Women In Animation

Join us Thursday, February 7, 2008 for the first General Meeting of 2008:

You pitch your heart out to a studio creative executive who says: “We’ll get back to you.” You’ve been through enough therapy to deal with that, but two weeks later, he really DOES get back to you and says: “We like it and we’ll buy it!”

Now what?

Learn about the business side of animation writing from a panel of experienced and esteemed writers, producers, agents and attorneys. You’ll find out what will happen to your treasured creation once it’s sold.

Our guest speakers tentatively include: Craig Miller, Chairman, WGA’s Animation Writers Caucus; agent Annette Van Duren of the Annette Van Duren Agency; three-time Emmy Award-winning animation writer Jeffrey Scott and author/producer Catherine Winder.

Make sure to bring a pad of paper, a pen, a gazillion questions, a friend, but most of all bring your enthusiasm and support! We’ll supply the rest.

We’ll be convening at DreamWorks Animation Studios (1000 Flower Street, Glendale, California) on Thursday, February 7th. Schmoozing and networking begins at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting proper starts at 7:00. Food and soft drinks will be available.

To RSVP, please call the Hotline at (310) 535-3838 or email lachapterrsvps@aol.com before Tuesday, February 5th. Non-members will be asked for a $10.00 donation; members are free. We look forward to seeing you!

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STORYBOARD PITCH NIGHT - Jessica Kreig

Happy New Year!

I hope everybody had a great holiday! Just to update everyone- due to some scheduling conflicts I had last year, I have moved pitch night from it’s normal time (every third Thursday of the month) to now being the LAST Thursday of every month.

January’s meeting will fall on Jan. 31st. Other info TBA in the coming week. Hope to see y’all there for our FIRST meeting of ‘08!!

In the meantime, check out this great panel that the Visual Effects Society has put together regarding the “Future of Character Animation.” All info is below- this looks like an event not to be missed!

Cheers,
Jessica Kreig

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The Future of Character Animation:
What Do New Technologies Mean To Artists?

This panel is designed to address the changes that advances in animation technologies are making to how animation is produced and what that means to animation artists. Performance capture techniques are here to stay, but it has also been repeatedly shown that more traditional means of bringing characters to life still have a major role to play in animation production.

What does all of this mean to the artists, performers, actors and technologists who must work together? How do studios, directors, producers, and supervisors decide which techniques will bring their vision to the screen? It is our hope that this panel will creatively enlighten us with discussions of real solutions and guidelines for the individuals who do and love animation.

Moderator:
Frank Gladstone, Gladstone Film, Inc.

Panelists (Schedule Permitting):
Ken Duncan, Duncan Studio (3D Key Frame Animation)
Don Hahn, Disney (2D Hand Drawn Animation)
Steve Chiodo, Chiodo Brothers (Stop Motion Animation)
Dave Barclay, Perform FX (Puppet Capture Technology)
Michelle Papandrew, Cartoon Network (Flash Animation)
Ken McDonald, Sony Pictures Imageworks, (Motion Capture)

Saturday, January 19th, 2008
11am - 1pm
Sony Pictures Imageworks
Ince Theater
9050 W Washington Bl
Culver City, CA

Visual Effects Society Members: Free
ASIFA Members, Students & Union Members: $10
All Others: $20

RSVP Required: Call VES at 818 981-786

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Careers in Entertainment Seminar at UCLA