New NFB Treasures

The National Film Board of Canada has been producing many great animations for decades. This one is part documentary, part animation, maybe visual poetry mixed in?

The Storm, Monica Kidd, provided by the National Film Board of Canada

There is more where that came from: https://www.nfb.ca/animation/

Actual Glass Animation

Through BoingBoing, who incorreectly daated this as from 1984, I came across Inspirace (Inspiration) by Karel Zeman, from 1948. Somehow I had never heard of him, Wikipedia describes him as a Czech film director, artist, production designer and animator, best known for directing fantasy films combining live-action footage with animation.Because of his creative use of special effects and animation in his films, he has often been called the "Czech Méliès".

Watch Glass Animation

The 7th Edition Online of the Glas Animation Festival is still available to wacth on line. It runs through April 30: All Programs

Foxy Printing

It took a total of 18 Hours on my Anet 8 printer, but it finished without (obvious) errors. Clean Up time!

Model by Dárika Lara-Rodriquez

2D Animation for Cinephiles

Gkids distribution, which brough the hit "Belle" to cinemas last year, has released a trailer for their upcoming 2D animated movie "Pompo the Cinephile"

Once again via BoingBoing

Monmouth Review Launch Party

The Monmouth Review is out and will be celebrated Wednesday April 13 5-6:30 Anacon A

Come to the event!

Reality Capture with AI

There has been much development in the field of Machine Learning and 3D scene reconstruction. A recent paper, highlighted in Communications of the ACM, show promise: Technical Perspective: Neural Radiance Fields Explode on the Scene

The application is described and shown in a video on this post on BoingBoing: "NeRF" turns 2D photos into convincing 3D scenes.

#StandWithUkraine

«the hearts of the living will always ache for the thousands of innocent #souls killed»

Volunteer animation artists of #Ukraine conveyed all the pain that they feel over these 42 days of war.

Art and Design Career Day and Networking Event

This Thursday @ 3PM on Zoom, look for the link in your email or on eCampus!

Disney goes to Mars

A bit of Disney tekevision history, an ABC presentation on NBC

While fascinating the whole time, the various marttian creature at seven minutes are, well, out of this world, and there is a kind of animated short included at 13 minutes.

GLAS 2022 Portfolio Reviews & More

Glass Animation festival has some free events you can sign up for:

Looking for your next gig to be a director, starboard artist, character designer or other animation professional and interested in having some of the industry’s top recruiters take a peek at your work? Please take a moment to fill out this form and we’ll get your portfolios in front of their eyes. No matter what stage you are in your career, all portfolio submissions are welcome. Please note that call backs are not guaranteed. LINK TO FILL OUT FORM HERE

You’ve been working hard on your portfolio and you’re dying to work in the animation industry. You want to be a storyboard artist, a background designer, concept artist, animator, layout artist, but don’t know where to start. How do I know what to put in my portfolio? Is it better to be a generalist or a specialist? What are recruiters looking for? This panel with some of the industry’s top recruiters will answer all your questions and provide insights into getting the gig you’ve been dreaming about. Panelists Brooke Keesling (Bento Box Entertainment) Melanie Young (Nickelodeon) Lou Bones (Psyop) Patty Willert (Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios) Moderated by: Terrence Masson (SVA) FREE FOR EVERYONE Click HERE to register!

You’ve been working so hard on this new idea. You can tell that this is the one. You’ve never been more excited. Now, you just have to pitch it. Pitching can often be a confusing process for filmmakers. Who do you pitch to? Is this idea appropriate for TV or would it work better as a short film? Is the network looking for work in this genre? I hear Europe has funding for shorts, can I get in on that? I wish someone could give me a straightforward answer! Have no fear, this panel will elucidate the many facets of putting together the perfect pitch. In this conversation, a range of executives, talent managers, and producers will go in-depth on the ins and outs of pitching across the spectrum: from TV series to independent short films. Panelists Jayro Giron ((Director of Series, Warner Bros. Animation) ) Lou Bones (Creative Talent Director, Psyop) Meghan Bradley (Director of Development at Cartoon Network Studios) Jason McConnell (Vice President of Animation Development for Nickelodeon & Paramount Animation) Moderated by: Jeanette Jeanenne (GLAS) Click HERE to register.