Blog Update from 10/15/09

Blog Update from 10/15/09

Great news, guys! ASLN DVDs can now be checked out during lab hours in AC330. The purchase of these DVDs were made possible by ASLN dues and Matching Campus funds.

- DVDs cannot be taken out of the lab.

- Please note the DVD title you check out in the sign in book.

DVD List Follows:

Principles of Motion:
- Fighting Vol.1, 2 & 3
- Urban Dance
- Commando
- Contortionist
- Kids Only!
- POM!
- Male Vol. 1
- Female Vol. 1

Gnomon Workshops:
- Matchmoving: Essential Production Techniques
- Visual Effects Compositing Fundamentals
- Texture Painting: Fundamentals
- Character Texturing for Production

Stash: Vol. 46-60

Lighting & Rendering in Maya:
Lights and Shadows

Blog Update from 10/15/09

Greetings!

For those of you who attended, you know that ASLN's night with Randy Haycock was a blast! For those who didn't attend, you're about to get insight on that one eventful night :) The Purple Crit Room was bursting at the seams with people who were privileged enough to get to know Randy better and receive valuable animation tips from him.

Besides showing us his previous 2-D animation work and even bringing us through a live demonstration on animating on paper, Randy Haycock provided us with some great tips on building our animation skills and portfolio. You guys who weren't there for his presentation: you're in luck because we're going to give you the tips right here. This is good stuff!

Tip #1: Take your sketchbook and bring it everywhere (that has people) with you

Tip #2: Observe, take notes & sketch what you see!

Tip #3: The power of observation is very important! When you see something interesting, write it out, draw it out or find a way of remembering it.

Tip #4: Don't just see who the people are around you... watch how they are!

Tip #5: Why is it important to be observant? Because we're trying to tell a story... a story that relates to people. All art is about communication, therefore the audience has to be able to relate to your work. This is the key to success as an artist!

We hope you guys learned something from Randy, whether or not you went to the event! Stay tuned for more guest speakers in the future!

Blog Update from 09/24/09

Blog Update from 09/24/09

ASLN Newsletter #2

Hello ASLN members,

Hope everything is going well for you guys! September is coming to an end as the semester rolling right along. We have a few announcements for you guys of what's to come in October.


Thursday October 8th at 6:30 pm in the Purple Crit Room

Guest Speaker: Randy Haycock
Come see the supervising animator for Disney's upcoming "Princess and the Frog" as discusses his work on films including Tarzan, Meet the Robinsons, Hercules, and many more.


Thursday Oct 22nd at 6:30 pm in the Purple Crit Room
Guest Speaker: Lennie Graves
Animation Director on the upcoming second season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, come see Lennie talk about his approach to animation.


ASLN presents “The Nightmare Before Christmas”
Thursday October 29th at 6pm (location to be announced)
Come join us for a night of fun and fright as we watch Nightmare before Christmas and learn a little bit about Tim Burton. This is a night you won't want to miss.


Sign Up!
Every person who signs up for ASLN gets a free T-shirt while supplies last.


Student Work
Keep those submissions coming in! We want to show your student work and make you famous (at least in our club.) It can be anything; animations, character sheets, animatics. If you send it, we'll show it!


JOIN THE RAFFLE!
We are having a raffle to help raise money for the club! If you win, you could get a signed copy of Controlling Illusion by Charles Zembilles! Tickets to enter the raffle are 2 dollars per entry for non-members and 1 dollar per entry for members. Limit 5 tickets per person. Details to come!

Pick up your Club Cards!
If you haven't picked up your membership card yet send an email to us at aslnorthridge@gmail.com and we'll get in contact with you.


Interested in Volunteering?
Want to help out the club? We're always looking for good people to help us out. Send us an email at aslnorthridge@gmail.com if you are interested.

Blog Update from 09/21/09

Miyazaki Night went well! It was good to see new faces at the meeting and we had a fun time getting to know each other, chowing down on pizza and watching Princess Mononoke. We also now have a few new members - welcome to the club!

Here are the images from the first Club Night:

Blog Update from 09/14/09

Drawings from Meet the Clubs Day are up!

As promised those who drew at ASLN's stall during Meet The Clubs Day... your drawings are up! We didn't get the names of everyone who contributed, so names aren't captioned with the drawings. Hope you recognize yours though!