A Contest and a Cool App!

Deviant Art Contest:

http://browse.deviantart.com/designbattle/retrofuture/?roi=echo2-6298468046-1480241-4661500fe13f696f1373ecf1371141a0&order=5&offset=0&_expand_all&utm_source=EMC&utm_medium=main_contest&utm_campaign=010412_RET_DesginChallegeRetroSub

Cool App!

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/istopmotion-for-ipad/id484019696?mt=8

Psyop - as usual - kills it in new IBM spots

http://motionographer.com/2012/01/19/psyop-for-ibm/

Importing files from other apps into C4D and other stuff from Mike

Some of the students asked me about getting files from other apps into cinema, while cinema supports imports of lightwave (lwo), obj, and others FBX seems to be by far the best way to get files in from other systems (i.e Max/Blender)

That being said i found a free utility at this URL,  It will convert DXF, 3DS, and Collada files into FBX (Really no need for the collada part of it as Cinema hands collada well)

http://images.autodesk.com/adsk/files/fbx20122_converter_mac.pkg.tgz

And here's a good deal on C4D educational:

http://www.creationengine.com/html/pl.lasso?s=cinema+4d+R13&o=price+low-to-high

And here's a link for submissions to the 2012 ADAA:

http://www.adobeawards.com/us/submission/categories/

Contest for students

http://greyscalegorilla.com/blog/

Though there is no big prize it is a lot of good exposure.

Cool link from Mike...

About VFX work on the new Mission Impossible movie:

 http://www.artofvfx.com/?p=2087

MD321 Google Site Now Available

Hi Students,

The MD321 Google Site is now up and running here: https://sites.google.com/a/c.ringling.edu/md-321_s12/

Unless for some reason we need to split them in the future, we'll just maintain one site for both sections.

The Syllabus and Course Outline are there now, and we'll add the project briefs as they become available.

Awesome new reel from Eat My Dear

Some great work on this new reel from Austria's Eat My Dear:

http://eatmydear.com/work/showreel-2012

Sick and wrong but oh so right...?

I love this piece from MK12 -- however, just a warning that it does get pretty sick and disturbing in parts towards the end.  But it's a great blend of 2D, 3D, and stop motion animation:
http://vimeo.com/25474499

MK12's summer reel is pretty great too:
http://vimeo.com/26205595

Welcome!

Hi Students,

Welcome to Animation IV!  I'm looking forward to getting to know and to working with you all.

We'll use this front page for general announcements and for posting items of interest to the class.