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Newsletter: December 2003

NEWS:
1. ANIMATION IN HANFORD DOCUMENTARY
2. CALL FOR ENTRIES: PDX FILM FEST

EVENTS:
3. SANTA VS. THE SNOWMAN IN 3D [Seattle, WA]
4. JOHN K. AT SAM [Seattle, WA]
5. JOHN K. AT SCARECROW [Seattle, WA]
6. NW ANIMATION PIONEER AND TEACHER DAVID FOSTER FEATURED IN DOCUMENTARY
[Eugene, OR]

CLASSES/WORKSHOPS:
7. 3D IN A DAY [Seattle, WA]
8. HANDS-ON ANIMATION INTENSIVE I [Seattle, WA]
9. MESMER 3D ANIMATION COURSES [Seattle, WA]
10. OREGON3D COMPUTER ANIMATION COURSES [Portland, OR]


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News
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1. ANIMATION IN HANFORD DOCUMENTARY
Seattle animator Mike Baran ("My Wave")created a minute and a half of
animation for a new documentary film on Hanford, a nuclear facility that
was created to produce the plutonium that was used in the bombing of
Nagasaki. Info: hanfordjourney.com

2. CALL FOR ENTRIES: PDX FILM FEST
The PDX Film Festival, April 15-18 2004.
The Portland Documentary and eXperimental Film Festival is a four-day
exposition dedicated to showcasing new innovative works of film and video.
Focusing on non-narrative works that go against the grain of mainstream
entertainment, the PDX Film Festival is looking for artistic, underground,
quirky and challenging work that reflects contemporary culture, documents
historic oddities, and is otherwise generally unclassifiable. Categories:
experimental, documentary, underground. All lengths accepted. Formats:
35mm, 16mm, Beta SP. Preview on VHS or DVD. $15 entry fee. Deadline:
December 15 '03 (late deadline Jan 2 '04- late fee applies). More
info/entry forms: www.peripheralproduce.com OR pdxff@peripheralproduce.com


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Events
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3. SANTA VS. THE SNOWMAN IN 3D [Seattle, WA]
Through December 24, Daily at 10:30 a.m., 1:00, 3:30 & 5:45 p.m.
What's eight stories tall and in your face? "Santa vs. the Snowman 3D," a
3D, IMAX, computer-animated feature film from DNA Productions ("Jimmy
Neutron") and Steve Oedekerk ("Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls"), featuring
the voices of Steve Oedekerk, Jonathan Winters, Ben Stein and Victoria
Jackson. The story is an epic-scale polar adventure between Santa and a
lonely Snowman. ASIFA-Northwest members and other animation fans are
invited to this afternoon screening at the Pacific Science Center.
Admission is $7.50 for adults, $6.50 for kids. Location: Boeing IMAX®
Theater at the Pacific Science Center, 200 Second Avenue North, Seattle
Center Info: www.imax.com/santavsthesnowman/flash.html Advance
ticket sales are available online at www.pacsci.org/imax

4. JOHN K. AT SAM [Seattle, WA]
Monday, Dec. 1st at 7:30 PM and Tuesday Dec. 2nd at 7:30 PM.
Scarecrow Video is happy to present The Wacky World of John Kricfalusi:
two days of outrageous animation from the creator of Ren and Stimpy. John
K. will be hosting two separate shows of Ren and Stimpy episodes, footage
that broadcast television would not air, John's favorite episodes,
animation that inspired Ren and Stimpy, unaired John K. work, and more.
Both screenings are intended for ages 18 years and older. Co-sponsored by
The Seattle Art Museum, ASIFA-Northwest, Spumco, and The Warren Report.
Ticket prices: $10/general per night/$8.00 SAM members and students (must
show ID). Two-day event pass $15.00 (no discounted fare). Tickets will be
available starting Friday Nov. 21st only at Scarecrow  Video, 5030
Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA . With only 300 seats a night, buy yours as
early, as this is event certain to sell out quickly! Location: Seattle Art
Museum, 100 University Street, Seattle, WA 98101-2902 More info: Scarecrow
Video: (206) 524-8554 www.scarecrow.com

5. JOHN K. AT SCARECROW [Seattle, WA]
Tuesday, Dec. 2nd at 2:00 PM
John Kricfalusi will be in Scarecrow Video signing copies of the DVD, Ren
and Stimpy, Volumes 1-3.  This event is free! Location: Scarecrow Video,
5030 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle More info: Scarecrow Video: (206) 524-8554
www.scarecrow.com

6. NW ANIMATION PIONEER AND TEACHER DAVID FOSTER FEATURED IN DOCUMENTARY
[Eugene, OR] December 12, 2003 @ 8:00 p.m. Documentary: Enjoying the
Ride: The Life of David Foster This film explores the life and teaching of
University of Oregon art professor, David Foster (b.1924-d.2002). During
his 30 years with the University, Foster taught the first classes in
photography, film and computer animation during his career at the
University of Oregon where he founded the visual design program that
evolved into the current multi-media program. His students have gone on
to careers in the film industry and their names appear in the credits of
such films as Star Wars: Episode I, Unbreakable, Armageddon, and the
Academy Award winning animated film Mona Lisa: Descending a Staircase by
Joan Gratz. Foster taught in the Art, Art Education, Architecture and the
Honors College. He was known for innovative teaching and his ability to
get students to do amazing things. He taught the students to have
confidence in themselves and the process of thinking things through. He
once taught a group of high school teachers how to film and process a 16mm
animated film in four hours. He turned an empty refrigerator box into a
makeshift dark room complete with black plastic garbage sack gloves
attached to access holes and red celophane windows through which the
students could view the chemical trays inside. It worked and in 4 hours 4
short animations were made processed and viewed. The documentary was made
by Professor Daniel Miller's J4-508 Advanced Documentary Workshop class in
collaboration with the School of Journalism and Communication and the
Department of Art at the University of Oregon in Eugene. It was directed
by students Cree Riggs and Kristi Wenzel with help from Journalism
Professor Daniel Miller and Art Professor Ken O'Connell. It runs about 30
minutes and is free and open to the public. (A 9 minute award-winning
documentary on the Department of Art's animation program will play with
Enjoying the Ride. It is entitled Animania and was also produced by
Journalism and Communication documentary students in collaboration with
the Department of Art. Location: University of Oregon, Eugene, Willamette
Hall, Room 100


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7. 3D IN A DAY [Seattle, WA]
Softimage XSI - Sat., Dec. 3, 10am-4pm
Softimage XSI 3D in a day is a one day, six hour, hands-on class for
anyone interested in animation. Pros with a background in other software
as well as those with no 3D experience at all are invited to spend a day
discovering this amazing sof [sorry - rest of file corrupted]