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Newsletter: September 24th 2007
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In This Issue:
ASIFA Seattle Planning Meeting
Animation Camera Available
Classes and Workshops
Film Festivals
Opportunities
ASIFA Seattle Inaugural Event
Hi Everyone:
We've been working hard to bring you the first ASIFA Seattle event.
Come celebrate International Animation Day with an Animation-Jam!
We will screen reels from other ASIFA chapters around the USA. But the real fun will be a chance to help produce an animation to screen that very evening. We'll have light tables and a camera set-up to capture drawings. Everyone who attends is welcome to pen a few frames. At the end of the night, we will screen the colorabitive work.
When, Where, and the details will be announced soon.
Steve
ASIFA Seattle Planning Meeting
Thursday, September 27, 2007 - 7-9pm
Northwest Film Forum
1515 12th Ave, Seattle WA 98122
Located on Capitol Hill between Pike and Pine
click here for directions and parking information
206-329-2629
Agenda:
October General Meeting
• International Animation Day
• Ani-Jam
• Venue
• Budget
• Publicity
Event Production
• Timelines
• Procedures
Everyone is welcome to attend.
If you have ideas to share but can’t make it,
please contact: Steve Ball, Secretary news@asifaseattle.com or
Natt Thangvijit, President president@asifaseattle.com
Animation Camera
The Northwest Film Forum has a new animation room with a Fax Animation Stand. It's an old school rostrum camera similar to an Oxberry. It has been updated with a dedicated digital video camera and a mac with framethief software. The stand is capable of doing 2-d and 3-d animation under the camera using the table's many movements.
Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Contact Dave Hanagan, NWFF Studio Director for more information, certification and rental terms. dave@nwfilmforum.org: dave@nwfilmforum.org
Classes and Workshops
911 Media Arts Center: Workshops
It's Alive! Hands on Animation
4 Mondays, November 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th 6-9:30pm
cost - $ 225 ($195 911 members)
Additional fee of $25 for paper and peg boards due at first class!
instructor - Brian Ainslie
Class limit: 12
In this class you will learn the foundations of traditional 2-d animation technique and practice. At the core of animation are the basic principles of motion and time. This hands-on class will examine classic techniques necessary on all levels of animation. Over the course you will familiarize yourself with the Zoetrope and the Lunchbox Animation System. Including tips, tricks, techniques and practical methods, you will leave this course a proficient animator. Come enter the world of endless imagination and countless possibilities that can only exist in the hands of an animator. Easy to learn and fun to make, it you don?t know how already - now is the time! This class is open to all skill levels. No previous experience in drawing or film required.
Intermediate After Effects I: Topics in Motion Graphics
5 Wednesdays, November 7 - December 5, 6-9pm
cost - $ 350 ($325 911 members)
instructor - Jen Domeier
Class Limit: 8
Now that you are a whiz at compositing layers, animating and applying effects in Adobe After Effects it's time to dig into specific areas and continue to gain fluency in this mighty box of tools. Topics include: basic expressions, text animation, time effects, masks, text along a path, and effects. You will also learn how to create drawn-on sketches from photos, bring your work into 3D and add lights, cameras and shadows. This workshop will provide you with the skills you need to give your projects a professional stamp.
Pre-Requisites: Beginning After Effects or equivalent experience
Hands on Animation Lab: Stop Motion
Tuesday, November 13, 5-9pm
cost - $ 95 ($65 911 members)
instructor - Brian Ainslie
Class limit: 12
This stop motion animation workshop will cover the basics of animation with clay, puppets, and other three-dimensional objects. We will explore character and puppet construction techniques. Additionally we will cover the use of camera and lights for effective storytelling. Lastly we will cover the use of The Animation Lunchbox for capture of your animation. Included in this class is the use of 4 hours of animation time at 911 Media.
This class is open to all skill levels. No previous experience in drawing or film required.
Hands on Animation Lab: Cut it Out!
Thursday, December 6, 5-9pm
cost: $ 95 ($65 911 members)
instructor: Brian Ainslie
class limit: 12
This cut out animation workshop will cover two dimensional animation with cut out collage paper and other animation materials. Animation could also include rice, beads, sand or other experimental mediums. We will cover puppet construction techniques and other material animation methods. We will also explore the use of The Animation Lunchbox for capture of your animation. Included in this class is the use of 4 hours of animation time at 911 Media.
This class is open to all skill levels. No previous experience in drawing or film required.
Northwest Film Forum: Workshops
Introduction to Flash
Four Mondays, Oct. 22, 29, Nov. 5, 12, 6:30-9:30pm
Tuition: $320 ($290 WigglyWorld Members)
instructor: Bryan Schaeffer
class limit: 7
Prerequiste: Basic knowledge of Photoshop and a vector-based drawing program (Illustrator, Freehand)
Flash is the premiere software for animating different media formats-photography, line art, sound and video-for the web. Learn the basic skills of Flash's robust animation tools to incorporate in the interactive environment of a website. With hands-on learning in class and between class assignments, you'll learn how to create animations starting from storyboards and a project plan, navigate the Flash environment, determine the best production methods, and put into motion your most creative ideas. During the class, students will each develop individual projects under the guidance of the instructor, and by the end of this introduction, you will feel comfortable with Flash's comprehensive set of tools to really begin exploring new realms of animation and interactivity.
After Effects Basics
Three Tuesdays, Nov. 13, 20 & 27, 6:30-9:30pm
cost: $280 ($250 WigglyWorld Members)
instructor: Trent Woolford
class limit: 7
AfterEffects is a powerful 2D animation and compositing tool, with a wide range of applications. Commonly used for film, television and multimedia, this program can be difficult to crack at first, but once the basics are mastered, it offers a seemingly inexhaustible depth of possibilities. We'll be learning, from the ground up, how to combine and manipulate footage, animate typography, and use other elements to composite visually rich motion graphics, which can then be output to a variety of formats.
Optical Printer Basics
Two Saturdays, Dec. 1 & 8, 12-3pm
cost: $100 ($80 WigglyWorld Members)
instructor: Jon Behrens
class limit: 8
A comprehensive look at NWFF's JK 103 Optical Printer for 16mm and Super 8mm Film. The optical printer is an age-old device for printing the image from one roll of film onto another roll. This allows for multiple special effects techniques including multiple exposures, step and skip printing for speed changes and strobing effects, color effects, and traveling matte tricks. The class will cover both functionality and stylistic techniques with hands-on assignments and clips of work that the class will view of some of experimental film's masters. Students are encouraged to bring some S8 or 16mm footage to experiment with, preferably black and white.
Film Festivals
2D or Not 2D Festival
November 2-4, 2007
Everett, Washington
Entry Deadline unknown
Online Submissions are open now
The Festival is presented by the Animaticus Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving, teaching and evolving the artform of 2D animation in a digital world.
2D or Not 2D Festival
Opportunities
Wanted: Great animation for kids!
www.lilipip.com
If you're an animator and want exposure to a national audience via mobile devices,
please submit your app. 1-5 minute shorts to: ksenia@lilipip.com
Format: Quicktime MOV or Flash
File Size: Less than 6 megabytes
Media: CD, USB drive or e-mail is acceptable.
Note that submissions larger than 4 megabytes may not reach me if sent via e-mail.
Please include your full contact information, including e-mail, phone and address.
That's all for now …
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