Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Links for Articles Due 3/2/14

http://blog.animationmentor.com/11-lighting-tips-from-the-lego-movie/ (Yes, another Lego post. Deal.)

http://www.dga.org/Craft/DGAQ/All-Articles/1202-Spring-2012/Funny-Business-David-Dobkin.aspx

Extra Credit:
+10 for your thoughts on this new character generator from Autodesk (creator of Maya). Is it useful for beginning animators? Is it cheating?
http://www.awn.com/news/autodesk-rolls-out-cloud-based-3d-character-generator

From now on, you may choose to do a video response for ONE of the two articles each week, if desired. You should post it on your blog, and you must still follow the usual specs for blog responses. The other article and your weekly comments must continue to be typed. This is not required, so if you would rather do the blogs as usual, carry on.

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Video Contest Project Links

Choice 1: 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 “Ocean Acidification”.
Length: 1-3 minutes Prize: Kodak Playsport waterproof camera  
Deadline: 3/15/14

Choice 2: Kavli Science Video Contest
http://www.usasciencefestival.org/2014-festival/2014-contests/kavli-video-contest-2013-2014.html
Investigate how science is portrayed in TV, films, and games, then compare to what we can do today with current or emerging technologies. Or tell us what science needs to discover to make it really happen.
Length: 30-90 seconds Prize: $2000, plus other prizes  
Deadline: 3/21/14

Choice 3: Engineering for You (E4U) Video Contest
http://www.nae.edu/e4u/
Create a video showing engineering contributions that serve human welfare and the needs of society occurring anywhere during the time period from 1964 to 2064.
Length: 1 to 2 minutes Prize: $25,000, plus other prizes  
Deadline: 3/31/14

Choice 4: The Great American NO BULL Challenge
http://www.nobullchallenge.org/#!the-great-american-no-bull-challenge/c1wx0
Create a short film that speaks to the importance of being an upstander, creating positive school culture, and ending cyber and all other forms of bullying.
Length: 2-5 minutes Prize: MANY. See site for details.  
Deadline: 4/30/14

Choice 5: 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: 5/1/14

Final Blog Post (Class Evaluation) for BOTH Classes Due 6/9/19

Please respond to the following questions (cut and paste into your post, then answer below each one). Please be honest. The grade will be ba...