Blur Studios

Here's a great animation short by Blur Studios. Some real quality animation here.

Winter Break Activities

Over the break, we were thinking about getting together to possibly sketch at a park, zoo, mall, etc. If anyone has any other ideas, be sure to send me an email. I'll be posting about anything we're planning here, and also probably calling for invites if we think of something.

Happy Holidays!

Meeting Topics

• Future of the Club
• Decided to take the club into a more story focused direction
• We want to make the Game Art and Development majors feel less intimidate to attend
• Demonstration list for next quarter:
• Mike Wiesmier
• Santosh Oomman
• Heather Shipman
• *Our new acting teacher*
• Advertising Ideas
• Poster or Painting
• Comic
• Storytelling Competition
• Field Trips for drawing, film screenings, ASIFA events, etc
  
• Sketch jam
• Contact Ralph
• Blog creation!
• DVD Screening events
• Name suggestions
• Script Junkies
• Story Junkies
• Story Hatchers
• Story Kebab
• Power Plots
  

Meeting Topics

• Film analysis:
• John K's "Ren and Stimpy"
• Warner Bros. "Three Little Bops"
• What makes a story?
• StarWars discussion as example of archetypes and plot
• recommended text: A hero with a thousand faces
  

Meeting Topics

• Election process discussion
• Decided on simple majority vote for all elections in the future.
  
• Demonstration possibilities for next quarter
  
• Mike: Dialog Dubbing
• Heather: 3DS Max intro
• Should we push ASIFA membership for all members and animation students?
  
• Focus for the future: Story
• Fundraiser Ideas
• Bake off
• Caracature at social events
• Ground rule: When showing work in club meetings, criticisms must accompany constructive advice for improvement.
• Weekend get togethers?
• Name change from "Animation Nation"

Things to think about for next week: How to promote our club?