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Web Enabled
How two animators used the Internet to gain fame
By Dustin Driver
The Internet is the best thing to happen to independent animators. Just ask Patrick Boivin. The stop-motion animator has used YouTube to catapult his career into the stratosphere. Or you could talk to animator Adam Philips, who has used his personal site and Flash animation portal Newgrounds.com to gain international acclaim.
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Pixel 5 Conference in Vienna, Austria
The Pixel Conference, an annual conference on computer graphics and animation, will be held Nov. 5-7, 2010, in Vienna, Austria.
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Animation Mentor @ CTN in November
Join Animation Mentor for funtivities, free prizes and oodles of glee @ CTN Animation Expo on Nov. 19 - 21, 2010!
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Online Campus Tour: Learn How We Geek Out
If you're interested in tapping into your inner geek, check out our Animation Mentor online campus tour! You'll get a peek at our school, meet our team, cruise the Animation Mentor campus and see firsthand what makes our community unique.
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Check out this month's short film:
Paper Plane by Animation Mentor alumnus, Margherita Premuroso. Read further to discover Margherita's process of her short film from conception to completion.
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Animation Mentor:
What inspired you to learn character animation?
Serguei Kouchnerov:
Since a very young age, I've been enchanted by the magic of animation. I'm still fascinated how a very simple story or even just an idea of a story can be transformed with the mastery of animation into a captivating, emotional, and uniquely accessible experience. Like many high quality examples of other art forms, the magic of animation begins in the mind of its creator and once created it goes on living, reaching out to the generations to follow.
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Featured Alumnus:
Jess Morris
Animation Mentor graduate Jess Morris says she was inspired to become an animator after watching Pixar movies. Jess realized there was a way to combine her love of animated movies with her love of drawing: animation.
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The Process of Polishing a Shot
TIPS & TRICKS WITH Michal Makarewicz
In this video, Pixar Animation Studios animator Michal Makarewicz, advises students on the polishing process. He talks about how to decide which parts of a shot should be polished and how to create a natural arc in your shots. While working on Ratatouille, Michal was able to work on a few longer shots that allowed him to progress the character. During the polishing process, he focused on building momentum throughout the shot to create an arc. Ramping up to the important part of the shots allowed him to further develop the characters' believability.
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Geek Fact
Did you know the animators of Bee Movie took a trip to San Diego, California, before beginning their work on the film to observe Jerry Seinfeld in a live performance? They used this performance as video reference to create the main character, Barry, played by Jerry Seinfeld himself.
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Movie & Games Preview
The Animation Mentor Newsletter is your inside guide to U.S. movie and game releases and the visual effect companies who make movie magic.
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