April 15, 2009 by michele narup.

Election Results Are In!!!
President - Leah Bend
Vice President - Michele Narup
Treasurer - TimAnda (Tim Latham & Amanda Walker)
Secretary - Gwen Firmin
Webmaster - Dave Maupin
Marketing/PR - Ashley Lam
Kine-Coordinator - Amanda Walker

Kine-Committee
Chris Sagovac
Jeremy Pavlich
Shanese Williams
Kristen DiFate

Kinematifest NEXT WEEKEND!!!!

Illustrator for the Ampersand for next year needed.

Chris Saggovac has a lot in the works for the ANIM department already!!!
He also has some AMAZING classes available to take! So take them! They are going to be awesome!!!

Mindy B. says there is a possible internship at ANIMAGIC

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April 3, 2009 by michele narup.

Kinematifest is FAST approaching!!! April 24-26th

We need t-shirt sizes. Please email Tim ASAP if you did not write down your shirt size at the meeting. This shirts might cost up to $5.

If you are free this weekend, LaCreshia Pope is in need of volunteers for the AES Summit.

You would be in charge of crowd control. Volunteers will be given a shirt, breakfast/lunch, and the opportunity to play with fun gadgets.

Friday 5:00pm - 10:00pm
Saturday 8:30am - 10:00pm
Sunday 9:00am - 5:00pm
Let Leah know ASAP if you are interesting!!

A big thanks and welcome to Julia Griffey, INTM program facilitator, who stopped by!

Chris Saggovac, the new ANIM program facilitator, has some exciting new classes for Fall 09.
Intro the Experimental Animation
Character Design for Animation
Expressive Animation Techniques

Disney Internship applications are closing April 20th.
disneyanimation.com/careers/student_programs.html

If you plan on attending SIGGRAPH this summer make sure to register!
http://www.siggraph.org/s2009/attendees/registration/index.php
Also, make sure to visit http://www.siggraph.org and sign up as a student ACM member first! You will not get the student discount without it!!!!

Also, its time to start thinking about booking your flight if you are traveling by plane. Here is a screen cap of the current cheapest airfare I could find.

Sam needs a logo for Gorlok Ultimate!
The are going to hold a logo contest. The winner will receive compensation of at least $200.
The deadline is April 27th.
Make sure to incorporate Gorlok Unlimate, Frisbee, Webster, ect.

ELECTIONS ARE GOING TO BE HELD NEXT MEETING!!!!!!
The positions are:
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Webmaster
Swagmiester
Head of Kinematifest
PR

Webster Film and Video Society’s Film Festival is taking place May 2nd
SUBMIT YOUR WORK!
Anything completed after January 2008 will be accepted.
Submissions are due April 15th.

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March 26, 2009 by michele narup.

Thanks to Tim and Zach for their great Maya Lighting/Rendering tutorial!!!

SIGGRAPH Registration is OPEN!!!

Congradulations to Chris Sagovac and Julia Griffey! Chris is the new ANIM program facilitator and Julia is taking over INTM.

Also, AES is looking for volunteers for the Summit. It is the 3rd, 4th, and 5th. Possibility of free food! Contact Leah by Wednesday.

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March 16, 2009 by michele narup.

Hey Guys!

I am SO sorry for the lack of updates in the past weeks. My computer crashed and I lost the notes from two meetings ago, and then I couldn’t access my account since my loggin info was on my old hard drive. I figured it out luckily! Here are the notes from last meeting

WFVS is looking for entries. Burn a cop of your Kinematifest entries and send it on over to them as well!

We have a confirmation on our Keynote Speaker! Saschka Unseld from Pixar will be our speaker and one of our judges! For more information check out Kinematifest.com

Also! A HUGE thanks to Peter for coming to speak to us!

In more recent news, SIGGRAPH updated its 2009 page this weekend. For those who plan on attending SIGGRAPH this summer, the prices for registration have been posted.

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February 25, 2009 by KDiFate.

Peter Hriso

http://pekelo.ohana-animation.com
Friday 2/27

12 pm Lunch with staff, students and faculty - SVER 260

2 pm - Teaches ANIM 3250 01 Animation Principles and Techniques II in
SVER 202

5 pm - Presentation for staff, students and faculty – UC Presentation Room

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February 23, 2009 by KDiFate.

EPMD WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO ATTEND A TALK BY:

Catherine (Kate) LaBore
(candidate for the position of Assistant Professor in Interactive Digital Media)

“Global, Mobile and Digital: An Ethnographic Perspective”
Thursday, FEBRUARY 26
Sverdrup Building #123
5:30 P.M.

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February 11, 2009 by KDiFate.

Please attend the following, if you are available. Animation candidate William Kim will be at Webster Friday February 13th. Below is his schedule for the day.

12:00 p.m. Lunch with staff, students and faculty (SV260)
2:00 p.m. Teaches ANIM 3250.01 Animation Principle and Techniques II in SV202
3:00 p.m. Presentation for staff, students and faculty–Presentation Room (University Center)

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February 8, 2009 by michele narup.

Kinematifest is fast approaching! The deadline for entries is February 4th. Make sure you have your entries in the envelope in 202 or Kristen DiFate’s mailbox by Monday February 6th.

Other News in Interactive Media awards - HorizonInteractiveAwards.com
You could get a fancy glass trophy!!!
WHY HORIZON?
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WHAT TO ENTER
Web Sites, CD-Rom, DVD, VIdeo, Kiosks, Games, Online Advertising
WHAT DO YOU WIN?
Winners receieve complimentary certificate, access to promotional materials, the ability to personalize and purchase the exclusive Horizon Interactive Awards statue, and promotion on our website for the world to see.

If you are interested in volunteering at SIGGRAPH 09 make sure to get those applications in. The deadline is February 23rd.

There is going to be an Audio for Video Game Design class as part of the AES Summit.

We have more sponsors for Kinematifest!!!!

TheFire.org is hosting a Freedom on Campus contest.
FIRE has decided to extend the deadline for entry into the first annual “Freedom on Campus” video contest to the end of the spring semester. College and graduate students who wish to enter now have until May 15, 2009, to get their submissions to FIRE.
So what exactly is FIRE looking for in a winning video entry? Think of a time on campus where you might have heard about a student, a student group, or a faculty member getting in trouble for protesting or saying something controversial. Or maybe a group was denied recognition and funding because of its beliefs. Perhaps there’s a speech code in your school’s student handbook that you believe is unconstitutional, or you’ve been forced to speak your mind within the confines of your campus’s “free speech zone.” Maybe a peaceful protest was shut down by the campus police, and an unpopular viewpoint was silenced.

Chances are, something like this has already happened on your campus or will in the future, so keep an eye out for new violations. In fact, you can even look up your school in FIRE’s Spotlight database and discover if there have been any incidents with which we have been involved.

Once you’ve learned about a case, get both sides of the story and decide if any rights have been denied to those involved. And most importantly, get evidence that proves what happened. FIRE really wants to see footage of the incidents and interviews with those on the frontlines. A $5,000 cash prize is at stake, so we really want to see what happened, not just hear about it from one source.

As always, FIRE is here to help! If you have any questions about the First Amendment, speech codes and speech zones, or what’s considered legal or not, don’t hesitate to contact us and ask. We want to help you make the best video possible—something you can be proud of and that others can learn from. To get some inspiration, take a look at the documentaries we have produced on several cases around the country. While we are not necessarily looking for submissions of the same the quality as our documentaries, these videos should provide you with a basic understanding of the law and what’s right and wrong when it comes to free speech on college campuses.

Ben Triola has an internship opportunity where he works. It deals with working with HTML and CSS. Not a lot of experience is required.
triola@gmail.com

We are working to book Laser Tag for the Kinematifest off-campus activity.

Chris Sagovac has an awesome opportunity! He has been talking to his friends in the Comic Book world and they could use some pin-ups for their books. If you are interested in making a pin-up please contact Chris for more information. This is a great chance to Network and possibly Get Published! NETWORKING!!! Also, if they like your work there is a chance you might be able to make your own book for them down the road.
csagovac@webster.edu

Three out of Four Candidates have been chosen for the INTM position!!

This is REALLY IMPORTANT!!! Try to come to anything you can!!!

Kristen DiFate
(www.difate.com)
Thursday, February 12th
9:00 AM – Meeting with Search Committee
10:00 AM - INTM 2350 Production Tools for Advertising
12:00 PM - Luncheon with Students, Faculty and Staff
1:00PM - Teaching
5:30PM - Presentation for Students, Faculty and Staff
7:00 PM - Dinner with Search Committee
Friday, February 13th
11:00 AM - Meeting with School of Communications Dean – Debra Carpenter

Julia Griffey (pending confirmation)
(portfolio submitted on cd)
Wednesday, February 18th
3:00 PM - Meeting with School of Communications Dean – Debra Carpenter
5:30 PM - Presentation for Students, Faculty and Staff
7:00 PM - Dinner with Search Committee
Thursday, February 19th
8:00AM - Breakfast
9:00 AM - Meeting with Search Committee
10:30AM - Tour of Facilities
12:00 PM - Lunch with Students, Faculty and Staff
1:00 PM - Teadhing for INTM 1600, Introduction to Interactive Digital Media

Kate (Catherine) LaBore
(www.kateswork.com)
Thursday, February 26th
8:00 AM - Breakfast
9:00 AM - Meeting with Search Committee
10:30AM - Tour of Facilities
12:00 PM - Lunch with Students, Faculty and Staff
1:00 PM - Teadhing for INTM 1600, Introduction to Interactive Digital Media
2:30 PM - Meeting with School of Communications Dean – Debra Carpenter
5:30PM - Presentation for Students, Faculty and Staff
7:00 PM - Dinner with Search Committee
We are also considering a fourth candidate for Monday, March 2nd!

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January 26, 2009 by michele narup.

The Kinematifest entry deadline is fast approaching! February 14th is the last day to submit your entries so get them in people! The forms can be found on http://kinematifest.com

We have more judges confirmed for Kinematifest! More information will be posted on Kinematifest.com later this week.

Webster SIGGRAPH has an account with NAPP at http://www.photoshopuser.com/
If you didn’t get the log in information at the meeting please send an email to wusiggraph@gmail.com to get the username and password.

We might have a possible movie trip coming up next Fall.

Tom Brady is looking for animators to do a project for a Forest Park performance. If you are interested or want more information please contact Zach. zacharyhaugen59@webster.edu

Start thinking about SIGGRAPH 09 in New Orleans! http://www.siggraph.org/s2009/

Jorge is looking for storyboard artists for a conservatory project. If you are interested please contact Chris Sagovac.

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November 20, 2008 by LeahB29.

FRIDAY, Dec 12th

• SIGGRAPH Christmas Party: WVA club house.  6:30pm-11pm.  Potluck and White Elephant gift exchange!  To fill out the evening, feel free to bring gaming consoles and remotes, games (board and video), movies, whatever!  Tell us all what you will be bringing so we don’t have tortilla chips and no salsa (you know who you are!)

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