Monday’s Links

Random Logline Generator

Emily Whiteside found this link on the Top 100 Really Creative Business Card Designs: Enjoy!

Motion Theory Zune Commercial Two Little Birds

Pascal Campion

Last Two Weeks (Whoa)

Here is the plan for the last two weeks of class (Senior Grades are due on the 24th–yikes!):

Monday, Nov 16th. No Homework Due. We will meet at 9am to talk about Freelancing, Contracts, and all the Mistakes I made when I first started.

Monday, Nov 23rd. Cover Letter Due (find a current job post (or graduate school) that you could potentially apply to, or, use your job-post from the previous assignment–careful: some of you picked jobs that required three years of industry experience… you can’t apply for those jobs). E-mail me your cover letter and job post as PDF by 9am.

Resumé Assignment

Due: Monday November 9th at 9AM
Turn-in: E-mail me the PDFs
What’s Due: find an actual job posting for an entry-level job in an area you might consider for future work. Pretend that you are applying for this job and create a resume. Save the job-posting and the resume as PDF files and e-mail them to me at my CCAD address.
We will meet at 9Am on the 9th to hear a presentation by Career Services

Demo Reel Check (1st Edit)

Gather your best clips–only your best. Clips can be moving images or still frames. Your goal is to edit your best current work into a demo reel. The goal is quality, not quantity. If you only have 10 seconds of good work, then you will only have a 10 second demo reel.

Evaluation
Editing: Did the student use a “critical eye” when selecting clips? Does the clip order help or hurt the reel?
Design: Is the contact information visually accessible? How is the logo, color palette, and typeface incorporated into the demo reel?
Technical: is the reel free of technical glitches? Does the compression help or hurt the reel?
Entertainment: Is it interesting to watch? Will it catch and hold the reviewer?

Due: QuickTime or AVI file (we will use the computer and projector in 309)

We will review the reels on Monday October 26 starting at 8:30 AM. Remember, in order to receive credit, you have to present your reel during class.

Monday October 19th will be an optional attendance day. You can use the class-time however you want (obviously everyone will be working on their reels…). I will be available for anyone who needs to meet starting at 8 AM.

Create a Database

Next Project: Create a Searchable Database for your Artists’ Names and Business
Your database must have the ability to organize and re-organize based on these three topics:

1. Name of Person
2. Last Date of Correspondence
3. Last Item sent for Review

Due: Monday October 12th at 9am
Your goal is to visually prove to the class that you have created a searchable database (this can be either digital or analogue). Some examples of proof are: video capture of your digital database in action (changing organization), the actual database (on USB or FireWire drive), or print-outs for each of the three categories.

Find an Artist…

Due: Monday October 5th at 9:00AM
Identify an Professional Artist. This person must work at a studio/business or as a freelancer who is industry connected. Research this person: find images, accomplishments, etc. You do NOT have to contact this person (that will happen later in November). Everyone will present a quick talk of their Professional Artist. Prove to us that you know who this person is, what they have done, and HOW to connect them… Here is the catch: you cannot select someone that was a visiting artist, CCAD guest, etc. This has to be someone that you found on your own.

Boilerplates Project

Boilerplates due at 9am on Monday Sept. 21st

Create four (4) Boilerplates: two (2) different layouts for your portfolio pages and two (2) different layouts for your letterhead/resumé
Minimum required elements: Name, e-mail address, and telephone PLUS a sample of the font you will be using for your written content (you can use actual content or Lorem Ipsum).
Note: you do not have to use your actual address (if you want to keep this private)

Welcome to the Fall 2009 Class!

Tonight:
Mike Altman from Pixar Animation Studios
Monday, August 24, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Canzani Center Auditorium (The presentation will begin at 7… all Freshmen are required to attend, so the seats will fill-up)

In Class:
Our first item of discussion and production is: your Branding

Assignment:
Due Monday August 31st
Minimum of Three, Final Concept (this means polished) Logos.
Each logo must be radically unique
Print the logos respective to the display (if they are color, they need to be printed in color). You may print all on one page.

Project Resources:
Logo Design Love

Creattica

Top Trends of 2009

Summer Internships

Internship Program that (from what I can gather) similar to the Animation on Location course, except you spend time actually in the trenches.

The House of Curves: Tips for Students

Check this out

The House of Curves (animation school and freelance company based in London, England) has created a wonderful list of “things to remember” that work on both sides of the pond. Enjoy.