Chapter Meeting: April 2003
The IGDA/SIGGRAPH meeting this month will be absorbed into this very very special event.
ILM (yes, that's right Industrial Light abnsd Magic!!!) is comin to town to show us all how they do what they do...and you are all invited.
This all day Saturday program looks to be awesome beyond measure.
Details below.
April 5th:
Computer Generated Character Animation Seminar
at FAU's Center for Electronic Communications :
Hosted by the Museum of Art , Fort Lauderdale
Registration begins at 9:30 or pre-register to reserve your seat: Call 954-525-5500 ext. 239
Character Animation using computers can be made easier with the knowledge of the principles of animation along with the guidance of good storyboarding. Two Computer Graphics artists from a famous blockbuster film production company are coming to Florida Atlantic University to present topics on classical animation fundamentals and their applications to computer generated character animation.
The admission is FREE to FAU students, faculty, and staff with large discounts to SIGGRAPH, IGDA, educators, and other college students with current I.D., only $10. All others are $25.
Wayne Gilbert , is a Senior Lead Animator with Industrial Light + Magic. During the past six years he has worked on features films such as "E.T." (re-release), "Star Wars: Attack of The Clones", "The Mummy Returns", the PS2 game "Star Wars: Bounty Hunter" and numerous commercials. As an independent film maker he is completing a second computer-generated short film with two other story reels ready for production. Mr. Gilbert's presentation will focus on Character Animation Principles from paper to computer. His new independent film, " Let Go ", will also be screened and used as part of the Story Boarding session. Incidentally, the film was created entirely with Alias/Wavefront's Maya 3D animation software. His book "Simplified Drawing For Planning Animation" is based on curriculum developed while teaching in the Classical Animation Program at Sheridan College . His books will be also available to attendees at a discount.
Ron Bublitz is a Creature TD (Technical Director) with the ILM Creature Development Department. He has worked on "Star Wars: Attack of the Clones", "Star Wars: Bounty Hunter" and the upcoming" Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines". His presentation will focus on Character rigging for animation.
Demonstrations will be done using a character designed and rigged specifically for teaching character animation. The setup and use of constraints for a character's interaction in its environment and the rigging design method of the characters from "Let Go" will be the focus of Ron's presentation.
Don't miss this opportunity to learn from the masters in the feature film Industry!
The Florida Center for Electronic Communication ( CEC ) is hosted at FAU's Fort Lauderdale Campus, 111 East Las Olas Blvd. In 1998, the CEC opened a new MFA in Computer Arts, specializing in 3D animation and digital media. The new BFA in Computer Arts started last Fall. See www.fau.edu/animasters or www.animasters.com for more information.
Florida Atlantic University offers both a BFA and an MFA Degree in Computer Arts with full accreditation through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Florida Atlantic University is a public university committed through its distributed campus structure to providing access to challenging opportunities in higher education for students in Southeast Florida and beyond. Its mission is to serve its region, state, and nation by preparing students to make meaningful contributions in an increasingly complex global society, by encouraging reflection on and evaluation of emerging needs and priorities, and by supporting research and service that enhances economic, human, and cultural development. www.fau.edu
One of South Florida's premier focal points for culture, The Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale features a permanent rotating collection of
twentieth-century European and American art highlighted by works by Picasso and Stella. The Museum is also home to the most comprehensive collection of work by American Impressionist William Glackens, the United States' largest collection of post-World War II Northern European Expressionist CoBrA art, important African, South Pacific, Pre-Columbian and Native and a burgeoning collection of contemporary Cuban art. Education is an important component to the Museum, providing family days and art classes for children and their families and an adult lecture series for members and guests.The Museum is located in the heart of the Riverwalk Arts and Entertainment District in downtown Fort Lauderdale .
www.museumofart.org
Hope to see you all there!!
Tom Buscaglia
Chapter Coordinator
IGDA South Florida Chapter
