The Blissful Accidental Death

Well received, shortlisted for Oscar Nominations 2019. Very Eastern European.

Disney Internship Summer 2019

Walt Disney studios just announced their 2019 summer internships

The 2019 Summer Intern program will be held at our Burbank, CA studio starting June 2019. To be eligible for the Walt Disney Animation Studios Internship, you must be currently enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student who will return to school in the fall of 2019.

Deadline for applications is January 6, 2019

More info, CG Artist position…

More info, Visual Development position…

Video Game Character Short Animation Contest – 2019

The website Animation Career Review has another animation contest, this time game themed

Deadline: February 1, 2019. First prize gets $500

SIGGRAPH 2018 ET in NYC

On Wednesday, November 14, NYC ACM SIGGRAPH will be hosting a very special screening of the SIGGRAPH 2018 Computer Animation Festival Traveling Show, presented by Mikki Rose, the SIGGRAPH 2019 Conference Chair!

The screening will start at 7:00PM at FIT's Haft Auditorium.

More info: http://nyc.siggraph.org/events/S2018-CAF-Screening

Women in Animation event in Philly

Via Prof. Dzenko:

Join women who work in animation and gaming for a conversation about the industry! Panelists include Rachel Sima of PHLCollective, Shayla Hall of Floyd County Productions, and Zoe Smith of QC Games. Along with moderator Lauren Brown of EA Mobile, they will discuss their creative process, careers, and how they are changing the gaming industry. The panel will be followed by Q&A with the audience and a reception with the panelists.
This event is FREE to the public and wheelchair accessible.

More info: facebook.com/events/314487022669837/

Freelance Animation Job

The place where Graphic Design student Emily Minieri is an intern, is looking for an animator:

VCM Products is looking for an animator to help them create a short video to help promote their product BuggyBeds, specifically their mosquito repellent bracelet.

It pays, though not a lot. Contact me if you are interested.

Animators wanted for MCAP

My friend Bill Joel, who is the Steering Committee Co-Chair of the Massive Collaborative Animation Projects, needs animators:

"The Massive Collaborative Animation Projects (http://mcaprojects.net) is looking for student animators to create the shots for our first projects, MCAP01. Visit our website, and have your students do so as well. Then, if you or they are interested, visit our sign-up page and … well … Sign-up."

You can contact me for more info, and to figure out if and how we might be incorporate this into your studies. The hope is to have this project completed sometime next Spring.

Update: from Miho Aoki, University of Fairbanks, Alaska:

"We got the main character of the story rigged and the environment model of a scene done. They are ready to go.
We are animating in Maya and rendering with Arnold.
We are looking for student members want to do layout and animation of the shots in the scene as part of class works or work independently"

3D Printing Workshop

Prof. Callas will be giving a 3D Printing Workshop next Wednesday. You will need to sign up in Enrica’s office ASAP if you would like to attend. It’s limited to 10.

• No experience necessary.
• RH 212 Mac Lab
• Next Wednesday: September 19th, 3:30-5:30pm.

MetroCAF 2018: Friday, September 21.

It's MetroCAF time: Friday, September 21, 2018 7:15PM at NYIT's Auditorium On Broadway (AOB)

Don't miss this chance to see the best student animations from the NYC metropolitan area

More info…

CTNX2018 Scholarship

CTN, the creative talent network, is offering a scholarship to attend their conference:

• CTNX2018 Scholarship Ages 18-25
  "Have you ever wanted to attend CTNX? Now is your chance to let your talent take you there with the CTNX Scholarship Program. In an effort to fulfill our commitment of giving back to the community we are proud to provide this program each year. Open to young adult artists between the ages 18 - 25 and open both locally and internationally."

Deadline: September 17th 11:59 PM PST

Via ASIFA Hollywood Educators Forum

2018 Monmouth Animation Reel

To post this on Vimeo we need to upgrade that to a "Plus" account, so I posted this on YouTube:

Local Volunteer Opportunity

I received the following:

Summer in Red Bank is right around the corner, which means Indie Street Film Festival’s July 25th-29th 2018 the 5 days of film, art, discussions and inspirations will be back in no time.
We are looking for volunteers to work the 5 day film festival during July. I thought that it would be a good way for your student animators at Monmouth University to get exposed and in front of some of the film industries top decision makers.

For more information: indiestreetfilmfestival.org

2018 Group Animations on Vimeo

Fetch Quest from Monmouth University Animation on Vimeo.

It’s pretty ruff!

A warrior and his canine companion are on a quest for a treasure. Their journey is not without struggles: man made obstacles, death traps, and mother nature itself. As they reach closer to the treasure, one of these obstacles causes them to face an eminent peril. It is only in the face of this threat that both the warrior and his dog will find the true treasure they have been seeking.

Group Animation by Thomas Caruso, Blake Robinson and Kiichiro Suganuma.

Know Your Rolle from Monmouth University Animation on Vimeo.

An adventurer named Rolle runs a monster-laden gauntlet in order to retrieve a precious item. Along the way she learns that there is no one solution for every problem.
Group Animation by Jamie Gogan, Philip Latawiec, and Rahmonn McMillan

3D Model from Video

Science posted this interesting research:

Source: Watch artificial intelligence create a 3D model of a person—from just a few seconds of video

Read the paper on arxiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/1803.04758

Career Day

Please join us for the MU Art and Design Career Day and Networking Event on Thursday, April 12th, from 2:50 to 4:30pm in the Dimattio Gallery.

This is an important event for all art and design students. We invited six fabulous speakers from different disciplines. The event will be a short panel talk followed by roundtable discussion. You’ll have the opportunity to meet and network with leaders in the field. Refreshments will be served.

Honored Speakers

• Anthony Colella (‘11) - Director of Visual Identity at Rutgers University Foundation
• David Corniola (‘15) - Graphic Artist at Toll Brothers
• Joseph Coscia, Jr.  - Chief Photographer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET)
• Lawrence Schau (‘07) - Vice President of Brand & Creative Strategy at Symbiotix, LLC
• Tom White - Art Director, Illustrator, Photo-Based Visual Artist, Gallery Director, and Founder of Exhibit No.9 Gallery
• James Yarosh - Painter, Art Dealer, Interior Designer for Art Collectors, and Owner of James Yarosh Associates Fine Art Gallery

Events in NYC

NYC ACM SIGGRAPH has two big events coming up:

• This Tuesday: Blue Sky Studios "Ferdinand": Creating Dynamic Character
  • Lead Designer, Jason Sadler and Lead Animator, Matt Doble will discuss the design influences of Spain that went into the making of Blue Sky Studios' "Ferdinand."
• A week from Thursday: Industry Spotlight 2018
  • See presentations from major and smaller studios, then mingle with the presenters

A Hands-on Approach to Topology

Hey everyone! I recently came across this clip on Twitter. It’s a bit messy, but it’s certainly interesting!

And the winner is...

This post had been a draft for almost two weeks now, as I was hoping to find the animation "Negative Space" on line, which I did see a while back but apparently has been removed, probably due to its success. I really liked that Oscar nominated animation. This is a version of the one that won:

Zoo Animal Short Animation Contest

Animation Career Review has another animation contest:

• Zoo Animal Short Animation Contest – 2018

They advice you to watch this video first:

In stead, I you should just head over to there website and read the stuff.

You need to create a new animation to compete. The deadline is well after the end of the semester: 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time on June 30, 2018.

To VR and beyond.

If you had quite a bit of money to spare, this is the recording space you may want to create immersive content: Intel Opens Los Angeles Studio for Volumetric VR/AR Video Productions

2018 NASA Space Animation Fellowship

With this fellowship for current students or recent graduates, you do not get to go into outer space. But you will create content for NASA’s most exciting science missions

The review process starts in 10, 9, 8... Immediately!

You can find more info and apply through Creative Heads

RBG Inspiration

Boom -> Bust

I finished my 3D Printed Stop Motion Animation

Boom -> Bust (Vicious Cycles #1) from Wobbe on Vimeo.

Real Time GI?

We have come a long way from 16 bit arcade games. After (screen space) Ambient Occlusion first appeared in games a decade ago, now Global Illumination is being rendered in real time.

Read more on the One Bonsai site

ITFS Trailer

The trailer for the 2018 edition of one of the major Animation Festivals has been released

AR 386 Hands On Exercises

I put these, unlisted, up on YouTybe for the ArtNow Library Exhibit.

Digital Art, or a different approach to animation.

Thunder Tillman — Alignments from Hugo & Marie on Vimeo.

Rober Dyke - Animation Reel 2017

This demo reel was really well put together. The music was not distracting at all and the flow of the video was very smooth. He showed a wide variety of his work specifically for animation and editing. The animation was very smooth and fit the characters they were made for very well. The dinosaur, his best work, was very realistic when it moved around and it showed the limits of its movement well. The fight scenes also showed a wide array of movement for their particular game from different angles to show there were no hidden mistakes. Overall this a great reel for someone looking for an animation expert.

Nathaniel Hearns Character Animation Reel

A character animation reel by someone I follow on YouTube.

While I don't think he starts with his best work, I do think this accurately shows the quality of his animation. There is also a lot of emphasis on animating more fast paced action scenes than more subtle movements. While probably not a detriment, it might not be the most accurate depiction of his range.

Mike Centaro’ World

Pasquale Dorsi's World Design: Gulch

Concepts

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World Design

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Rough version

Finished -Front

Finished-Side

Joanna Davidovich 2016 Demo Reel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsP8_H_65yk

I thought that this demo reel was well put together. It has a charming opening and ending animation to represent creator. It showcases a diverse range of styles and works from various media which is beneficial to have in a demo reel. On top of that, the creator also put down what she did for each piece in the description of the video. Overall, you can see the effort that was put into this throughout the whole reel.

Overwatch Animation Reel

https://vimeo.com/174137136
This demo reel was straightforward but lacks context on what he did. I think adding short descriptions in the video would help the audience understand his work. I liked how he portrayed characters in both first-person and third-person viewpoint. I do appreciate his work divided into two parts: character movements and highlight intros. None of the models showcased in the demo reel stood out as the strongest work.

3D Modeling Demo Reel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqwU8ZCeoB8

I thought this demo reel had some good models, but dragged on too long with each model. To me, he didn't have enough footage and/or models to show. I would have liked to have seen some progression footage on the models, including the models before they were textured, and maybe a poly count. I also thought the text naming each model before showing it was too small. I think he sucessfully started the reel with his best model, the dragon.

SIGGRAPH 2018 Student Volunteers

The deadline to apply to become a student volunteer for SIGGRAPH 2018 conference in... (drum roll) Vancouver!

• S2018 Student Volunteer Submissions

Deadline: Tue, 13 Feb 2018, 22:00 utc/gmt