The CTN animation eXpo
“….AMAZING … ONE OF A KIND … BETTER THAN EVER … SO NEEDED IN OUR INDUSTRY..”
The CTN animation eXpo for the third year in a row is a smash success and with your continued dedication to “the talent” we are clearly here to stay! I am proud to report that we [...]
Join the team from Red Engine Studios in this intimate session for the first 80 people who sign up as they share and show what it takes to have a career in concept design. Both Steve Jung and Jung Park will be passing on what they have learned over their careers, including what it is [...]
Darrin started at the Walt Disney Animation Studios in September of 1996 as an assistant animator. He quickly became an animator and was an integral part of bringing the characters to life in Disney’s groundbreaking animated feature Dinosaur. After completing work on Dinosaur, Darrin continued to lend his CG animating talents on such films as [...]
Reno Armanet will present the highlights of what is normally a week long conversation held at the Annecy Film Festival, in this 2 hour intensive Filmmakers Conversation. He will discuss, demonstrate, answer questions, critique films, and show examples of other films that reveal the passion, creativity and inspiration behind developing successful [...]
In the current economy more and more companies are hiring artists asfreelancers. Unfortunately many talented people wind up earning less than they could, or miss out on opportunities altogether, because they haven’t learned about the business side of being an artist. Cedric Hohnstadt has owned an illustration studio for over fourteen years and has created work [...]
Description: What are the core skills in animation today? Over the past decade schools across the world have opened up animation education programs at rapid speed, offering curricula ranging from the most art driven experimental approaches to strict industry driven models. Join us for a round table discussion at the CTN expo (date, place) for [...]
Christophe Vacher is a French artist who has provided backgrounds, visual development and art direction for Walt Disney Feature Animation and the animation industry since 1989. He worked in different animation studios before joining Disney’s Paris-based animation unit for three years, where he painted backgrounds for such animated films as “The [...]
Description: A once in a lifetime opportunity to listen and ask for information in regards to the creation, ownership and exploitation of entertainment IP. This is a practical, small-group “Q & A session with an experienced Business Affairs lawyer & geared to the attendees. Morton H. “Tim” Fry of New York will poll the attending [...]
Workshop
‘Creating a Rockstar Portfolio’ is a workshop designed to help artists showcase their work according to their own artistic voice, technical strengths and specific career goals. In addition to reviewing portfolios for Disney Feature in a variety of contexts, thereby viewing a cross-section of portfolios from art schools the world [...]
Creating the right visual mood is vital to the success of a story. In this workshop conducted by Art Director Bill Perkins, artists will cover the critical elements that contribute to creating and maintaining, or advancing the visual mood to reflect the intensity of any story. Artists will work hands on and discover proven methods [...]
Spend an hour and see how Dreamworks Character Designer works and learn the tips to designing in both 2D and 3D.
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Takao Noguchi was born and raised in Japan and in 1997 moved to Honolulu to work as a creature supervisor for Square Pictures on “Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within” and “Final Flight of Osiris”. In [...]
Mentor Kevin Koch, animator at Reel FX and mentor at Animation Mentor, will discuss the dos and don’ts of a demo reel in this in-depth workshop. Koch will provide tips to make your demo reel stand out from beginning to end as well as talk about the importance of continuous demo reel refinement.
Fred Warter was born in southern California with a paintbrush in his hand. One of his earliest grade school teachers first recognized his artistic abilities and would give him extra credit for any illustration that would accompany his academic assignments. But it was his passion for illustrator Frank Frazetta and Mad [...]
Representatives from WDAS and Disneytoon Studios share their experiences beginning as trainee or apprentice artists to journeyman.
Brad Raymond: Multiple Annie Award nominee and winner Brad Raymond hails from Denver, Colorado and attended art school at the prestigious Joe Kubert School of Cartoon Art, where he studied animation production under famed Disney animator Milt Neil.
Raymond began [...]
Representatives from Walt Disney Animation and DisneyToons Studios share their experiences beginning as a trainee or apprentice artist to journeyman.
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A philosophical look into the unique strengths and appeals of the hand drawn medium, with a goal of generating a new and different type of thinking that is working towards creating vibrant works in hand-drawn animation. Mike Nguyen will show various visual clips to support this exciting presentation.
Mike Nguyen primary interest is the hand-drawn animation [...]
Many artists in the entertainment industry have their own stories to tell and either lack the funding or connections to get these stories into production. An alternative is to write and draw your own graphic novel and Jake Parker wants to share with others what he’s learned in the creation of his own [...]
Join 3D industry professional Darren Kiner as he shares his passion, enthusiasm and experience about how to stay ahead of the curve and stay in the market. This is a very inspirational and motivating lecture that you won’t want to miss.
Darren Kiner is a CGI Lighting Artist / Compositor and CGI Supervisor working in visual [...]
OLIVIER TOSSAN grew up in Paris but has been living in Berlin for the last ten years. He comes from the world of scene design and illustration drawing. As a logical step, the world of story telling and entertainment now rises to the topmost level of his creations.
Like the Mary Poppins’ characters, his dream is [...]
Sculpting from A-Z: A Live Demonstration and Walk Through the Process
Take a once in a lifetime hour and a half to walk through the professional process of creating characters in the 3D format from design to creation with master sculptor and designer Michael Defeo. Michael will demonstrate live and walk through this step by step [...]
Are you prepared to handle clients across the country, or even halfway across the world? In this fast changing world of digital art and social networking, it is more important than ever to be able to market yourself as versatile storyboard artist. In this presentation you will learn the networking tricks to landing storyboard [...]
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Mark Kennedy Walt Disney Feature Animation
Ray Shenusay Walt Disney Feature Animation
CTN is proud to have over 50 years of Disney Feature Animation storytelling in one room. Take advantage of this once in a life time opportunity to have a conversation with and hear from the top story artists from Disney.
STEPHEN ANDERSON (Director) joined Walt Disney Feature Animation in 1995 as a story artist on “Tarzan.” [...]
Description: A Meeting with the Masters
DON BLUTH, trained by the nine old men is one of the original pioneers of independent animation filmmaking. As an animator, producer and director he was invited by 20th Century Fox to move to Phoenix, Arizona to co-helm the creation of Fox Animation Studio in 1994, following an already illustrious [...]
Sponsored by “Grumpy Pants Productions”
The Drawing Studio with Live Costumed Models is the heart of what we do as artists. It is the heart beat of ever design and every thing you see. The Drawing Studio is open during exhibit hall hours with floor to ceiling windows. Complete with costumed models and [...]
In order to draw the imaginary, you need to understand the real. Terryl Whitlatch shows you what is required to design imaginary animals and creatures, both realistic and stylized. Join her as she gets into the zoology behind Creature Design, from the bones and muscles up, to Narrative Concept art and stylized characters. The anatomy of [...]
Description: Bobby Chiu, owner of Imaginism Studios and character designer for “Alice in Wonderland” (2010), discusses philosophies from his new book, “The Perfect Bait: The Artist’s Guide to Attracting Clients and Creating Demand” Over 10 years in the making, Chiu’s research comes not only from his own philosophies and experiences but also from his interviews [...]
Take a Walk Through the Viz Dev Dept. Join Marcelo Vignali and walk through the process of creating visual development artwork.
Annie Award Nominee Marcelo Vignali will be presenting a lecture to discuss his many years doing visual development in television animation, feature animation, theme park design, and computer gaming. Marcelo will also be discussing visual [...]
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