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NEWS:
1. NEW ASIFA-NW REEL
2. VANCOUVER ANIMATOR TO TEACH LABAN IN TORONTO
3. SEATTLE ANIMATOR ON SLAMDANCE.COM
EVENTS:
4. THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS [Seattle, Washington]
5. THE ANIMATION SHOW [Seattle, Washington]
6. THE BRAVE LITTLE TOASTER [Seattle, Washington]
7. AN EVENING WITH JOANNA PRIESTLEY [Portland, Oregon]
8. FIGURE DRAWING WORKSHOP [Seattle, Washington]
9. VIS 2003 CONFERENCE [Seattle, Washington]
10. ASIFA-NW MEMBER REEL PREMIERE & SOCIAL [Portland, Oregon]
11. ASIFA-NW MEMBER REEL PREMIERE & SOCIAL [Seattle, Washington]
12. HI/LO FILM FESTIVAL [Seattle, Washington]
UPCOMING CLASSES & WORKSHOPS:
13. HANDS-ON ANIMATION INTENSIVE I [Seattle, Washington]
14. AFTER EFFECTS I [Seattle, Washington]
15. 3D IN A DAY [Seattle, Washington]
16. MESMER 3D ANIMATION COURSES [Seattle, Washington]
17. OREGON3D COMPUTER ANIMATION COURSES [Portland, Oregon]
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NEWS
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1. NEW ASIFA-NW REEL
The ASIFA-Northwest Reel is complete! This brand-spanking new DVD reel is
approximately 85 minutes long and includes an inspired collection of work
by Northwest Animators, compiled by ASIFA-Northwest, the animation
association. Thanks to Andy & Amy Collen, Anouck Iyer, Chad Essley and
Brian Maguire of Video Encoding Inc. for all of their hard work in
creating this juried collection of outstanding animated films. This DVD is
NOT available for sale or rental, and is especially for public screenings
only (it will tour other ASIFA chapter locations afetr shows in Portland
and Seattle). So don't miss the screenings this month in Portland (Oct 22)
and Seattle (Oct 23), details and complete film listing under "events"
below. ASIFA-NW members are invited to organize additional local
screenings, such as at a school.
Join ASIFA-Northwest today!
2. VANCOUVER ANIMATOR TO TEACH LABAN IN TORONTO
Leslie Bishko, Computer Animator and certified Laban Movement Analyst will
teach "Laban for Animators: Understanding How Movement is Expressive" in
November at Max the Mutt Animation School in Toronto. The workshop is for
Animators, inbetweeners, character designers, mocap directors, art
directors, game and level designers who work with movement of the human
figure and have a strong interest in pushing the expressiveness of their
characters further. Workshop details When? Wednesday, November 26th,
2003, 6pm to 9pm Where? Max the Mutt Animation School 952 Queen St. West,
Toronto, Ontario, M6J 1G8, Canada Phone: 416-703-6877, Toll-free:
1-877-486-MUTT, Fax: 416-703-3930 www.maxthemutt.com Email:
info@maxthemutt.com Registration information is available from Max the
Mutt Animation School
3. SEATTLE ANIMATOR ON SLAMDANCE.COM
Seattle animator Bill Ross, creator of "EXTREME" BIBLE STORIES, which can
be described as PULP FICTION meets the Bible, was featured in the online
film competition held at www.slamdance.com. Watch it on the Slamdance
site, or in better quality on www.extremebiblestories.com.
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EVENTS
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4. THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS [Seattle, Washington]
Friday October 3 and Saturday October 4 @ midnight
Get your annual fix of this classic animated feature from Tim Burton and
Henry Selick. Location: Egyptian Theatre 805 East Pine St., Seattle, WA
98122 More info: 206-781-5755
5. THE ANIMATION SHOW [Seattle, Washington]
Daily through October 9 @ 7:10 and 9:25 Plus additional shows Fri-Sun @
2:20 and 4:45 Even if you missed the sold-out premiere at the Seattle Art
Museum last week, you still have a chance to see the films. The Animation
Show is a collection of the world's best animated short films, personally
programmed by co-producers Mike Judge (Beavis and Butt-Head, King of the
Hill, Office Space) and Academy Award nominated animator Don Hertzfeldt
(Billy's Balloon, Lily and Jim, Rejected). Including films by animators
Bill Plympton, Tomek Baginski, Ruairi Robinson, Koji Yamaura, and Richard
Goleszowski from Aardman Animation. This year's line-up spans eight
countries and features everything from forgotten classics to the very
latest in computer animation, with a trilogy of brand new cartoons by Don
produced exclusively for the show, rare and never-before-seen animation by
Mike, six Academy Award nominees, and plenty of surprises. Location:
Varsity Theatre, 4329 University Way N.E. Seattle More info: 206-781-5755
6. THE BRAVE LITTLE TOASTER [Seattle, Washington]
Saturday October 4 @ 2:00 p.m.
The new Columbia City Cinema has opened! Celebrate by watching the
Sundance award-winning animated tale of friendship, loyalty, and courage
that has become a huge favorite with young and old alike! The little
toaster that had a big adventure is one of the more surreal animated
features to come out of the 1980's. Featuring the voices of Deanna Oliver,
Jon Lovitz, Phil Hartman. Directed by Jerry Rees. (1987) Rated G.
Location: Columbia City Cinema, 4816 Rainier Avenue South, Seattle, WA,
98118
7. AN EVENING WITH JOANNA PRIESTLEY [Portland, Oregon]
Saturday, October 4 @ 7:30 P.M
NORTHWEST TRACKING—VISITING ARTIST: Tonight we welcome Portland animator
Joanna Priestley for the world premiere of her new film ANDALUZ (2003),
co-directed with Boston animator Karen Aqua. The two, whose award-winning
work shares a similar spiritual connection, met by chance in a small
village in Andalusia, Spain. They both fell in love with the culture and
spent three years collaborating on this beautiful cinematic valentine that
combines their bright, playful visual styles with a equally evocative
music and sound design created by Lance Limbocker. Along with the new film
will be glorious slides from Spain, a sampling of other of Priestley’s
collaborative film projects, including SURFACE DIVE (2000), also made with
ANDALUZ sound designer Lance Limbocker, THE DANCING BULLRUSHES (1995),
co-directed with Steve Subotnick and CANDY JAM (1988), co-directed with
Joan Gratz, a selection of Karen Aqua’s films including the wonderful
GROUND ZERO/SACRED GROUND (1997), PERPETUAL MOTION (1992) and KAKANIA
(1989), and other surprises. (113 mins.) The Film Center’s Visiting
Artist programs are sponsored in part by the Independent Film Channel.
Location: WHITSELL AUDITORIUM, 1219 SW Park Ave, Downtown Portland, in the
Portland Art Museum. More info: www.nwfilm.org
8. FIGURE DRAWING WORKSHOP [Seattle, Washington]
October 8, 15, 22, 29 -- Every Wednesday from 7:00 to 10 PM
These self-directed figure drawing sessions are oriented towards
expression, discovery, and your continued growth as an artist. The models
pose unclothed, clothed, in costume or partially draped on a session by
session basis. Sessions may include guest models, critics, instructors and
artists. Each session is a unique and refreshing opportunity to grow your
artistic skills. Cost is $10 per session at the door, or you can buy a
package of 12 for $100 - cash only. Sessions offered by DKE, Inc. and
Digerati Design. Call 206-441-5507 to register and reserve a space, as
there is limited seating. Location: DKE offices, 2320 1st Ave #300,
Seattle WA 98121 More info: belltowndraw@hotmail.com to RSVP, get on email
list or for more info. www.xyzandyou.org
9. VIS 2003 CONFERENCE [Seattle, Washington]
October 19-24
The Conference on Visualization, Symposium on Information Visualization
and Symposium on Parellel and Large-Data Visualization and Graphics is a
long fancy name for a get-together of people who are info computer
graphics used for visualization. Highlights include talks by Gordon Bell
and Jim Blinn of Microsoft, workshops, exhibits and interactive
demonstrations such as "Parallel Rendering," "Isosurfaces," and "Haptics
and Physical Simulation." Presented by the IEEE Computer Society Technical
Committee on Visualization and Graphics, in cooperation with ACM/SIGGRAPH.
Location: Doubletree Hotel in Sea-Tac More info:
vis.computer.org/vis2003
10. ASIFA-NW MEMBER REEL PREMIERE & SOCIAL [Portland, OR]
Wednesday, October 22nd @ 7:00 p.m.
This brand-spanking new DVD reel is approximately 85 minutes long and
includes an inspired collection of work by Northwest Animators, compiled
by ASIFA-Northwest, the animation association. The program: "Cartoon
Network: Fire Flies" (Bent Image Lab/Chel White/Ray DiCarlo), "Insect
Poetry" (Marilyn Zornado, "Surface Dive" (Joanna Priestly), "Disparate
Measures" (John Haugse), "Hike Hike Hike" (Anouck Iyer/Film Study Center),
"Woke up Dreaming" (Chad Essley), "Oregon Coast Aquarium" (Happy Trails
Animation/Amy & Andy Collen, "Sesame Street: 7 Cats" (Film Di
Trapani/Laura Di Trapani), "Salmon in the City" (Wendy Jackson Hall),
"Cartoon Network: Origami" (Bent Image Lab/Chel White/Ray DiCarlo),
"Sheldon the Clown" (Brian Larson), "Lithos" (Mike Smith), "SNL: The
Narrator that Ruined Christmas" (Chel White Films/Chel White/Ray DiCarlo),
"Dance Before You Go" (Nancy Benner Roberts), "What is Art?" (Bill Stand),
"Stodgy and Starchy" (Glow in the Dark Productions/Robin Ator & Laura Di
Trapani), "Stroid 56" (Happy Trails Animation/Amy & Andy Collen/Steve
Hess), "The Exciting Life of a Tree" (Bill Plympton), "Installation:
Illuminations I" (Rose Bond). Please bring snacks and/or drinks if
possible. Location: Hash, Inc. Inside the old Columbia Arts Center in
Vancouver, WA DRIVING DIRECTIONS TO HASH, INC. Take I-5 North over the
Interstate bridge. Take the 2nd exit (Exit 1B) to City Center (Vancouver).
Loop around, go straight to Evergreen Blvd. Turn Left. Proceed through 4
traffic lights. Hash, Inc. occupies the Columbia Arts Center, which is a
brick church on your right. Parking is in the lot which is on the West
side of the building. Enter the building on the West side through the
lower doors to the Gallery. More info: Contact Amy at 503-590-0186 or at
amy@happytrailsanimation.com
11. ASIFA-NW MEMBER REEL PREMIERE & SOCIAL [Seattle, WA]
Thursday October 23 @ 7:00 p.m. (installation screening) Films start at
7:30. This brand-spanking new DVD reel is an inspired collection of work
by Northwest Animators, compiled by ASIFA-Northwest, the animation
association. The evening will start at 7 p.m. with a screening of the
fascinating documentary footage of Rose Bond's animated building
installation, "Illuminations I" staged recently in Portland. At 7:30 we
will run the film program which is approximately 85 minutes long: "Cartoon
Network: Fire Flies" (Bent Image Lab/Chel White/Ray DiCarlo), "Insect
Poetry" (Marilyn Zornado, "Surface Dive" (Joanna Priestly), "Disparate
Measures" (John Haugse), "Hike Hike Hike" (Anouck Iyer/Film Study Center),
"Woke up Dreaming" (Chad Essley), "Oregon Coast Aquarium" (Happy Trails
Animation/Amy & Andy Collen, "Sesame Street: 7 Cats" (Film Di
Trapani/Laura Di Trapani), "Salmon in the City" (Wendy Jackson Hall),
"Cartoon Network: Origami" (Bent Image Lab/Chel White/Ray DiCarlo),
"Sheldon the Clown" (Brian Larson), "Lithos" (Mike Smith), "SNL: The
Narrator that Ruined Christmas" (Chel White Films/Chel White/Ray DiCarlo),
"Dance Before You Go" (Nancy Benner Roberts), "What is Art?" (Bill Stand),
"Stodgy and Starchy" (Glow in the Dark Productions/Robin Ator & Laura Di
Trapani), "Stroid 56" (Happy Trails Animation/Amy & Andy Collen/Steve
Hess), "The Exciting Life of a Tree" (Bill Plympton). Admission: FREE
(donations suggested for non-members) Location: 911 Media Arts Center, 117
Yale Ave. N.
12. HI/LO FILM FESTIVAL [Seattle, Washington]
Friday, October 24th, 8pm
911 and Killing My Lobster present: What¹s Hi/Lo? Why it¹s a touring film
festival of high-concept low-budget media for adventurous audiences
nationwide. After screening at Rooftop Films in Brooklyn and Subterranean
Cinema in Jacksonville, we had to bring this one to 911. The show includes
some animation films: "I'm With Stupid" (Ben McCormick, San Francisco):
Various inanimate objects - a tortilla, an apple, a glass of orange juice
- confront their fears and plan their future; "Making Love (Out of Nothing
At All)" (Michelle Dean, San Francisco): Animated hot dogs fly through the
universe singing along to Air Supply. And much much more! Admission: $6 /
$4 (911 members) Location: 911 Media Arts Center, 117 Yale Ave. N.
(between Denny and John, across from REI), Seattle More info: 206-682-6552
www.911media.org
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ANIMATION COURSES & WORKSHOPS
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13. HANDS-ON ANIMATION INTENSIVE I [Seattle, Washington]
Saturday, December 6, 10am-5pm
In this intensive one-day workshop, you will learn all about the fine art
of frame-by-frame filmmaking in our Hands-On Animation Lab using our Video
Lunchbox system. We will explore various animation techniques, including
cameraless animation, drawing on film, flipbooks, stop-motion, pixelation
and rotoscoping. Bring a bag lunch to eat while we enjoy a screening of
animated films that will introduce you to the fascinating history of
animation. After taking this course you will be certified to rent time in
our animation studio to work on your independent animation projects.
Class limit: 8 Instructor: Wendy Jackson Hall Location: 911 Media Arts
Center, 117 Yale Ave. N, Seattle, WA. More info: www.911media.org
14. AFTER EFFECTS I [Seattle, Washington]
3 Tue., Nov. 11, 18 & 25, 6-9:30pm
Adobe After Effects enables you to produce professional-quality motion
graphics, special effects, title sequences, and animation for integration
into your projects. In these workshops, you will learn to combine video,
audio, still-images, and animations, into simple or complex layered
compositions that can then be output to any film, video, multimedia, or
internet resolution. The skills learned in these classes will help you
take your work to new creative levels. Media will be provided. Class
participants will complete a series of short, simple After Effects tasks
and tutorials. Adobe After Effects I We will cover basic manipulation and
animation of transform controls, masks, basic filter effects, and fully
explore spatial and temporal keyframe control over these animating
properties (including speed and acceleration, bezier curves, keyframe
velocity and influence, and keyframe assistants). Other topics include:
media import and render output methods and options, media editing,
interface switches and controls, efficient working strategies, layer
mattes and layer modes, and key commands. Class limit: 4. Instructor -
James Culbertson 911 member cost - $ 240 non member cost - $ 265 Receive a
10% discount on both classes if you sign up for After Effects I & II.
Course fee includes a total of 6 hours of independent lab time. The format
of this class combines lecture with hands-on. Students will need to share
use of computers. Prerequisites: basic computer skills and video editing
experience. More info: www.911media.org or 206-682-6552
15. 3D IN A DAY [Seattle, Washington]
Softimage XSI - Sat., Oct. 18, 10am-4pm
Maya - Sat., Nov. 22, 10am-4pm
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 software. The goal of the day is to create a
simple animated scene, add lights and materials, and render it out to see
it move on screen. Maya 3D in a Day provides 6 hours of hands-on
instruction in Maya, one of the most complex and powerful 3D animation &
special effects software packages available on the planet! The course is
designed to introduce the student to the software, and instill confidence
in the use of this challenging tool. Students will practice manually
setting keyframes on basic objects, adjusting their animation paths in the
graph editor and creating texture nodes in the Hypershade. Tutorials will
take the student through a series of steps to create a scene and animate
it. This is a great class for people looking to understand the basic
principles of a powerful software package. Instructors: Anthony Rossano
and Rick McCann 911 member cost - $ 125 non member cost - $ 150 More info:
www.911media.org or 206-682-6552
16. MESMER 3D ANIMATION COURSES [Seattle, Washington]
Ongoing courses in Softumage XSI, Maya and 3D Studio Max.
More info: www.mesmer.com
17. OREGON3D COMPUTER ANIMATION COURSES [Portland, Oregon]
Ongoing courses in 3D Studio Max, Flint, Flame, Maya, Combustion and other
3D computer animation and visual effects programs. More info:
www.oregon3d.com
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