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Monsters University Teaser Posters

Couldn't  be more excited :)  Found in Spungella .

FAO CGAA All Years - Get Ready For Your Close-up!

On Friday 7th December, a UCA marketing film crew are coming to capture our merry band of CG artists for a YouTube promotional video.  I'm not sure of the time yet or the exact arrangement, but what I do know is that I want to raise the profile of CGAA at Rochester and that any YouTube video associated with our course should look the bloody business!  In short, what this means is that I'd like all the CGAA baserooms to be up-to-the-ceiling with bright young things when the film crew arrive.  We've got a great creative buzz going on down on the lwr 4th, and I want it communicated loud and proud.  You might be asked to do a 'piece to camera' or be filmed 'at work' - so wash your face, brush your hair and don't look half-dead - even if you are!  So - on Friday 7th December, be around, be busy, be amazing... When I get more info re. the precise schedule, I'll notify you on here, so watch this space!

Sky Arts Sting Competition is 'Go'!

Sky Arts is looking for fresh talent to design a 20 second animation to air on its channels. You could win a £500 cash prize, a month’s paid work placement and a chance to see your work broadcast... Go here for more info and examples of previous winning entries. Go here   for the entry pack! I want lots of you to try for this!   CG Arts & Animation students can win this thing - indeed, one year one of our number came very close indeed... Go! Go! Go! Get yourselves on the telly!

The Hobbit (2012) - Production Diaries

While I remain sceptical in regard to The Hobbit 's attentuation over three films, there is little doubting Peter Jackson's commitment to creating Middle Earth in all its minutaie or his commitment to laying bare the mystique of film-making for the rest of us.  I watched the second of these 'vlogs' before work this morning and experienced a uncomplicated rush of childlike excitement in response to the sheer collaborative verve on show.  So many talented people working together to realise something amazing.  I'm going to put my money where my mouth is and state simply that if these videos don't make you itch to make movies you're probably dead.  Watch them.  Be inspired.  However good, bad or indifferent  The Hobbit turns out to be, the creative minds bringing it to the screen are to be celebrated and admired.

Siggraph Asia: Emerging Technologies and Research Papers

The most interesting parts of the Siggraph conference are the 'Emerging Technologies' and 'Research Paper' talks and displays. Here is a preview of the Siggraph Asia submissions which are currently on show. Interesting and amazing stuff!

CGAA Misc: Cheetah running in slow motion

This is probably one of the most beautiful videos I've ever seen.  Cheetahs on the Edge--Director's Cut from Gregory Wilson on Vimeo .

CGAA Misc: Firefly 10th Anniversary- Browncoats Unite

I watched this last night and it's a MUST for any of you that loved the shiny gem of a half-series that was Joss Whedon's 'Firefly'. This video is a fantastic reunion of everyone together (except the actor that played Shepherd Book) and as lovely and fuzzy as it was to see them all together again, it's really upsetting to hear about the stories that were going to be told, especially about Inara. If you haven't seen the series then hopefully this reunion will spark your interest and you'll seek it out, just be aware that there's little of it, but it's definitely worth your time. (If that video doesn't work then here's a link to some possible other working videos here .)

CGAA One a Day: The Taxidermist

The uncanny valley strikes once again. Enjoy! Le Taxidermiste from Le Taxidermiste Team on Vimeo .

CGAA One-A-Day: A Realm Reborn - End of an Era (a.k.a. Disconnect and the 'Trailer Trauma')

This is from a distant standpoint (I'm not exactly sure about the story) so am not going to criticise. In a nutshell, the general reception relating to the controversial aspects of this game. If for a moment we separate the trailer from the product and any notions of "deceptive advertising" - as is usually the case with video game trailers (a really good example is "Dead Island") - it is technically, very interesting. It is always great to stumble upon material that is emotionally evocative given it's short running time. Lots of meticulous details going on; beautiful soundtrack and beautiful render.

CGAA One A Day : I'll Get The Icecreams

 I'm not sure if this has been posted before, but I came across this yesterday and had to share it

Animade: Call for Intern! Application by the 23rd of November

CALL FOR INTERN! Animade is on the hunt for a winter intern. We will be viewing submissions all week. The final selection will be made on Friday (23rd). More info below... How to apply: ...Send a link to your showreel along with a couple of lines about yourself to submit@animade.tv Roles and Responsibilities: - Helping to produce the studio Christmas card - Getting stuck in to current studio projects - Lending a hand with prep for our upcoming talk - Drinking tea Key skills: - A good knowledge of After Effects and/or other animation programs - Being able to make things move nicely - Friendly and fun - Tea drinking Rough timings: Starting on the 26th November Ending on the 21st December

CGAA Design: Le Corbusier

Le Corbusier A founding father of the modernist architectural movement, Le Corbusier (Charles-Édouard Jeanneret) was a Swiss born architect, designer and writer who paved the way for modern design as we know it today. What is astonishing about the ideas of Le Corbusier were how ahead of their time they seemed. Structures and ideas formed in the 1930's look far beyond that of late century design and hold up as the exemplary pieces of modernist architecture.  Villa Savoye: 1928 - 1931 Notre Dame du Haut: 1954 The modernist examination and experimentation of Le Corbusier represented something more than simple aesthetic design. These buildings represented a new way of living, new methods of manufacture and most importantly, an overthrow of the classicist design motives of the present time. From this, Le Corbusier became famous for his untreated concrete exteriors, his bold and yet simple forms which functioned as living spaces rather than decorative extension

CGAA One A Day: Dumb ways to die

Cute but dark at the same time. With a catchy song :)

Post With The Most 13/11/2012

  Sigh.   I've just seen my first Christmas advert.  It was all soft-focused snowflakes and off-the-peg nostalgia and small people in flannel dressing gowns looking angelic... Meanwhile you can't so much as move in the supermarkets for towering end-of-aisle skyscrapers comprising mince pies, biscuit assortments and five kilogram tins of Quality Street.  With just five weeks to go until the end of term one, I'm guessing the remaining number of shopping days between now and December 25th is the very last thing on our students' minds.  Year one have already completed one project and are three whole weeks into another, while years two and three have just had their respective interim crit presentations and are moving decisively into production.   The pace is picking up! This month's edition of the PWTM begins with a showcase of work produced by CGAA year one students in response to their Cinematic Spaces brief, which challenged them to generate original