Animation Block Party!
Article written by Caresse Singh. In the three years that I had known about Animation Block Party, this was the first time I had ever attended. No offense to the…
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SVA presents Scribble Junkies Festival of Drawn Animation
The School of Visual Arts Animation Department and animators Bill Plympton and Patrick Smith invite you to the Scribble Junkies Festival of Drawn Animation. The festival will be presented August…
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“Pretty Loaded” The History of Flash Pre-loaders
Article by Tristian Goik. My first pre-loader was an animated light-saber, which at 56k AOL speeds would have never activated quickly enough to save me from the Sith. Flash pre-loaders…
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Our friends at Rooftop Films wanted to let you all know that this Friday, they are featuring Animation Block Party’s Opening Night. ASIFA-East members get $2 off tickets to this…
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Mid-Summer Evenings
Article written by Tristian Goik. Fridays are my busiest day at work, something that always seemed backwards to me. And this last weekend I had the opportunity to spend by…
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Midsummer Night Toons
This article was written by Susan Godfrey and was reposted from the animation blog, Go Get ’em Girl. All photo credits to Jazzmine Beaulieu. This last Friday night Matt Lee hosted…
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Field Trip to the Botanical Gardens
Grab your colored pencils and your favorite drawing/painting materials and join ASIFA-East for a group sketch trip to the Botanical Gardens! The lilies in Monet’s Garden are supposed to be…
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Six Point Harnesses the Power of Crowdsourcing to Bring the Masses a Dick Figures Film
Article by Susan Godfrey. Truly we’ve all seen a lot of Kickstarter campaigns. Kickstarter, Indiegogo, and other crowdsourcing platforms have become a fixture in all the mission-accomplished stories of our…
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Rooftop Films Shows Sundance Winners
Article by Jake Friedman. I love this venue. It’s hip, it’s a great night out, and it’s culture! I mean, what else would you call a cartoon about a disembodied…
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Rooftop Films: Sundance Film Festival Shorts
This week our friends at Rooftop Films are offering a shorts program from Sundance! There will be two animated films among these shorts. ASIFA-East members receive a 10% discount to…
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