August 17, 2010

ASIFA Seattle eNews Archive

All past Newsletters may be seen in our Archive.

In This Issue:

Ani-Jam
Animation Challenge
Animation Show of Shows
2D or Not 2D Festival
Workshops
Forums & Facebook

Hi Animators!

Thursday Night is our next Ani-Jam! We're back at the Rendezvous in Belltown for this one.

There are lots more events coming up. In September we are screening ASIFA Portland's fantastic demo reel. Ron Diamond returns on October 31st with the 12th Annual Animation Show of Shows

Looking into 2011, the 2D or Not 2D festival has just been announced for January 22nd!

We are gearing up for a membership drive, Pease visit the membership table at our events.

ASIFA Seattle is a volunteer run 501c non-profit organization. Your dues make it possible to put on events and keep you informed about the animation community. Please join ASIFA Seattle and help with our mission to promote, educate and provide networking opportunities for the local animation community.

See you at the shows,

Steve

Ani-Jam & Challenge Screening

The ever popular Ani-Jam. No pencil tests here, we go straight to ink. We'll supply the cards, pens and camera. We'll try to remember the light tables this time, you can bring your own if you have a portable one. All you need to do is show up for an evening of drawing, drinking, food, fun and socializing!

Everyone at the Ani-Jam will have the chance to animate a very short sequence. We'll have 4 or 5 light tables set-up to keep things moving along. Someone draws 10 or so frames to start. Then the drawings are handed to the next person who adds a few frames of their own. The drawings keep getting passed from animator to animator and the animation morphs as it progresses. After everyone has had a chance or two to draw, we'll add some tweens to tie all the stacks together. The drawings will be digitized right there. Then at the end of the evening we'll screen the animation.

While people are drinking and drawing, we'll watch the submissions from the ...

Animation Challenge

Have fun, stretch your limits or try a new technique. Then screen the results for the local animation community. The Summer theme is "Swing Dancing"

Here's the Winter Contest Page.

Submit your short animation. Any medium accepted. If you send us a Flash or Quicktime file, we'll post it on the ASIFA website or group page. Entries will be screened at the Ani-Jam.

Have fun, and don't take it too seriously!

We run the challenge quarterly and screen films at the Ani-Jams.

Seattle Flash User Group

August 24th 7-9 PM
Jason Fruchter Presents
Adobe Fremont Room U1
701 N. 34th, Seattle 98103

Next Tuesday, August 24th, ASIFA member Jason Fruchter is presenting at the Seattle Flash User Group. Jason has been using flash since version 1, and his demos are always informative and inspiring.

Jason will demo different ways to create a walk cycle animation in Flash. In a live step by step tutorial using his Wacom tablet, Jason will demonstrate his techniques using a recent project for Seattle media company, Smashing Ideas. Jason needed to create dozens of character walk cycles for a game and come up with an efficient way to apply the walk animation to many different styles of characters.

Portland Demo Reel
Spring 2010

Sept 16th 7-8:30 PM
Harbor Steps Towers
1221 First Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101
google map

ASIFA Portland's 2010 Spring Animation Showcase is just in - and it ROCKS! This is a collection of new and recent work from the Portland animation scene. Wow - do we have some great talent right down the way in Ptown! Come check it out at our screening in the posh and private theater at the Harbor Steps tower (thank you to Valerie for getting us access!). Harbor Steps is right across the street from the Seattle Art Museum on 1st Ave. Ipanema Restaurant occupies the corner of the building, and the apartment building entrance is to the left of Ipanema. Come on in and we'll show you downstairs to the theater. This event is free and open to all!

The Animation Show of Shows

October 31st
2:00–4:00 PM
Northwest Film Forum
1515 12th Ave, Seattle WA 98122
206-329-2629
Located on Capitol Hill between Pike and Pine
click for directions and parking information

Once again Ron Diamond returns to Seattle for one screening only. Sunday October 31st at Northwest Film Forum on Capitol Hill.

Since 1998, The Animation Show of Shows has selected the best in animated short films from the world's most renowned animation festivals and presented them at the major animation studios to inspire their animators and directors. Ron Diamond has attended animations festivals worldwide and brings his collection of the best of the best here to Seattle. ASIFA Seattle is proud to host a local screening at NW Film Forum in Seattle. This event is free and open to all.

2D or Not 2D Animation Festival

January 22, 2011
Pacific Science Center
Eames Imax Theater
www.2dornot2d.org

Mark your calendars. Tony White brings you animation from around the globe. Last years program included The Secret of Kells, Sita Sings the Blues and lots of wonderful shorts. What will this year bring?

We'll let you know more details when we get them.

Workshops

Northwest Film Forum

www.nwfilmforum.org

Introduction to Flash
Four Wednesdays, Sep 8, 15, 22 & 29, 6:30-9:30pm
Cost: $320 ($290 WigglyWorld Members)

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.
www.nwfilmforum.org/

ASIFA Seattle Web Forums and Facebook

ASIFA Seattle has a Facebook page! Like ASIFA Seattle and get the latest animation news.

Catch up with the forums and get the best animation info first. The forums are a great place to share information about screenings and events with animation professionals in the Puget Sound area. Get together with your peers!

Join us at www.asifaseattle.spruz.com! A place for local animators to connect, learn and grow. Create your own page, catch up on the latest news, discuss animation and upload your images or films. Check it out now!

That's all for now...

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