Links for Blogs Due 5/3/15

Animation-heavy this week, so a future post may be video-heavy, FYI.

http://blogs.indiewire.com/animationscoop/disposable-animation-more-prevalent-than-ever-20150424

http://www.indiewire.com/article/how-3d-printing-has-revolutionized-stop-motion-animation-for-laika-20150427?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+indieWIREFilmmakerToolkit+%28Filmmaker+Toolkit%29

eSD STEM + Art Contest

Current high school and middle school students are eligible to participate and the theme of the inaugural contest is STEM+Art.  Entries can either be a scanned drawing or photograph and should reflect how art is incorporated into science, technology, engineering or mathematics.  Submissions will be accepted in digital format from April 15th , 2015 until June 5th, 2015.  Images must be in JPEG format, with a minimum DPI of 72 and a minimum size of 1920 x 1080 (width x height) pixels.

All submissions must have the entry forms below completed in order to be considered.

The prize amounts are as follows:
First Place = $500
Second Place = $200
Third Place = $100
Honorable Mention (4) = $50/each
 
Please refer all questions regarding the contest to: contest@eschooldata.com
Submissions should be sent to: eschooldart@e1b.org

Submission forms

Video Class: Donnie Darko Analysis

http://www.donniedarko.org.uk/explanation/ 
http://www.donniedarko.org.uk/alternative-explantions/ 
http://www.themoviegoer.com/donnie_darko.htm 

Many more available if you search for them...

Links for Blogs Due 4/19/15

http://www.cartoonbrew.com/tech/adobe-character-animator-lets-you-animate-with-your-face-111638.html

http://nofilmschool.com/2015/04/15-tips-becoming-better-director

Links for Blogs Due 4/12/15

http://willfinn.blogspot.com/2015/04/why-you-shouldnt-want-job-in-animation.html?m=1

http://nofilmschool.com/2015/02/how-films-control-your-mind (video)