Oct 28, 2010

The Master of TRANSFORMERS Shawn Kelly's master class in Malaysia!




SHAWN KELLY
UNITED STATES







3D ANIMATION MASTERCLASS (2 DAYS) 

Learn from world-renowned animator of:
• Day After Tomorrow
• War of the Worlds
• Transformers
• AI: Artificial Intelligence
• Indiana Jones 4
• Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
• The Incredible Hulk
• Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen
• Star Wars: Episode 2 – Attack of the Clones


Date : 13 & 14 December 2010 (Monday & Tuesday)
Time : 10.00am - 5.00pm (Registration starts at 9.00am)
Venue : Auditorium Level 1, Enterprise 4, Technology Park, Bukit Jalil
Normal Fee : RM1200 per pax (with MyKad)
USD550 per pax (without MyKad)
Early Bird Fee : RM900 per pax (with MyKad)
USD480 per pax (without MyKad)


Team Fortress 2 Releases Mann-Conomy Update

Trading, purchasing, and a host of new items now available

 

     For more details go to http://www.teamfortress.com/

Oct 20, 2010

Animation Mentor Newsletter - October 2010

Animation Mentor Newsletter - October 2010

Download normal map plug-in for photoshop for free


Developer Teddy Bergsman has released his nDo normal map plug-in for Photoshop

The plug-in, which runs on Windows editions of Photoshop CS2 and above, automatically creates normal maps from images, or selections of images of any shape or opacity.
download link www.cgted.com/

Oct 11, 2010

Vfx House cinesite announced recruitment

Want to work as vfx professional then this is your right opportunity
one of the largest vfx production house in UK, cinesite has announced  recruitment
 Applications for internships across the following range of specialities:
  • Compositing
  • Digital Matte Painting
  • Lighting
  • Texturing
  • FX
  • Modelling
  • Animation
  • Pipeline/Programming
  • Shader Writing

Oct 10, 2010

The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) 2010

The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) is the largest of its kind in North America, attracting film buffs, art lovers, filmmakers, and cartoon fans from around the world to the nation's capital.
It will take place on 20 oct. to 24  at ByTowne Cinema, National Gallery of Canada, Canadian Museum of Civilization, Empire Theatres Rideau Centre and Arts Court Theatre.

Animation mentor student showcase 2010


Watch students animation work from one of the best online animation school
Animation mentor

Oct 6, 2010

Oktapodi

Oktapodi is a 2007 French computer-animated short film that originated as a Graduate Student Project from Gobelins L'Ecole de L'Image. The short is about a pair of love struck octopuses who through a series of comical events are separated and find each other.



Oktapodi was well received, winning a number of awards, as well as an Oscar nomination for Best Short Film (Animated) for the 81st Academy Awards. It was also included in the Animation Show of Shows.

The Annie awards: call for entries

Nominations are currently being accepted for the 38th Annual Annie Awards. Honoring excellence in the field of animation, the Annie Awards will be presented in 26 categories including best animated feature, home entertainment, television production, television commercial, short subject, video game, as well as individual achievements. The 38th Annual Annie Awards will take place on Saturday, February 5, 2011, at UCLA's Royce Hall, in Los Angeles, California.

Entries submitted for consideration must be from productions that were released in the United States between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2010
The deadline to receive Annie Award entries is Friday,
October 15, 2010.


For complete Rules and information, click here.

Oct 5, 2010

Disney's dimond edition of Beauty and the Beast now on blue-ray

   Disney's most classic and beloved movie Beauty and the Beast has been released on      
   blue-ray+DVD
   The sets comes with three discs packed with extra features, including behind-the-scenes              
   footage,concept art, interviews and three versions of the film itself.  


 The first animated film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, it looks superb    
 in HD.
  

Beauty and the Beast: Diamond Edition is published by Walt Disney Video on 5 October, price  $39.99 (US) or $47.99 (Canada) and in the UK on 1 November, price £23.99. The set includes two Blu-ray discs and one DVD.

Click here to buy the box set on Amazon.com