In case you didn’t make it to Ottawa this year for the Ottawa International Animation Festival, or in case you need to feel even more inspired by awesomely creative individuals, here’s an amazing festival in the city of brotherly love, brought to you by Project Twenty1! Stephanie Yuhas and her team have put together a…
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Looking for a new animation podcast? Check out the Frenzer Foreman Animation Forum! FFAF Podcast Episode 26 I recently visited their secret recording headquarters to chat about animation, ASIFA East, art, theatre, and all kinds of things. Listen for when I accidentally call the blog by its old name “The Exposure Sheet” instead of the…
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Article by Tristian Goik. The New York City Metropolitan Area College Computer Animation Festival blew into town this year on a cool breeze. After wandering around the Fashion Institute of Technology, I found myself volunteering at the ticket tables. I took a minute to try to remember my previous experiences at MetroCAF and I scanned…
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http://vimeo.com/19085116 This week’s Viewseum entry is an example of an alternative/experimental style called “Cameraless Animation.” Robert Lyons regularly teaches Stop-Motion and Experimental Animation, and his trademark is ending each course with a collaborative-class project, often involving original film-stock. “Rites” was made with his “Film-Digital-Film” (35MM Class) at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, hand-made directly on…
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Come on out for ASIFA-East’s annual Open Screening Night and see what your fellow animationites have been up to! If you are screening your work, please arrive at 6:30 PM with a DVD (must be playable on any regular DVD player) of any animation you wish to screen. Student films, works-in-progress, reels, pencil tests, indie…
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Warning: Not Suitable for all audiences! Contains adult language and graphic references to drugs, bodily functions, and undercooked fish. Lets really get moving with this Viewseum. This is The 1st Time Cee Cee Did Acid by Twins are Weird (aka Joy Vacesse and Noelle Melody). This short was part of the twins’ organized “Dumbest S**t…
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View From a ’77 Chevy Scottsdale. This is another of the ‘hint fiction’ stories. I’ve gotten about twenty of them so I am going to try to do as many as will work. www.dustingrella.com/animationhotline/
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Little Piggies from Buzzco Associates on Vimeo. The recent stalemate in Congress has prompted us to bring back our “Mother Goosing the News” from earlier this millennium. A couple of examples are on the Buzzco Associates page. Greed and self-interest has eclipsed social responsibility in DC. What’s good for the country has been replaced…
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Hello all! This September, ASIFA-East will return from summer hiatus with two events in September. Please see the above flyer and the below information for more details! I hope you’ve all enjoyed your summer. Personally, I think it all flew by way too fast, but I’m looking forward to the fall, not only because ASIFA-East…
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Article by David B. Levy. It’s surprising to look back and realize that I’ve spent most of my animation career as president of ASIFA-East, and a large percentage of my adult life committed to ASIFA-East in some capacity. Now, after 11 years as el presidente, I’m stepping down from this office and I’m excited to…
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