On January 12, 2012, ASIFA-East held an informative panel discussion with representatives from Sesame Workshop. Hosted by Justin Simonich (Production Coordinator), the panel was made up of Louis Henry Mitchell (Design Director), Margot Duffy (Producer), Marcus Pauls (Production Director of Digital Media), and Nikon Kwantu (Animation Producer). Together, they provided valuable insights to the inner…
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ASIFA-East welcomes Louis Henry Mitchell to our panel discussion this upcoming Thursday eve. Louis works as Associate Design Director of Special Projects for Sesame Street. This title barely scratches the surface of jobs that Louis does around the Street. Louis has his hand in helping to finalize the Muppet design for Kami, a South African…
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Our newest regular event showcases and critiques works in progress and motivates us all to keep moving forward on our personal work. Bring recent works, works-in-progress, and animation tests (totaling no more than 5 minutes) on DVD and an open mind for constructive comments by your peers! Date: Wednesday, January 11th Time: 7:00 pm Location: …
DetailsCode for Digital Media: Python for Animators The Department of Digital Arts at Pratt Institute is looking for an instructor to teach a class entitled “Code for Digital Media: Python for Animators” (beginning January 17th!!) If interested, please contact the Assistant Chair of the department, Carla Gannis <cgannis@pratt.edu>. *12/SP-DDA-584-02 <http://www.pratt.edu/eescripts/courselookup.php> * Section DDA-584-02 Credits 3…
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Happy New Year to all viewers and patrons! We kick off the new year with the work of Brett W. Thompson. Brett’s independent work consists primarily of his Fluidtoons shorts. These shorts are generally stream-of-conciousness drawings in which characters morph into and out of one another, all the while dispersing into various shapes. Brett’s drawings…
DetailsI love the concept of coworking studios. Many have sprouted up throughout New York City over the last few years, but I’m very much looking forward to the opening of The Productive. Coworking studios are places where freelancers can go to work on their projects, outside of their home environment, and amongst fellow freelancers. They…
DetailsHappy New Year, everyone! Fellow business-woman Stephanie Yuhas has written a wonderful article chock full of advice on getting paid as an artist. I think there’s something in there for all of us, and so I wanted to pass it along to you! http://americangoulash.org/2012/01/how-to-get-paid-as-an-artist/
ASIFA-East Presents Inside Sesame Street January 12th, 2012, 7pm SVA, 3rd Floor Amphiteatre 209 East 23rd Street, NYC Admission: Free Have you ever wondered how to get to Sesame Street? Join ASIFA-East for a fun and informative panel discussion on the inner workings of Sesame Workshop. Meet the artists and producers responsible for creating the…
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Article by Tristian Goik. I suppose I went to a Studio Ghibli film festival, rather than a Miyazaki one. I had just discovered that Tomomi Mochizuki directed an anime from that studio. It is an adaptation of one of the novels of the late Saeko Himuro. And I realized that this film, from two people…
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On December 20th ASIFA East hosted our biennial animation art auction. The auction funds go towards supporting our festival and cover the cost of using The New School space as well as sandwiches and wine that we all enjoy afterward, and a toast to the coming summer and year in animation. This year’s selection of…
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