Michael Bay and James Cameron Talk 3D: The Full Discussion

Check out this 15 min conversation between Michael Bay ad James Cameron about 3D animation and the financial logistics behind it. Video below...

Autodesk releases 123D, a free 3D modeling application

For any one out there whose looking to get there hands dirty in some 3D animation here goes a pretty cool program to help get you started! To bad it isn't available for Mac but its a start, you could probably get away with some neat motion graphics for titles and stuff.

SOURCE: 123D

Alpha Channel and Permissions

Alpha Channel is Thursday June 9th at 6pm in the Beach Street Gallery

Submission for Alpha Channel is due Monday May 30th by 9pm. Submit your data file on the faculty drive under ALPHA CHANNEL SUBMISSIONS folder.

Also, fill out this paperwork AINYC Film Permission if you want your film to be distributed on the Alpha Channel Vimeo Page. Drop off the permission form with Ross William or Eve Okupniak (Office on the 2nd floor)

Cheers! - Eve.

USA Character Short Films

Every chance I get, I love to forward you examples of short films so you can get a sense of how your film can be circulated in the real world. I encourage you to check out this site by the cable network USA. They have an ad campaign that focuses on the network's character driven content. USA has just recently posted a series of eight short films to illustrate how "character" plays a role in their network. Here is the link to their site.
http://characterproject.usanetwork.com/#!/
Check them out to see what commercial short films are out there! Cheers, Eve.

How to Get Your Short Film In Front of 37 Million People

Here is yet another avenue to get your short film out to the world and bring yourself exposure! Now DirectTV has a channel where they play short films 40 minutes or less!
Thanks to Nick @ the Cage for bringing this to my attention.

Shorts TV - LINK

SOURCE: indiewire.com