January 26th 2012 - Meet and Greet
November 17th, 2011 - Pete Paquette
Two years after graduating from Ringling in 2003, and interning for Lucas Arts, Pete became an animator for Blue Sky Studios. It was there that he got to work on Blockbuster films such as Robots, Iceage, and Rio. Pete specializes in great character animation as well as storyboard art. He is also a very down to earth guy, and will be more than happy to answer any questions that people may throw his way. Check out his work at:
http://petepaquette.com
October 27th, 2011 - Anders Beer
Anders is an industry professional and has worked at various studios including, Disney, Sony Imageworks, Dreamworks and many more. He has an extensive list of movies he has worked on as well such as, Shrek, Chicken Little, Hellboy II, Spawn and Open Season to name a few. His most recent venture was as the supervising animator on the Paramount Picture movie "Paul"
His demo reel can be viewed here:
www.general-gau.com
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September 17th, 2011 - Ron Friedman
July 29, 2011 - Kristen Casasanto
Kristen gave us great tips and tricks to getting a job in the industry as well as networking advice. Her years of experience and knowledge of the Boston area animation field are an invaluable asset to all who are looking to get a step ahead.
Link to video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPSgR51_ECI
June 16, 2011 - Kwesi Mensah
Game Developer and founder of Ananse Productions. They are a game company that wants to redefine who the "gamer" is. They believe that the video game industry, has a very narrow idea of what a gamer should be. Ananse Productions wants to solve this by making games that bring more people to the table.
They just released Stem Stumper a blind-accessible puzzle game.
Yes, that is right. BLIND PEOPLE CAN PLAY THIS GAME!
How you ask? Read a review.
Kwesi will present with our own Jen Kanis, Alumni 2011, who did all the character design for the game.
If you want to learn more check them out at:
www.ananseproductions.com
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May 19, 2011 - Raf Anzovin
March 16, 2011 - Chris Georgenes
Chris Georgenes, Author of How To Cheat in Flash.
He is currently involved on 7 different jobs, so he has a lot of experience! Come join us in the animation lab where he will take us through learning some shortcuts in Flash.
February 16, 2011 - Jeff Ward
Jeff Ward, a game developer and programmer at Fire Hose Games, will about his experiences these last 10 years in game development, and how students can prepare themselves and plan out their careers.
All Majors are encouraged and welcome to attend!
Slambolt Scrappers Trailer
January 19, 2011 - Live Drawing Session
November 17, 2010 - Veteran Comic Con Artist, Tracy Lee Quinn
Tracy Lee Quinn gave a short demo on the organic form of the female character as well as discussing her history in the industry.
October 21, 2011 - Ron Tippe
Ron Tippe (excluding perhaps Ron Friedman) has been the most energetic, entertainer we have had to date. He spoke of his path through life, dropping names of friends and business partners including ;Michael Jordan, Michael Eisner, Jeffery Katzenberg and more.
September 22, 2010 - NEIA ACM SIGGRAPH Mixer
Its party time! Please join us in the new 1001 and 1002 to kick off the new semester. Get to know your officers and other members. Food, fun, and networking!
July 21, 2010 - Bob Flynn:
Bob Flynn, Art Director for Fablevision and long time friend and supporter of both SIGGRAPH and NEIA came to discuss his life as a professional artist. He was able to show us some projects from Fablevision and his role in them, as well as his own private portfolio.
June 16, 2011 - Dave McMahon:
"Animation is Caricature of Motion" ~Dave Mcmahon
Dave talked to us about the path to glory, touching on such topics as: The do's and don'ts of a demo reel; Life as a professional artist; Balancing your professional work with your personal work; and the path that lead him to become the Art Director of a very successful multi-media animation company.
May 19, 2010 - Neoscape:
Two artists from Neoscape came in with 2 separate tutorials that opened up entirely new possibilities in the minds of NEIA's "3D-er's." One topic touched on how to light a scene by over-exposing an image in Photoshop; then using that same image to light your scene in 3DS MAX without creating a single omni or spotlight.
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March 17, 2010 - Ron Friedman
Ron Friedman- Head of Animations Department for Tencent Boston.
Ron comes from a performance background with over 17 years of experience as an animator. He has worked in feature animations (The Pagemaster, Swan Princess), visual effects animation (Van Helsing, Lemony Snicket, The Mist, Snakes On A Plane), and videogame animation (City of Heroes, Adam Blaster.) Ron was also Animation Supervisor for the Academy Award-winning film “Pan’s Labyrinth” and was Animation Director on the videogame “Afro Samurai.”
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