it serves. With a growing list of clientele, and connections to some of the best in the industry, a passion for music, art, love for food and heart for helping others is what drives the success behind our vision.

http://www.laskaprconsulting.com/

Motion Builder workshop on Saturday Feb 19

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Annie Awards!

Your own Floyd Bishop, Lesley Padien, and Deb Miller graced Royce Hall at the UCLA campus for the annual Annie Awards, sponsored by ASIFA. They sure look good in formal wear! Take a look at the photos below.

here's what Floyd says:
"The Annies were a good time. The film that dominated was "How To Train Your Dragon", which was great, because it is a solid film. Other highlights included Eric Goldberg (who was sitting behind me) getting an Annie and thanking Disney for thinking he 'still had some worth'. Also view Brad Bird's long distance acceptance speech."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQX0DF6A19I
(he starts at 4:30 in. Hilarious!)

Dzu's digital painting workshop

Tuesday Feb 8th 1-5pm room 161.
check it out if you're available!
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"The Illusionist" Now Playing at the Landmark Hillcrest

thanks to Lex Millena and Aileen Acayan for tipping me off on the screening of this beautifully animated 2D film, a 2010 Academy Award nominee for best animated film. -Jason

http://www.landmarktheatres.com/market/SanDiego/SanDiego_frameset.htm

Matrix of available labs

Use the image below as a starting point for finding an open lab. Sometimes open labs may be booked for special events. Remember that you can quietly enter any classroom with a class in session. Just quietly find a seat and work on your stuff. No printing or scanning. Be polite! Work hard!  -Jason

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workshops this quarter

I've highlighted the ones most suitable for MAA but you are welcome to attend pretty much any of them. They're free, no rsvp required. Do it!  -Jason

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Learning Lab schedule - Winter 2011

room 172 has all your tutoring needs. Take a look at the schedule below (click to make larger). You don't need an appointment. It's free. Go there if you need help with your classes.

MAA Quarterly Department Social - with Guest Speaker

Friday January 21st

6pm

rooms 145-6-7

Pizza, soft drinks, raffles

Guest Speaker: Jay Hathaway, Senior Animator at Blizzard

Join us!

-Jason

Winter 2011 begins

Welcome back to our returning MAA students and welcome to our new MAA Students!

We have done a bunch of upgrades over the break. Details to come later! Harry will be hosting an open painting workshop in room 258 every Wednesday from 5-10pm. Bring your own materials and just show up! Wattana will be hosting open drawing and tutoring sessions in room 286 every Wednesday from 1-5pm.

There is still time to add classes or change your schedule. Contact me for assistance.

See you next week!
Jason

Tour of Sony SCEA

Monday, December 13^th @ 12:30pm.  RSVP to Jason today! (Thursday)

Arrive at 12:30. The tour starts @ 1 but there will be a simple form everyone needs to fill out before hand. The tour should last about 1 hr, but could go longer. We will gather in the parking lot in the front until a majority of us are there. Of course feel free to carpool if you'd like.  You must be over 18 to participate.

SCEA Address:
10030 Barnes Canyon Dr .
San Diego, CA 92121

The building is not marked but it has a glass front for a reference.

Please make sure you bring your driver's license or ID so that security can look at it when checking you in.

Directions:

Take 805 North

Exit Sorrento Valley Rd

Turn to the right, but move into the Left Ln and turn

Left on Scranton Rd.

Scranton Becomes Barnes Canyon Rd.

The building will be on the Left hand side

(if you hit LUSK Blvd, you have gone too far)

"Tangled" Event flyer

It is on! 

I MAY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO OBTAIN A LUXURY MOTOR COACH WHICH HOLDS 45-50 PEOPLE.

PLEASE EMAIL ME (jkatsoff -at- aii-dot-edu) RIGHT AWAY IF YOU WOULD LIKE A SPOT ON THE BUS!

You may bring one friend or family member.
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Disney's "Tangled" free screening and artist Q&A

I would like to invite students, faculty and alumni from all southern California Art Institutes to this special event. A flyer is being created and approved by Disney WDAS right now but I wanted to get the word out to you. I’m very excited to make this event an enjoyable success for all attendees!

Sunday December 5th 3:00 – 6:30pm

UltraStar GardenWalk Cinema in Anaheim

3:15 greeting in UltraStar’s upstairs LuxeLounge with free popcorn and soft drinks

4:15 showing of Disney’s “Tangled”

Q&A with Corey Bolwyn immediately after the film. Corey is a Winter 2008 grad from AiCA-SD. He worked on the film as a Character TD in Cloth and Hair.

Meet & Greet/Reception in the LuxeLounge following the Q&A

Tickets are free

Popcorn and soft drinks are free

Parking is free

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Watch this: ILM documentary on the Encore channel

http://www.starz.com/titles/ILMIndustrialLightMagicCreatingTheImpossible

It's on many times over the next couple weeks, also available On Demand. Would make for great watching after a big Thanksgiving dinner!

"ILM - Industrial Light & Magic: Creating The Impossible"



Starring: George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard , Robin Williams, John Lasseter, Samuel L Jackson


Directed By: Leslie Iwerks
Genre: Documentary


Synopsis: The story of Industrial Light & Magic - the special effects company started to create Star Wars - is told via clips (Iron Man, Star Trek, Jurassic Park) and interviews (George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard, more).

-Jason

PAUL! Comedy film with a CGI alien

http://www.creativecrash.com/news/film/c/paul-3d-film-trailer--2
or
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1092026/

From Nick Frost and Simon Pegg, the guys who made Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. It's a comedy with a 3D alient named Paul.

Seth Rogen is the voice of Paul, Bill Hader and Kristin Wiig (SNL), Jason Bateman and Sigourney Weaver are in it.

The alien's facial animation and lipsynch look great!

Release date in March 2011.

-Jason