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NEWS:
1. CALL FOR ENTRIES: PDX FILM FEST
EVENTS:
2. KING KONG [Seattle, WA]
3. SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE! [Seattle, WA]
4. THE REAL OLD TESTAMENT [Seattle, WA]
5. ELF [Everywhere]
Late Addition. NW FILM & VIDEO FEST [Portland, OR]
UPCOMING CLASSES & WORKSHOPS:
6. HANDS-ON ANIMATION INTENSIVE I [Seattle, WA]
7. AFTER EFFECTS I [Seattle, WA]
8. 3D IN A DAY [Seattle, WA]
9. MESMER 3D ANIMATION COURSES [Seattle, OR]
10. OREGON3D COMPUTER ANIMATION COURSES [Portland, OR]
11. COGSWELL DIGITAL ARTS SYMPOSIUM [Everett, WA]
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NEWS
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1. 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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2. KING KONG [Seattle, WA]
Nov 4-6 @ 7pm and 9pm
(USA, Merian Cooper & Ernest Schoedsack, 1933, 35mm, 100m)
REVIVAL PREMIERE OF NEW, RESTORED 35mm PRINT! 70 years have passed since
the mighty ape first broke his chains and scaled the Empire State
Building, burning images into the thrilled minds of millions. Now RKO's
timeless fantasy masterpiece has been given new life in a gloriously
remastered 35mm print, complete with all the dinosaur wrestling,
plane-smashing, crowd-stomping, and bad simian dating etiquette one could
ever dream of. KING KONG reigns supreme on his throne, still unsurpassed
for his hairy-fisted cinema dynamite. An ideal day at the movies for
anybody who still enjoys fun. Location: 1403 NE 50 St. (at University Way
NE)Seattle More info: www.wigglyworld.org/grandillusion
or 206-523-3935
3. SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE! [Seattle, WA]
Nov 7-9 @ 7:30 p.m.
ReAct wraps up its 10th Anniversary Season with a special encore of the
fun musical SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE! - actors in costume acting out the
groovy educational television spots which aired on ABC-TV thoughout the
70's and 80's. "This delightfully nostalgic and educational Seattle
premiere includes the memorable hit favorites "Conjunction Junction,"
"Lolly Lolly Lolly," "I'm Just a Bill," "Interjections" and much more...
Don't miss this must-see show because 'KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!'" Admission
Prices: General $18, Students, Seniors $15, Children $12, Theatre Artists
$9 Location: The Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center, 104 - 17th
Ave S, at the corner of 17th & Yesler in Seattle. More info:
www.reacttheatre.org
4. THE REAL OLD TESTAMENT [Seattle, WA]
Friday, November 7-9 @ 8pm
Bill Ross' animated film "Extreme Bible Stories" will be shown along with
the feature film, "The Real Old Testament." This is the story of several
humans who were picked to live in a garden and have their lives taped --
It’s the story of what happens when biblical patriarchs stop being
hallowed religious figures and start getting real. Tickets: $7 Location:
Consolidated Works, 500 Boren Ave. N (@ Republican), Seattle (South Lake
Union neighborhood). There is plenty of free on-street parking. More info:
206-381-3218, www.conworks.org
5. ELF [Everywhere]
Opens Nov 7
This new feature film starring Will Ferrel features a Rankin/Bass-style
animation sequence created by a team including several former Will Vinton
Studios animators; lead animator Teresa Drilling, as well as Musa Brooker
and Ben Zelkowitz. Location: Your local multi-plex
Late Addition. NW FILM & VIDEO FEST [Portland, OR]
November 6-15
A juried survey of new moving image arts by independent Northwest film and
videomakers, the Festival draws over 300 entries in all genres each year
and is judged by a prominent filmmaker, curator or critic. Now in it's
30th year, the Festival provides a forum where outstanding independent
work receives public recognition, critical appraisal and an engaged and
enthusiastic regional audience. Generally, 30-45 shorts, features and
documentaries are screened during the Festival, then 10-15 shorts are
selected for the Best of the Northwest Tour program which travels the
following year throughout the Northwest to media arts centers, museums,
arts councils and universities. This year's program includes films by
animators Trish Van Hussen / Vashon, WA; Chel White / Portland, OR; Bruce
Alcock / Vancouver, BC; Danielle Morgan / Bellingham, WA; David Rimmer /
Vancouver, BC and Joanna Priestley, Karen Aqua / Portland, OR. See web
site for showtimes and complete program listings. Locations: The Guild
Theatre SW 9th and Taylor, and The Whitsell Theatre 1219 SW Park Avenue
More info: www.nwfilm.org
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ANIMATION COURSES & WORKSHOPS
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6. HANDS-ON ANIMATION INTENSIVE I [Seattle, WA]
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
7. AFTER EFFECTS I [Seattle, WA]
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
8. 3D IN A DAY [Seattle, WA]
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
9. MESMER 3D ANIMATION COURSES [Seattle, WA]
Ongoing courses in Softumage XSI, Maya and 3D Studio Max.
More info: www.mesmer.com
10. OREGON3D COMPUTER ANIMATION COURSES [Portland, OR]
Ongoing courses in 3D Studio Max, Flint, Flame, Maya, Combustion and other
3D computer animation and visual effects programs. More info:
www.oregon3d.com
11. COGSWELL DIGITAL ARTS SYMPOSIUM [Everett, WA]
Nov. 21, 8-10 p.m. and Nov 22, 10 a.m. - noon
The Henry Cogswell College School of Digital Arts will be holding its 7th
Annual Digital Arts Symposium. This year's focus will be on independent
film production, and 2D and 3D animation. Friday evening's session will
feature a showcase of independent films and animation, including some
award-winning work produced by Cogswell College faculty. Saturday
morning's session is entitled "Confessions of an Endangered Species:
Animated moments of achievements and dreams." Tony White, author of the
best-selling "The Animator's Workbook," will present an archive collection
of his award-winning animation, including the British Academy
Award-winning short film, "HOKUSAI - An Animated Sketchbook," the D&AD
Award-winning titles for "The Pink Panther Strikes Again" movie and a
collection of internationally award-winning film extracts & commercials…
spanning a career of over 30 years. In addition, Tony will show
work-in-progress pencil-tests of his forthcoming short film tribute to
the great classics of 2D animation, "Endangered Species," as well as share
his hopes and dreams for the continued successes of popular 2D animation
in the future. Following the presentation he will be joined by members of
the School's Industry Advisory Board and game industry professionals for a
panel discussion on career opportunities in animation and computer games.
An open house at the College's Peed Hall, 3002 Colby Ave, will follow the
Saturday session. This will afford the public an opportunity to meet the
program participants as well as tour the College's studios and production
facilities. All events are free and open to the public. Location: The
Everett Performing Arts Center, 2710 Wetmore Ave., Everett, WA More info:
www.cogswell.edu
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