Meeting Recap, 5/3

Hey all!

Announcements:

1) In the Sandbox and at the front desk to the cintiq labs are questionnaires to fill out to give us feedback on how this year in the collective went. We want to hear about what you enjoyed, would like to see, and get an idea on how to structure meetings in the future. There are shoe boxes to place it in when you're finished. We can't wait to read through them all!

We hope you all enjoyed the end of the year party as much as we did! It definitely was a blast to spend time with all of you and consume pizza and other goodies while doing so!

 

This year has definitely been a great one for the collective. We've had incredible tutorials done by members and leaders, guest speakers galore, special activities nights, and so much more. This couldn't have been done without the amazing support of all our members who we've gotten to know so well and we'd like to thank you for that.

We hope you all have a wonderful summer and we can't wait to see you all back next semester!

Meeting Recap, 4/26

Hey everyone!

Announcements:

1) This Monday at 11 AM in the Canzani Auditorium Mark Hentemann and Dominic Bianchi from Family Guy will be speaking to the school about their experiences. It's definitely a talk that shouldn't be missed and a great opportunity for hearing more about the industry.

2) Just a reminder, the deadline for submitting pieces to the end of the year show is April 29th, meaning this Monday! 3D pieces can be submitted to Patrick Kenney and 2D pieces to Thomas Richner; image submissions must be 300 dpi and can vary in size, video submissions should be high quality.

This week we had a group Skype call with the one and only Nick Burkard!

He informed us of the state of the industry, how much he enjoys his work with Disney, his past experiences in other companies, and the importance of networking and making quality work. If you would like the notes from this meeting feel free to message one of the leaders!

See you all next week for the last meeting of the semester!

Link of the Week

Today's link of the week is actually two links, both being pencil test blogs!

 

Pencil Test Depot

Walk Cycle Depot

These blogs are both treasure troves of 2D animation pencil tests from various

movies, tv shows, short films, and other animations! Be inspired!

- Jinny

Meeting Recap, 4/19

Hey everyone!

Announcements:

1) The End of the Year show is getting closer which means the deadline of April 29th for submitting pieces is as well! 3D pieces can be submitted to Patrick Kenney and 2D pieces to Thomas Richner; image submissions must be 300 dpi and can vary in size, video submissions should be high quality.

2) This weeks meeting has special guest Nick Burkard who has worked on such films as Puss in Boots and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. He will be speaking with us over webcam about his work, Dreamworks, and the industry. We hope to see you all there ready to ask questions!

This week the lovely Jamie Yuhasz and Andrea Rawson informed us all on shape and color theory as well as how to not go blind!

Everyone learned to identify shapes and the emotions they can evoke in an audience through seven basic components for images, how storyboard layouts in films are given contrast and affinity to keep a viewers attention with the plot, and tips for not harming your sight while working on the computer for extensive hours.

We'll see you all next week!