Tuesday, January 21, 2020

MCAP 01 Almost Done

Massive Collaborative Animation Project #01 (MCAP01) is in the final animation phase and aiming to complete the entire project by summer 2020. MCAP 01 has started in 2016, and had instructors and students from various parts of the world, including the US, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, NZ and Japan participated in the production. Miho Aoki became the director of the production this year:

"We are looking for 3D animation and Video Compositing classes and student clubs can adopt a part of the production as a class assignment or group class project for this coming semester/quarter. We are also looking for individual students want to join the project. This is a great opportunity for students to work on a large project, animate characters and design lighting.
What we have:
  • Complete rigged and textured 3D characters, environment models (rooms and buildings)
  • Complete 2D animatic and 3D previz videos
  • Shotlist
  • Some shots with final animation done, ready for final lighting
  • 2 scenes ready for layout
What is needed:
  • Final animation, lighting and rendering of a scene (each scene is about 30 sec to 1 minute, contains shots range mostly from a few to several seconds)
  • Final lighting and rendering of shots with completed animation
  • Postproduction effects work for shots with ghost characters
  • Student project manager
  • Video editor for the final edit
  • Folley artist 2 brief shots require 2D works (painting and animating moon and clouds)

Project Page

If you are interested, please contact Prof. Koning

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Drawing With Code Workshop

Happening this Wednesday (tomorrow) in the DiMattio Gallery from 11:50am - 1pm.

Drawing with Code is a generative design workshop where beginners, as well as experts, can create computer-generated graphics. This workshop explores how code can be used as a tool for creating rapid collaborative drawings.

ALL SKILL LEVELS + Please bring Laptops

Amanda Stojanov is an Assistant Professor, Department of Communication and a Co-Principal Investigator in the IDM research lab.

Monday, October 14, 2019

Call for animation: Rebirth

I was contacted by Michelle Smith, a graduate student at Monmouth, studying Communications:

"We would like students to create work for the magazine. Although, they could use existing work if it applies to our theme.
Our “Rebirth” theme is based on how the Verge was inactive last year and we are changing the Verge to a new and improved look. To go along with this theme, we’re framing all things new at Monmouth.
If any of your students are interested, they can email me directly."

Info about the magazine

The old verge looked like this ‐ it "has a lot of content and a bit scattered. We’re looking to have it more clear and concise".

Friday, September 20, 2019

Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Watching Over You @ MetroCAF 2019

One of last year's group animations, Watching Over You, has been selected for MetroCAF 2019!

The show will take place at NYIT's Auditorium on Broadway, on Friday, September 27 @ 7:15 PM

More info…

Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Welcome (Back) Animators!

I hope you are all enjoying these last very mild days of summer.

To get you (back) in the swing of all things animated, here are two of the award winners from the SIGGRAPH 2019 Electronic Theater/Computer Animation Festival.

Best in Show: Purl

We enjoyed watching this last year in class already

Jury Award: The Stained Club

This is a student animation, so eat your heart out. Not quite the same type of school though!