Happy Feet – Previsualization Lecture
North Carolina native Shawn Lovette is visiting the state after working on location in Australia and California to share his experiences of working on the recent blockbuster feature films SUPERMAN RETURNS, HAPPY FEET (Warner Bros. first computer animated feature film) […]
lies & alibis, Film+Lecture
NC State University Campus Cinema presents Lies & Alibis, Introducion and Q+A with Director and NC State Graphic Design Alum Matt Checkowski followed by a free screening of the film The Alibi Time: November 15, 2006 6:30pm Location: NC State […]
Lecture | Art of Machinima, The Garage Innovators
Hal Meeks makes a great comparison to the early innovators working out of their garage (Apple, HP, Disney, et. al.) to the new animators creating content from non-traditional applications. He may not know that he’s really hinting at is basic […]
Lecture | Strategies for Animation Distribution & Production
David Franks opened up his lecture with a series of traditional animations for clients and discussed the pros and cons. It boils down to high quality and high cost and lots of time. But showed the light at the end […]
Lecture | Designing for the Mobile Experience
Rick Cecil started out talking about the mobile experience and how you can build a basic strategy for entering the market and developing content specifically tailored to the mobile platform. The mobile platform as a true medium is in its […]
Animation/New Media Lecture
We are at a state of media convergence. It is the best of times and the worst of time… There are great opportunities for exchange and interdisciplinary design + technology. We have Web2.0, mySpace, youTube and podcasts, digital artifacts, savvy […]
Avid fired their ad agency.
Avid is looking for a fresh perspective on what makes Avid the professional’s choice in digital film and video editing systems. Create a 30-second commercial about Avid and you might find yourself at one of the industry’s most prestigious events. […]
Flash Tilt/Shift Effect
Tilt/Shift effects are traditionally done with special lenses and cameras. Somewhere along the way (mid- 2006) people started cranking out fake miniature model effects in Photoshop (most popular tutorial/example). This miniature effect style has been used in animations but it […]
Green Screen Lighting Setup/Technique
Lighting setups for green screen and blue screen can vary depending on your equipment, stage/studio space and model/actor. Ideally you want to have the area both evenly lit from all sides and fully lit from above and below. You can […]
MTV + OneDotZero.com = Bloom Animation Contest!
calling new moving image makers, directors, creative students and graduates Mtv and onedotzero have launched bloom – a competition to find the best up-and-coming moving image talent from around the world and to commission a series of one-minute-films that explore […]