Article links for Blogs Due 3/3/13

http://www.policymic.com/articles/24859/motion-capture-filmmaking-are-computer-generated-actors-the-future-of-hollywood

http://www.youngcuts.com/news/filmmaking_tips_from_the_disney_masters

Article links for Blogs Due 2/17/13

http://www.buzzfeed.com/justinesharrock/how-facebook-a-pixar-artist-and-charles-darwin-are-reinventi

http://entertainment.time.com/2013/02/08/star-wars-avengers-and-tvs-lost-generation-how-small-screen-visionaries-are-transforming-hollywood/

Article links for Blogs Due 2/10/13

http://www.fxguide.com/featured/the-inside-story-behind-disneys-paperman/
(I know, it's more Disney, but this short is Oscar-nominated, and it plays more like a Pixar short. Very cute.)

http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/features/6-filmmaking-tips-from-quentin-tarantino.php
(Definitely not Disney.)

Video Contest Links

Choice 1: World Future Society Video Contest
http://www.wfs.org/participate/video-contest
Report on trends or tell a story about life in the year 2100.
Length: 5 minutes or less Prize: $250, plus other prizes Deadline: 3/18/13

Choice 2: The National Ocean Sciences Bowl Living on the Ocean Planet Video Contest
http://www.nosb.org/competitions-2/nosb-video-contest/
Submit a video on this year’s contest theme “A Window into Freshwater Science.”
Length: 1-3 minutes Prize: Kodak Playsport waterproof camera Deadline: 3/11/13

Choice 3: The DLG Viral Video Scholarship Contest
http://dlglawfirm.com/viral-video-scholarship-contest/
Create a PSA viral video about “Driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol”.
Length: 3 minutes or less Prize: $2000, plus other prizes Deadline: 3/31/13

Choice 4: Math-O-Vision Movie Contest
http://www.facebook.com/mathovision?v=app_524327117577295
Create a video or animation inspired by mathematics.
Length: 4 minutes or less Prize: $4000, plus other prizes Deadline: 5/1/13

Choice 5: ‘Free Our Sports’ 2013 Youth Film Festival
http://freeoursports.org
Create an ad that counters the iconic and exploitative alcohol ads that litter sporting events of all kinds, worldwide.
Length: 30 seconds to 2 minutes Prize: $1000, plus other prizes Deadline: 3/27/13

Choice 6: Firefox Flicks (You must complete TWO 60 second entries for this to count as one project, or combine with another project to total 2 minutes.)
https://firefoxflicks.mozilla.org/en-US/
create a short video (or animation) to help tell the world about the power of mobile.
Length: 60 seconds or less Prize: $5000, plus other prizes Deadline: 6/31/13