ASIFA-Hollywood: The International Animated Film Society
Saturday, October 29, 2005
Friday, October 28, 2005
Lights, Action, Animate:
Yesterday was happily spent working on my animation, the fantasy dance scene with lots of 20% to 40% ghost images fading in and out over an image of little girls dancing. Killer compositing with gradient variegated smear masks, not the easiest process.
I find myself animating at the composite and mask level by copying image/mask sets to create the timing and movement I want. I then have to manipulate each copied mask to create the fade in/fade out ghost image effects. Long process with many, many passes and a lot of trial and error but this scene is starting to come together the way I want it to.
I should have been grading tests for my Monday night class but you have to set priorities. There is always something else that tries to claim more importance. But you just have to take a stand. I animate, therefor I am
Yesterday was happily spent working on my animation, the fantasy dance scene with lots of 20% to 40% ghost images fading in and out over an image of little girls dancing. Killer compositing with gradient variegated smear masks, not the easiest process.
I find myself animating at the composite and mask level by copying image/mask sets to create the timing and movement I want. I then have to manipulate each copied mask to create the fade in/fade out ghost image effects. Long process with many, many passes and a lot of trial and error but this scene is starting to come together the way I want it to.
I should have been grading tests for my Monday night class but you have to set priorities. There is always something else that tries to claim more importance. But you just have to take a stand. I animate, therefor I am
Thursday, October 27, 2005
We have know that the sky was falling for some time but we did not know the date. Now we know the date of the screening for Disney`s newest release. And since I have already put in my RSVP it is only fair that I let you people know that the RSVP line is open.
You and your family are cordially invited to attend a screening of Disney`s
CHICKEN LITTLE
plus a Q&A with Disney CG Supervisor Kevin Geiger
This epic tale presents a new twist to the classic fable of a young chicken who causes widespread panic when he mistakes a falling acorn for a piece of the sky. In this hilarious adventure, Chicken Little is determined to restore his reputation - - but just as things are starting to go his way, a real piece of the sky lands on his head! Suspense, chaos, and plenty of laughs ensue, as Chicken Little and his band of misfit friends, Abby Mallard (aka Ugly Duckling), Runt of the Litter and Fish Out of Water, attempt to save the world without sending the town into a whole new panic. This time, when it comes to saving the world, it helps to be a little chicken.
Q&A following with CG Supervisor Kevin Geiger!
Friday, November 4th - 7:00pm
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
5230 Lankershim Boulevard
North Hollywood, CA
RSVP to (818) 295-5213
Rated G, Running Time 81 minutes.
Play`n Catch Up:
Yesterday was spent in poster design. I have Mark Kausler coming into one of my classes and needed a poster to make the other Art and Animation classes on campus aware of his presence. I have known Mark for a long time but you really don`t know a filmmaker`s career until you look them up on the Internet. This is a closed event so I am not going to tell you any more about it. I will do Photos and a report after the fact.
This next event is open to everybody and a one-time opportunity. I speak of none other that Krazy Kat. This Saturday is the Jerry Beck AFI screening. Don`t miss this screening. Heaven and hell (they talk on a hotline) only knows when these cartoons will be screened again and there are no videos, DVDs, 16 mm, or 8 mm copies. This is you one chance don`t blow it.
Titles to be screened include:
RATSKIN (1929)
PORT WHINES (1929)
FARM RELIEF (1929)
SLOW BEAU (1930)
JAZZ RHYTHM (1930)
HONOLULU WILES (1930)
APACHE KID (1930)
TAKEN FOR A RIDE (1930)
STORK MARKET (1931)
RUSSIAN DRESSING (1933)
SOUTHERN EXPOSURE (1933)
BOWERY DAZE (1934)
Not on Video or DVD - and won't be!
Saturday October 29th • 3:00 pm
AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE
Ted Ashley/ Warner Bros. Screening Room
2021 N. Western Ave.
Hollywood, CA
ASIFA-HOLLYWOOD MEMBERS: FREE ADMISSION • GENERAL PUBLIC: $10.
Been jumping through hoops with the Annie pre-judging for Gaming, This is the first year for this category and it seems to need a lot of help abirthing.
Last Friday was the juried award meeting and I am pleased with the way it went. More on that when the announcements are made.
Currently watching James and the Giant Peach forgot how surreal and just plan good it is.
I am starting to hunt up a video crew for the Annies. Last year it was all last minute because that was when I found out that nobody was going to film the event. This year we are not going to make the same mistake and just grab warm bodies and hand them a camera. This year I am approaching film and TV programs. Which is what I will be doing today.
Remember, the ASIFA Animation Archives (AAA? no) is open today. 1 PM to 9 PM. The stuff going on there is great. It really is starting to come together. Every time I walk into 2114 W. Burbank Blvd now days I am bowled over by the changes.
Yesterday was spent in poster design. I have Mark Kausler coming into one of my classes and needed a poster to make the other Art and Animation classes on campus aware of his presence. I have known Mark for a long time but you really don`t know a filmmaker`s career until you look them up on the Internet. This is a closed event so I am not going to tell you any more about it. I will do Photos and a report after the fact.
This next event is open to everybody and a one-time opportunity. I speak of none other that Krazy Kat. This Saturday is the Jerry Beck AFI screening. Don`t miss this screening. Heaven and hell (they talk on a hotline) only knows when these cartoons will be screened again and there are no videos, DVDs, 16 mm, or 8 mm copies. This is you one chance don`t blow it.
Titles to be screened include:
RATSKIN (1929)
PORT WHINES (1929)
FARM RELIEF (1929)
SLOW BEAU (1930)
JAZZ RHYTHM (1930)
HONOLULU WILES (1930)
APACHE KID (1930)
TAKEN FOR A RIDE (1930)
STORK MARKET (1931)
RUSSIAN DRESSING (1933)
SOUTHERN EXPOSURE (1933)
BOWERY DAZE (1934)
Not on Video or DVD - and won't be!
Saturday October 29th • 3:00 pm
AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE
Ted Ashley/ Warner Bros. Screening Room
2021 N. Western Ave.
Hollywood, CA
ASIFA-HOLLYWOOD MEMBERS: FREE ADMISSION • GENERAL PUBLIC: $10.
Been jumping through hoops with the Annie pre-judging for Gaming, This is the first year for this category and it seems to need a lot of help abirthing.
Last Friday was the juried award meeting and I am pleased with the way it went. More on that when the announcements are made.
Currently watching James and the Giant Peach forgot how surreal and just plan good it is.
I am starting to hunt up a video crew for the Annies. Last year it was all last minute because that was when I found out that nobody was going to film the event. This year we are not going to make the same mistake and just grab warm bodies and hand them a camera. This year I am approaching film and TV programs. Which is what I will be doing today.
Remember, the ASIFA Animation Archives (AAA? no) is open today. 1 PM to 9 PM. The stuff going on there is great. It really is starting to come together. Every time I walk into 2114 W. Burbank Blvd now days I am bowled over by the changes.
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
A Boatload of Cool 50s Design!
Today, Dan Goodsell of Tick Tock Toys stopped by the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive to drop off some drawings from the Ray Patin Studios to be digitized. Dan has agreed to join the Archive Alliance and allow his collection to be included in the Archive. Check out some amazing samples on the Animation Archive Website.
Thanks
Stephen Worth
Director
ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive
Thanks
Stephen Worth
Director
ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive
ANIMATION WORLD NETWORK LAUNCHES THE NEW AWN SHOWCASE!
I spent a little time this morning over at AWN`s new Showcase. I plan of spending a lot more time there in the near future.
I spent a little time this morning over at AWN`s new Showcase. I plan of spending a lot more time there in the near future.
* ANIMATION WORLD NETWORK LAUNCHES THE NEW AWN SHOWCASE!
Animation World Network is proud to announce the launch of the new AWN
Showcase. Check it out now — http://showcase.awn.com!
Highlighting the visual content of AWN and its members, this collection of galleries shows off the imagery of AWN’s main publications, Animation World Magazine and VFXWorld, renowned animators and selected showcase gallery members from around the world.
Visitors will be able to browse images from films to paintings both traditional and digital. Featured artists include Bill Plympton, Peter Chung, Raoul Servais, Frédéric Back, Michaël Dudok de Wit, Georges Schwizgebel and Priit Pärn.
AWN Showcase Member Galleries are dedicated to exhibiting and celebrating the artistry of independent animators from around the globe.
Monday, October 24, 2005
Just got this from I'm not sure who, but it seems worthy of passing on:
Subject: SIGGRAPH Ex Student Volunteer Opportunity
Dear Educator,
Are you in contact with graduated students who were Student Volunteers or Team Leaders at SIGGRAPH in 2003, 2004 and/or 2005?
SIGGRAPH 2006 has a new program to mentor Ex Student Volunteers as apprentices in s2006 sub-committees.
The deadline for applying for these apprentice positions is fast approaching:
2 November 2005, 5 pm Pacific time
Please forward the below submission information as appropriate.
Thanks!
Jacquelyn Martino
a ahref="mailto:xsv@siggraph.org">xsv@siggraph.org
SIGGRAPH 2006 XSV Chair
===
Subject: SIGGRAPH Ex Student Volunteer Opportunity
SIGGRAPH 2006
XSV: Ex-Student Volunteer Mentoring Program
Call for Participation Deadline Approaching:
2 November 2005, 5 pm Pacific time
Submission details are online here:
mentoring
Submission forms are online here:
forms
Call For Participation:
Have you served as a Student Volunteer in SIGGRAPH 2005, 2004, or 2003? Are you
finished with school and no longer qualify for the Student Volunteers Program?
Were you just so jazzed by the volunteering experience that you want to stay
involved, but you're not exactly sure how?
Wonder no longer because SIGGRAPH 2006 wants to collaborate with you on a new
initiative.
We are looking for a very few recent undergraduate or graduate students who have
been outstanding SIGGRAPH Student Volunteers and who are interested in further
critical SIGGRAPH conference volunteer work. Individuals who are interested in
ACM SIGGRAPH and starting careers in computer graphics and interactive
techniques will be selected for the opportunity to apprentice with a SIGGRAPH
2006 committee.
As an apprentice, you will be assigned to a specific committee and mentored by
the respective program chair. With mentored assistance, you will take on
appropriate responsibilities within a team of volunteers that works to make the
conference a success. If you are selected, your responsibilities will start in
December 2005 and will continue until the conference is over in August 2006.
This initiative promises to be very competitive. Only one position exists in
each of these committees:
Courses
GraphicsNet
Panels
Sketches
And one position will be shared by these two committees:
Educators
Research Posters
Interested individuals will not apply directly, rather, they will be nominated
according to the process outlined in the Nomination Procedures.
If you are interested in this program, you will need to find someone to
nominate you. Take a look at the Nomination Procedures to find out more about
who to ask for a nomination. If you are nominating a recently graduated student
for one of these apprenticeships, you should also take a look at the Nomination
Procedures.
Then step up and check out the program details:
Eligibility
Roles and Responsibilities
Frequently Asked Questions
Jacquelyn Martino
xsv@siggraph.org
SIGGRAPH 2006 XSV Chair
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Subject: SIGGRAPH Ex Student Volunteer Opportunity
Dear Educator,
Are you in contact with graduated students who were Student Volunteers or Team Leaders at SIGGRAPH in 2003, 2004 and/or 2005?
SIGGRAPH 2006 has a new program to mentor Ex Student Volunteers as apprentices in s2006 sub-committees.
The deadline for applying for these apprentice positions is fast approaching:
2 November 2005, 5 pm Pacific time
Please forward the below submission information as appropriate.
Thanks!
Jacquelyn Martino
a ahref="mailto:xsv@siggraph.org">xsv@siggraph.org
SIGGRAPH 2006 XSV Chair
===
Subject: SIGGRAPH Ex Student Volunteer Opportunity
SIGGRAPH 2006
XSV: Ex-Student Volunteer Mentoring Program
Call for Participation Deadline Approaching:
2 November 2005, 5 pm Pacific time
Submission details are online here:
mentoring
Submission forms are online here:
forms
Call For Participation:
Have you served as a Student Volunteer in SIGGRAPH 2005, 2004, or 2003? Are you
finished with school and no longer qualify for the Student Volunteers Program?
Were you just so jazzed by the volunteering experience that you want to stay
involved, but you're not exactly sure how?
Wonder no longer because SIGGRAPH 2006 wants to collaborate with you on a new
initiative.
We are looking for a very few recent undergraduate or graduate students who have
been outstanding SIGGRAPH Student Volunteers and who are interested in further
critical SIGGRAPH conference volunteer work. Individuals who are interested in
ACM SIGGRAPH and starting careers in computer graphics and interactive
techniques will be selected for the opportunity to apprentice with a SIGGRAPH
2006 committee.
As an apprentice, you will be assigned to a specific committee and mentored by
the respective program chair. With mentored assistance, you will take on
appropriate responsibilities within a team of volunteers that works to make the
conference a success. If you are selected, your responsibilities will start in
December 2005 and will continue until the conference is over in August 2006.
This initiative promises to be very competitive. Only one position exists in
each of these committees:
Courses
GraphicsNet
Panels
Sketches
And one position will be shared by these two committees:
Educators
Research Posters
Interested individuals will not apply directly, rather, they will be nominated
according to the process outlined in the Nomination Procedures.
If you are interested in this program, you will need to find someone to
nominate you. Take a look at the Nomination Procedures to find out more about
who to ask for a nomination. If you are nominating a recently graduated student
for one of these apprenticeships, you should also take a look at the Nomination
Procedures.
Then step up and check out the program details:
Eligibility
Roles and Responsibilities
Frequently Asked Questions
Jacquelyn Martino
xsv@siggraph.org
SIGGRAPH 2006 XSV Chair
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sunday, October 23, 2005
Media Change Over Almost Over:
There are several phases to a change from one media format to another. The last two are fun but sad (sad because it has to end) for the collector of hard to find media, in my case animation, the next to the last phase is the rush to market with all of the Public Domain stuff in the new format. We saw that 30 years ago with video and we have been seeing it happening for the last year and a half with the 99 cent DVDs.
The Public Domain DVD phase looks like it is ended. Walmart is no longer carrying dollar DVDs and the 99 Cent Only Stores haven`t had anything new for ages. It has run its course. The vaults have been sacked and nothing new/old is coming forth. (not every thing I wanted made it to market - where are the Scrappy cartoons oh where are the Krazy Kats?)
Now comes the last phase, the sell off of the old media. My local Salvation Army has had bins and bins of videos for sale, sometimes as cheaply as 25 cents but currently 75 cents. The video stores are getting rid of their videos. Maybe they will be renamed DVD stores?
Now I am not letting go of my video technology (I don`t let go of my LPs and turntable either when that change over was taking place and man did I score some hard to find tunes). Let go of VHS, not now that the good stuff / the rare stuff / the cheap stuff is coming on the market.
I have never really bothered to pick up Fun and Fancy Free, not my favorite Disney piece. Too saccharin for my tastes. Bongo in particular was made for a time and taste that I have no connection with at all. But at 75 cents I am glad to add it to my collection.
I also picked up an awful lot of Tom and Jerry, Donald Duck, Pluto, and Huckleberry Hound cartoons. (not rare stuff, not hard to find, but not stuff I have bothered with adding to the collect until now when the price is right). My real find is in old horror flicks. I glommed onto a copy of Gargoyles a movie that I always thought had a lot to do with the great Disney animated series of the same name. Picked up a better copy of Them and picked up the under rated Frighteners. (Jackson`s next 3 movies did a lot better at the boxoffice)
My wife made the real score with 14 episodes of Star Trex in a boxed set. You know, the real ones with Spock and Kirk and the tacky special effects. So you guys just keep changing over and unloading your outdated media. Don`t worry about it. We will take care of your discards. We will be glad to take care of your discards!
There are several phases to a change from one media format to another. The last two are fun but sad (sad because it has to end) for the collector of hard to find media, in my case animation, the next to the last phase is the rush to market with all of the Public Domain stuff in the new format. We saw that 30 years ago with video and we have been seeing it happening for the last year and a half with the 99 cent DVDs.
The Public Domain DVD phase looks like it is ended. Walmart is no longer carrying dollar DVDs and the 99 Cent Only Stores haven`t had anything new for ages. It has run its course. The vaults have been sacked and nothing new/old is coming forth. (not every thing I wanted made it to market - where are the Scrappy cartoons oh where are the Krazy Kats?)
Now comes the last phase, the sell off of the old media. My local Salvation Army has had bins and bins of videos for sale, sometimes as cheaply as 25 cents but currently 75 cents. The video stores are getting rid of their videos. Maybe they will be renamed DVD stores?
Now I am not letting go of my video technology (I don`t let go of my LPs and turntable either when that change over was taking place and man did I score some hard to find tunes). Let go of VHS, not now that the good stuff / the rare stuff / the cheap stuff is coming on the market.
I have never really bothered to pick up Fun and Fancy Free, not my favorite Disney piece. Too saccharin for my tastes. Bongo in particular was made for a time and taste that I have no connection with at all. But at 75 cents I am glad to add it to my collection.
I also picked up an awful lot of Tom and Jerry, Donald Duck, Pluto, and Huckleberry Hound cartoons. (not rare stuff, not hard to find, but not stuff I have bothered with adding to the collect until now when the price is right). My real find is in old horror flicks. I glommed onto a copy of Gargoyles a movie that I always thought had a lot to do with the great Disney animated series of the same name. Picked up a better copy of Them and picked up the under rated Frighteners. (Jackson`s next 3 movies did a lot better at the boxoffice)
My wife made the real score with 14 episodes of Star Trex in a boxed set. You know, the real ones with Spock and Kirk and the tacky special effects. So you guys just keep changing over and unloading your outdated media. Don`t worry about it. We will take care of your discards. We will be glad to take care of your discards!
