ASIFA-Hollywood: The International Animated Film Society
Saturday, September 10, 2005
Just back from Laguna College of Art & Design for an afternoon and evening with Glen Keane. I will be labeling the photos and writing up my story some time tomorrow. But for now here are the photos from the even.
Okay, here is the update. The event was great and very intimate, animator to animator. This his how I do it, this is what I have learned. Thank you Aubry for inviting me to the event before the Gallery opening.
Aubry Mintz, Animation Chair at Laguna College of Art & Design, doing an intro for Glen Keane
Very large group of student very glad to be here for the event.
3 steps to animation
Looking at sketches. The sletchbook keeps you fresh and true. The danger without the sketchbook is that you will start copying others or worse, yourself.
Sketches drawn from a moving Jeep in Africa.
The highlight was the animation that Glen did on the spot. It was great to see him feel his way through.
Tarzan drawings with the muscles added.
Notes in Glen`s sketchbook, thoughts on animal movement.
Rough animation test
Gallery show of sketchbook art, Like putting your soul up on the walls.
The guide told everybody to get their cameras out and Glen got out his sketchbook. You forgot your camera? You don`t have to really see to use a camera.
You know, you don`t really draw like Little Billy! I know, I keep telling him, Dad you are making me look bad But he just says that when he started the stripe I was Little Billy.
Girl in an airport
Glen would like to get more time to sculpt and to do his own animation.
The girl in the blue is from Israel, she is staying in L.A., she found out about the event through this web site and talked her father into driving in for the event. Look at her face, she has gotten to meet her hero.
Disney Imagineer in for the event.
There is something so real and fitting about this kid as he waits for his father to get done taking in the show. The father is waiting in line to talk to Glen.
Sketchs from a moving Jeep
Students waiting in line.
Okay, here is the update. The event was great and very intimate, animator to animator. This his how I do it, this is what I have learned. Thank you Aubry for inviting me to the event before the Gallery opening.
Aubry Mintz, Animation Chair at Laguna College of Art & Design, doing an intro for Glen Keane
Very large group of student very glad to be here for the event.
3 steps to animation
Looking at sketches. The sletchbook keeps you fresh and true. The danger without the sketchbook is that you will start copying others or worse, yourself.
Sketches drawn from a moving Jeep in Africa.
The highlight was the animation that Glen did on the spot. It was great to see him feel his way through.
Tarzan drawings with the muscles added.
Notes in Glen`s sketchbook, thoughts on animal movement.
Rough animation test
Gallery show of sketchbook art, Like putting your soul up on the walls.
The guide told everybody to get their cameras out and Glen got out his sketchbook. You forgot your camera? You don`t have to really see to use a camera.
You know, you don`t really draw like Little Billy! I know, I keep telling him, Dad you are making me look bad But he just says that when he started the stripe I was Little Billy.
Girl in an airport
Glen would like to get more time to sculpt and to do his own animation.
The girl in the blue is from Israel, she is staying in L.A., she found out about the event through this web site and talked her father into driving in for the event. Look at her face, she has gotten to meet her hero.
Disney Imagineer in for the event.
There is something so real and fitting about this kid as he waits for his father to get done taking in the show. The father is waiting in line to talk to Glen.
Sketchs from a moving Jeep
Students waiting in line.
Friday, September 09, 2005
THE INTERNATIONAL ANIMATED FILM SOCIETY
2114 Burbank Blvd. Burbank, CA 91506 * 818 842-8330
ASIFA-HOLLYWOOD
Important Notice For Members of ASIFA-Hollywood
[September 9, 2005] The Board of Directors of ASIFA-Hollywood is pleased to announce that the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive will be opening to the public on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 pm to 9 pm beginning on September 20th. We have purchased the necessary equipment, and are in the beginning stages of creating a world class archive dedicated to the art of animation. In case you are not familiar with our plans, we have included an informational brochure on the project with this mailing.
Thanks to the generosity of animation director John Kricfalusi, the public archive holdings are inaugurated with a wonderful collection of animated films, including all 120 black and white Popeye cartoons, along with the best work of cartoon director, Bob Clampett (Coal Black, Tin Pan Alley Cats, Great Piggy Bank Robbery, etc.) These films are available for viewing during office hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Currently, the public holdings are limited to this collection, but as time goes by, we will be adding more items to the archive. For updates, see the Animation Archive Project Blog...
http://www.animationarchive.org/blogger.html
Please make a point in the next few weeks to stop by the archive and see what we are doing. In particular, students, researchers and artists are encouraged to visit . . . this archive is intended for your use. If you would like to volunteer to help the project reach its goals, Tuesdays and Thursdays are the days to stop by and help out. The more support we get from the membership in these important first few months, the faster the archive will grow.
Currently, we only have funding in the Archive budget to maintain the Tuesday and Thursday public hours through the end of the year. We are hoping that the membership will see the value of this project, and will contribute to extend and expand the public availability of this important resource. Your generosity is appreciated, and every cent donated to the project will be used to establish and expand the archive.
The ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 1 pm to 9 pm 2114 Burbank Blvd, Burbank (just East of Buena Vista)
Wednesday, September 07, 2005
Tonight, Sept. 7th, is the ASIFA-Hollywood board meeting. 7PM at the Animation Center 2114 W. Burbank Blvd., Burbank, CA. The public is welcome.
Tuesday, September 06, 2005
The Los Angeles Professional Chapter of ACM SIGGRAPH in cooperation with the Entertainment Technology Center at USC Presents:
Digital Cinema and 3D:
Business, Production, and Distribution Trends
Thursday, September 29, 2005
Speakers include: *
Marty Shindler, The Shindler Perspective, Inc. Moderator/Meeting Co-Producer
Brian Claypool, Christie Digital Systems
Neil Feldman, In-Three
Josh Greer, Real D
Glenn Kennel, DLP Cinema, Texas Instruments
Jon Landau>, Lightstorm Entertainment
Walt Ordway, CTO Digital Cinema Initiatives (DCI)
George Scheckel, QuVis
Steve Schklair, Cobalt Entertainment
Charles S. Swartz, Entertainment Technology Center at USC
See the work that is being done in Digital Cinema and 3D and join Marty Shindler and his distinguished panelists as they discuss the changes that have occurred in the marketplace and how digital cinema and 3D stereo may offer new opportunities in the entertainment business. Such industry luminaries as Jim Cameron, Robert Zemeckis and Robert Rodriguez have produced 3D films. George Lucas and Peter Jackson have embraced 3D films for future releases. Digital Cinema and 3D stereo may cause fundamental changes in the way content is produced and distributed. Through the use of digital cinema, 3D stereo may cause people to return to the theaters with different and compelling content. These new technologies offer new opportunities to LA SIGGRAPH members.
*Speakers subject to change without prior notice. For bios of speakers please see our web site at http://www.la.siggraph.org/
PROGRAM:
6:30-7:30 P.M. Social Hour - Free Hors d`oeuvres and beverages
7:30-9:30 P.M. Program
LOCATION:
Digital Cinema Laboratory
at the Pacific Hollywood Theatre
6433 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90028
The Pacific Hollywood Theatre is on the corner of Wilcox and Hollywood
Parking lots are available both North and South of Hollywood Blvd. on Wilcox and Cahuenga, including behind the theater.FEES / REGISTRATION:The event is free to LA SIGGRAPH members. Due to the limited number of 3D glasses available, if you would like to view the 3D content, LA SIGGRAPH members should RSVP at http://www.la.siggraph.org/html/rsvp.htm by September 27.
NOTE: to ASIFA Members:
This event is also free to members of the entertainment industry who can show a valid ID. This includes: 1. Any relevant union, guild, or membership organization card 2. Any employee ID with an entertainment company 3. Any business card from an entertainment-related (e.g., PC or IT or software) company or 4. Any film teacher or film student with ID. Entertainment industry members who are NOT LA SIGGRAPH members must pre-register at http://www.etcenter.org/ .
Walk in/one time visitors who are not LA SIGGRAPH members and who do not have industry affiliation or appropriate ID should also RSVP at http://www.la.siggraph.org/html/rsvp.htm. Visitors will be charged $15.
It is advised that LA SIGGRAPH members show up as early as possible to ensure admittance to this event. Admittance as always is first come/first served.
Digital Cinema and 3D:
Business, Production, and Distribution Trends
Thursday, September 29, 2005
Speakers include: *
Marty Shindler, The Shindler Perspective, Inc. Moderator/Meeting Co-Producer
Brian Claypool, Christie Digital Systems
Neil Feldman, In-Three
Josh Greer, Real D
Glenn Kennel, DLP Cinema, Texas Instruments
Jon Landau>, Lightstorm Entertainment
Walt Ordway, CTO Digital Cinema Initiatives (DCI)
George Scheckel, QuVis
Steve Schklair, Cobalt Entertainment
Charles S. Swartz, Entertainment Technology Center at USC
See the work that is being done in Digital Cinema and 3D and join Marty Shindler and his distinguished panelists as they discuss the changes that have occurred in the marketplace and how digital cinema and 3D stereo may offer new opportunities in the entertainment business. Such industry luminaries as Jim Cameron, Robert Zemeckis and Robert Rodriguez have produced 3D films. George Lucas and Peter Jackson have embraced 3D films for future releases. Digital Cinema and 3D stereo may cause fundamental changes in the way content is produced and distributed. Through the use of digital cinema, 3D stereo may cause people to return to the theaters with different and compelling content. These new technologies offer new opportunities to LA SIGGRAPH members.
*Speakers subject to change without prior notice. For bios of speakers please see our web site at http://www.la.siggraph.org/
PROGRAM:
6:30-7:30 P.M. Social Hour - Free Hors d`oeuvres and beverages
7:30-9:30 P.M. Program
LOCATION:
Digital Cinema Laboratory
at the Pacific Hollywood Theatre
6433 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90028
- DIRECTIONS / PARKING:
- From the 101 freeway take the Cahuenga Blvd. exit Turn Right (South) on Cahuenga Blvd.
- Turn Right onto Hollywood Blvd.
The Pacific Hollywood Theatre is on the corner of Wilcox and Hollywood
Parking lots are available both North and South of Hollywood Blvd. on Wilcox and Cahuenga, including behind the theater.FEES / REGISTRATION:The event is free to LA SIGGRAPH members. Due to the limited number of 3D glasses available, if you would like to view the 3D content, LA SIGGRAPH members should RSVP at http://www.la.siggraph.org/html/rsvp.htm by September 27.
NOTE: to ASIFA Members:
This event is also free to members of the entertainment industry who can show a valid ID. This includes: 1. Any relevant union, guild, or membership organization card 2. Any employee ID with an entertainment company 3. Any business card from an entertainment-related (e.g., PC or IT or software) company or 4. Any film teacher or film student with ID. Entertainment industry members who are NOT LA SIGGRAPH members must pre-register at http://www.etcenter.org/ .
Walk in/one time visitors who are not LA SIGGRAPH members and who do not have industry affiliation or appropriate ID should also RSVP at http://www.la.siggraph.org/html/rsvp.htm. Visitors will be charged $15.
It is advised that LA SIGGRAPH members show up as early as possible to ensure admittance to this event. Admittance as always is first come/first served.
Sunday, September 04, 2005
From the Visual Effects Society Education Committee:
2nd Posting
You`re running out of time on this event so make sure to act today.
PART 1 ARTISTIC PITCHING FOR ANIMATION
panel comprises of :
Francis Glebas - Moderator Animation Director - Disney
Frank Gladstone - VP of Artistic Development IDT Entertainment, Feature Animation
Karen Foster - Creative Executive - DreamWorks Animation
Mark Andrew s - Director - Pixar
Roland Poindexter - SR VP of WBA (Warner Bros. Animation) Development
Heather Kenyon - Senior Director Cartoon Network
Peter Gal - Director, Development - Nickelodeon
Date: SATURDAY - SEPT 10, 2005
Time: 10:30AM - 1:30PM
Location:
SONY THEATER
9050 W. Washington Blvd.
Culver City , 90 232
Tickets: $15.00 VES Members and members of ASIFA
$20.00 General Public and at door
Please call the VES office 310/822-9181 or info@visualeffectssociety.com to order your tickets today.
seating is limited
2nd Posting
You`re running out of time on this event so make sure to act today.
PART 1 ARTISTIC PITCHING FOR ANIMATION
panel comprises of :
Francis Glebas - Moderator Animation Director - Disney
Frank Gladstone - VP of Artistic Development IDT Entertainment, Feature Animation
Karen Foster - Creative Executive - DreamWorks Animation
Mark Andrew s - Director - Pixar
Roland Poindexter - SR VP of WBA (Warner Bros. Animation) Development
Heather Kenyon - Senior Director Cartoon Network
Peter Gal - Director, Development - Nickelodeon
Date: SATURDAY - SEPT 10, 2005
Time: 10:30AM - 1:30PM
Location:
SONY THEATER
9050 W. Washington Blvd.
Culver City , 90 232
Tickets: $15.00 VES Members and members of ASIFA
$20.00 General Public and at door
Please call the VES office 310/822-9181 or info@visualeffectssociety.com to order your tickets today.
seating is limited
SpyWare Scam?:
It looks like I am starting to win my virus battle. Still not sure and still have a lot of stuff to reinstall. I did have one setback this week and that is why I am still boring you with my digital sickness.
A reader sent me an email with links to an upgrade for Spybot Search and Destroy, a program that I have used for years. I am going to assume that this was a well-meaning attempt at a kindness.
The site that the link led me to listed a number of top of the line anti-spyware products but would download only an alleged rogue software product named NoAdware. See a review here: adwarereport
So I say to myself what the hell I`m running 3 programs now so lets give it a try. I run it and it runs superfast comeing up with 18 major spyware hits, 5 of them registry keylogger infections. I hit the clean infections button and got a $29.99 register to clean high-pressure sales pitch.
Now I have been running anti-spyware and virus scans 5 or 6 times a day since I got hit 3 weeks ago. Is this product so much faster and better than the top of line stuff I have been running? Or is there a strong aged seafood aroma emanating for the general vicinity of Denmark?
I passed up the opportunity to give them my hard-earned money and did a lot of spyware scans with Ad-Aware, PC-Cillin, and Spybot. I did find one registry resident piece of Spyware with a path that points straight back to, you guessed it, the NoAdware product.
It turns out that most of the false positives are Windows components whose removal would severally damage the computer operating system. First, do no Harm! How do some alleged slimes sleep at night?
It looks like I am starting to win my virus battle. Still not sure and still have a lot of stuff to reinstall. I did have one setback this week and that is why I am still boring you with my digital sickness.
A reader sent me an email with links to an upgrade for Spybot Search and Destroy, a program that I have used for years. I am going to assume that this was a well-meaning attempt at a kindness.
The site that the link led me to listed a number of top of the line anti-spyware products but would download only an alleged rogue software product named NoAdware. See a review here: adwarereport
So I say to myself what the hell I`m running 3 programs now so lets give it a try. I run it and it runs superfast comeing up with 18 major spyware hits, 5 of them registry keylogger infections. I hit the clean infections button and got a $29.99 register to clean high-pressure sales pitch.
Now I have been running anti-spyware and virus scans 5 or 6 times a day since I got hit 3 weeks ago. Is this product so much faster and better than the top of line stuff I have been running? Or is there a strong aged seafood aroma emanating for the general vicinity of Denmark?
I passed up the opportunity to give them my hard-earned money and did a lot of spyware scans with Ad-Aware, PC-Cillin, and Spybot. I did find one registry resident piece of Spyware with a path that points straight back to, you guessed it, the NoAdware product.
It turns out that most of the false positives are Windows components whose removal would severally damage the computer operating system. First, do no Harm! How do some alleged slimes sleep at night?
