Kunjanimation Joburg this weekend!

News from a friend:

"For those of you who were not able to join us in Cape Town this year, we are having two nights of free screenings at The Alliance Française near Zoo Lake featuring a selection of the best shorts from Annecy, South Africa and two feature films:

Info:

FREE ENTRANCE

@ The Alliance Française, 17 Lower park Drive Corner Kerry Road

Friday 26 October – 7.30 pm

A selection of Best Short films from ANNECY FILM FESTIVAL 2012
A selection of SOUTH AFRICAN SHORT films
The PAINTING by JF Laguionie – 76 min – 2011

Saturday 27 October – 7.30 pm

A selection of Best Short films from ANNECY FILM FESTIVAL 2012
A selection of SOUTH AFRICAN SHORT films
BLACK MOR’s TREASURE by JF Laguionie – 80 min – 2004

Bring: Food, blankets, friends and family!

Please let me know if your students need any encouragement or any more information, but the films are beautiful, the animation industry will be there and it's a great time to celebrate this medium that we love so much!

All the best"

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Thanks Daniel!!

BAFTA @ BigFish

LOTL competition

Hi all,

please bring your Large on the Lawn entries to school tomorrow, along with the necessary documents.

Thank you!! 

Large on the lawn

Please download the relevant files here if your interested in the LOTL competition. R5000 up for grabs.
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Mzanzi Magic briefing session

All 3rd year AV students,

please attend the briefing session in Hall B tomorrow morning at 10:00 with regards to an exciting internship program organised by the Mzanzi Magic channel. 

AnimationXChange - August 2012!!

Hi everyone,

I'm very excited to inform you that the next installment of ASA's AnimationXchange has been confirmed for the 2nd of August 2012 (in less than 3 weeks!). The event will be host at NEMISA in Parktown (http://nemisa.co.za) and starts at 18h30.

Our fantastic guest speakers will be:

• Ernst DuPlessis (from Blade)
• Graeme Carr (from Pollen)
• Hilton Tennant (from Tennant McKay)
• Judd Simantov
• Louis Minnaar (from Louis Minnaar Creative Visual Design)

Our guest speakers will go all out to give you their insights into art direction, animation design, graphic design, visual effects, sculpting and character design! In short they will be talking about "The Art of Visual Design".

The evening will have loads to offer to both students and professionals. If you are interested in Animation, Design and/or Visual Effects, this is an evening not to miss. Sit back, relax, learn and meet your industry peers at the NEMISA on the 2nd of August at 18h30.

It's going to be a tremendous evening! Looking forward to seeing you all there and do spread the word.

Animation 2 Presentations

Presentation Details


15 June 2012

Tuesday Class: 11:00 - 13:00
Wednesday Class: 13:30 - 15:30 


Requirements:


Students to compile their semesters work into a video presentation:


Compressed H264 Quicktime format (.mov) HD 1280x720 


Remember to include:

 Character & Environment Development:


 All Character & Environment References & Sketches
 Character Turnaround Renders (Wireframe, Shaded, Textured)
 Environment Renders (Moving camera, not just stills)


Animation Planning:


 Edited Video reference with audio
 Keypose sketches and storyboards
 Animatic (storyboards edited to soundtrack)


 Any extra work you feel is necessary 


Any questions check the blog or come see me.