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In this workshop we will produce an animated “short.”
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This 3D animation will be a blend of key-frame animation and motion capture.
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The completed animation will be digitally scored in the New Frontiers in Digital Music and Media workshop.
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The Summer Arts Symphony Orchestra will then perform the original score. This conducted performance will be accompanied by our animation.
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Students will be part of an animation production team that learns the following:
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How to direct actors in a motion capture studio
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Apply that motion capture performance to a 3D character
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Key-frame facial expressions, eyes and camera movement
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Integrate the character in 3D environments; this includes lighting and shading
- How to render to a distributed Render Farm
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How to direct actors in a motion capture studio
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If you want to add to your animation portfolio, this workshop is for you!
- This workshop will culminate in a public presentation of the animated short.
Undergraduate: GD 430, 3 units
Graduate: GD 630, 3 units
$20
This workshop is designed for students seeking careers in the film and video game industries. Students with a strong desire to learn key-frame character animation, motion capture, directing actors, camera movement, lighting, and 3D rendering animation should apply.
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Send a copy of your portfolio or a link to your portfolio website. Portfolios will be evaluated on character animation and knowledge of computer graphics skills. If you do not have a portfolio, send a resume with two letters of recommendation from recent faculty members. Be sure to include contact information for faculty members.
- Send the materials listed in Step 1 with your completed Registration Form to the Summer Arts Registration Office by Friday, May 1, 2009. THE DEADLINE TO APPLY TO THIS COURSE HAS PASSED.
Professor Rick Vertolli
rvertolli@csuchico.edu
530-898-5317
Trevor Tuttle
Specializing in Pre-Visualization, his recent work includes; animation for director Steven Spielberg, on the film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and for director Robert Zemeckis, on the film Beowulf. Additional credits include: Jurassic Park: The Lost World, Men in Black, Mars Attacks!, Hellboy, and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. He currently owns his own studio, which is a unit of Kerner Studios, previously known as the ILM model shop.
Check out his website at: www.glrstudios.com
Specializing in Pre-Visualization, his recent work includes; animation for director Steven Spielberg, on the film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and for director Robert Zemeckis, on the film Beowulf. Additional credits include: Jurassic Park: The Lost World, Men in Black, Mars Attacks!, Hellboy, and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. He currently owns his own studio, which is a unit of Kerner Studios, previously known as the ILM model shop.
Check out his website at: www.glrstudios.com
Pietro Bonomi
Specializes in character modeling, texturing, and facial expression animation. Educated at Instituto Europeo di Design, Milan Italy, he has worked in film and television production in the United States and Europe. Previously, lead modeler and animator at Modern Cartoons in Venice, CA, Berkeley, CA, and Fiji, he currently works on a variety of 3D modeling and visualization projects for clients in media, art, and health professions.
Check out his website at: www.pietrobonomi.com
Specializes in character modeling, texturing, and facial expression animation. Educated at Instituto Europeo di Design, Milan Italy, he has worked in film and television production in the United States and Europe. Previously, lead modeler and animator at Modern Cartoons in Venice, CA, Berkeley, CA, and Fiji, he currently works on a variety of 3D modeling and visualization projects for clients in media, art, and health professions.
Check out his website at: www.pietrobonomi.com
Tracy McShery
CEO of PhaseSpace, an optical motion capture system. PhaseSpace uses active LED markers for highly accurate, real time motion tracking and position sensing. He has been a technical engineer working in the Film and Entertainment industry for more than twenty years.
Check out the PhaseSpace website at: www.phasespace.com
CEO of PhaseSpace, an optical motion capture system. PhaseSpace uses active LED markers for highly accurate, real time motion tracking and position sensing. He has been a technical engineer working in the Film and Entertainment industry for more than twenty years.
Check out the PhaseSpace website at: www.phasespace.com
Charles A. (Chuck) Harvey
Retired animator, storyboard artist, and director. He has worked on many animated films from Robin Hood, Winnie the Pooh and Tigger, Too, The Rescuers, Pete's Dragon, Duck Tales, The Black Cauldron, Tiny Toons, The Little Mermaid, Animaniacs, The Tick (for which he was awarded an Emmy as part of the animation team), Space Jam, to The Tigger Movie. Mr. Harvey also worked on television commercials (storyboard and animation); illustrated books; and did two mini-films for Walt Disney World's Epcot Transportation Pavilion. If you go to Tokyo Disneyland, you may see his animated crane (yes, he animated the crane speaking Japanese--it's not subtitled).
Retired animator, storyboard artist, and director. He has worked on many animated films from Robin Hood, Winnie the Pooh and Tigger, Too, The Rescuers, Pete's Dragon, Duck Tales, The Black Cauldron, Tiny Toons, The Little Mermaid, Animaniacs, The Tick (for which he was awarded an Emmy as part of the animation team), Space Jam, to The Tigger Movie. Mr. Harvey also worked on television commercials (storyboard and animation); illustrated books; and did two mini-films for Walt Disney World's Epcot Transportation Pavilion. If you go to Tokyo Disneyland, you may see his animated crane (yes, he animated the crane speaking Japanese--it's not subtitled).
CSU Summer Arts is Hosted by College of Arts and Humanities, Fresno State.