Filed Under Animators, Flash, NYU, New Media
Join us as Dan Meth, Carrie Miller, and Fred Seibert offer us an insider’s look on how they create, produce, and distribute one of the internet’s highest rated webtoons. Selected Meth Minute toons to be screened. Q and A with the audience to conclude the event.
Thursday, June 26th, 7PM Location: NYU Tisch School of the Arts 721 Broadway (bet. Waverly and Washington Place) Room 006
Filed Under Animator, New Media
The New York Times is running a series of animated shorts. Gary Leib has created a short history on the meat packing district, which can be seen here. Leib has created comics and illustrations for The New Yorker, The New York Observer and Fantagraphics books. He founded Twinkle animation studio in 1993 and has produced animation and titles for film, TV series, music videos and websites. Gary is a graduate of RISD and has taught in the graduate computer animation department at the School of Visual Arts.His website is www.twinkleland.com
Our most anticipated event of the year, the 39th Annual ASIFA-East Animation Festival is here! Awards, films and a glorious reception afterwards (thanks Cartoon Network!) - come join us for a wonderful evening of animation celebration!Tishman Auditorium@The New School66 W. 12th St(bet. 5th/6th)NYC
On Thursday, April 10, 2008, NYC ACM SIGGRAPH presents their Sixth Annual “Industry Spotlight”. This event features animation and post-production facilities from the NYC-metropolitan area. Their presenters will tell a bit about their company, show some of their recent work, and discuss future projects.
Presenters Include:Charlex, Curious Pictures, Eyeball, Framestore NY, Nathan Love, Psyop, The Mill, and UVPHACTORY.
The event will be held from 7:00PM to 9:00PM at FIT’s John E. Reeves Great Hall. Enter FIT through Building “D”, located on the northwest corner of 27th Street and 7th Avenue.
Admission for this event is free for NYC ACM SIGGRAPH Members, and FIT Faculty, Students and Staff. It is $7.00 for all Non-Member professionals and $3.00 for all Non-Member Students with a current valid Student ID.
For more information about this event and NYC ACM SIGGRAPH, visit nyc.siggraph.org.
Filed Under Animator, Events, SVA, Traditional, books
April 18, Friday 3 PM School of Visual Arts Presents - Ralph Bakshi Q & A and Book Signing. Animated writing and directing credits include: American Pop, Coonskin, J.R.R. Tolkien’s: The Lord of the Rings, Wizards, Fritz the Cat, Spicy City, Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures, and many more. He will be signing his new book UNFILTERED: THE COMPLETE RALPH BAKSHI. The book will be available for purchase at a discount.
School Of Visual Arts
209 East 23rd Street
(Bet. 2nd & 3rd Ave)
3rd Floor Amphitheater
www.ralphbakshi.com
Filed Under Audio, Tutorials, Voice Recording
If you’re new to sound editing and have heard of programs like ProTools or Logic, and don’t have the cash to plunk down to get started, fear not; Audacity is 100% totally free software to mix sound for your project. You can find it at audacity.sourceforge.net. The documentation is a bit tough to locate on their site, you can find the manual at http://audacity.sourceforge.net/manual-1.2/index.html. There are plenty of tutorials on youtube.com like this one.
Filed Under 3D / CG, After Effects, Film, Traditional
Over at Submarine Channel you can view a wide variety of animated opening credits. From old school Sergio Leone spaghetti westerns to the latest release.
