Title: One on One Spotlight with Dave Master
Sponsored by The Creative Talent Network
Length 45 min
Moderator Henk Dawson:
I started my Seattle, Washington-based illustration and animation business in 1989. Since then, I have been working with clients such as Apple, ESPN, Fox, FedEx, IBM, Hasbro, Intel, Microsoft, Nintendo, Pepsi, Taco Bell, The Federal Reserve, Volvo, and Warner [...]
Title: Pixie Dust to Pixels
Sponsored by The Creative Talent Network
Length 45 min
Listen in with veteran animators as they discuss the role of EFX in animation and the journey from Pixie Dust to Pixels.
Moderator Henk Dawson:
I started my Seattle, Washington-based illustration and animation business in 1989. Since then, I have been working with clients such as [...]
Title: Zeroes and Ones
Sponsored by The Creative Talent Network
Length 45 min
Moderator Tom Sito:
Tom Sito is a thirty year veteran of animated film production.
His screen credits include the Disney classics THE LITTLE MERMAID, BEAUTY & THE BEAST, ALADDIN, THE LION KING, WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT ? POCAHONTAS,DINOSAURS and FANTASIA 2000. Animation World Network called Tom “one [...]
Title: The Line Kings: Designers of Animation
Sponsored by The Character Design Blog
Length 45 min
Join us in this rare opportunity when these top designers in the field of animation come together for a round table discussion.
Gregg Couch (TBA) Designer from Blue Sky Studios.
Jason Deamer
Jason Deamer began his career at Pixar Animation Studios in 1998 as a [...]
Title: Color Scripting a Feature Film
Sponsored by The Creative Talent Network
Length 45 min
For every animated film a color script is created, which is essentially an at a glance look at the color keys and tones for the entire film. A color script gives you a good look at how the color arcs in a film [...]
Title: Pixar is in the House: Story Story Story
Sponsored by The Creative Talent Network
Length 45 min
Join award winner animation director Roger Allers and Pixar Story Artists Ted Mathot, Scott Morse, Bill Presing, and Derek Thompson, in this rare opportunity as they discuss Pixar’s unique and exciting Story Development process.
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Moderator Roger Allers
The award winning Director [...]
Title: VFX in Animation @R+H
Sponsored by The Animation Educator’s Forum
Length 45 min
Discussion on the Animation process from development to final Animation at Rhythm & Hues Studios. Including: What studios look for in an artist, how to create a good reel, how to become part of the process, and how the industry has changed.
Panelist Keith Roberts
Keith [...]
Title: 1+3+5=The Making of 9
Sponsored by The Creative Talent Network
Length 45 min
You don’t want to miss this rare opportunity to meet up with the front end creative team from the ground breaking Focus Features film “9″ .
This informal discussion with the creative team takes us from the independent pioneering start of a filmmaker to the [...]
Title: Four Generations of Influence by Ronald Searle
Sponsored by The Creative Talent Network
Length 45 min
A timeless discussion between industry members whose careers were heavily influenced by Ronald Searle along with students who have just discovered Mr. Searle’s work and find out why everyone at Disney in the 50’s bought a Mont Blanc fountain pen. You [...]
Title: Short Films from Student to Pro
Sponsored by The Animation Educator’s Forum
Length 45 min
The Animation Educator’s Forum presents: Filmmakers - from student film to the professional world. This panel will focus on the experience of producing and completing a short animated film and the joys and fears of entering film festivals. They will also discuss [...]
Title: Comedy Wanted Drawn or Alive
Sponsored by The Creative Talent Network
Length 60 min
Join Yvette Kaplan and her panel of 5 accomplished bi-genre writers for “Comedy Wanted: Drawn or Alive”, a discussion about the creative and procedural differences between writing Animated or Live Action Comedy.
Comedy has traditionally been the King of prime time television, with comedy [...]
Title: How To Steer Your Career Over All Terrain
Sponsored by GreenlightJobs
Length 45 min
Options options options. You are not going to want to miss this engaging discussion between Greenlight Jobs Founder Lisa Kaye and recruiters from Feature Film Studios, Freelance Talent Agencies, and TV Studios discussing “human resources” and the art of getting a job and [...]
Title: How I Sell the Pitch
Sponsored by The Creative Talent Network
Length 20 min
Guy Vasilovich brings an illustrious animation, cartooning, and musical background to film and television. He currently serves as Executive Producer and Creator on his own animated series for YTV in Canada titled, “MOVILLE MYSTERIES” starring the voice of Frankie Muniz. A comedy/adventure series [...]
Title: How I Turn Designs Into Toys
Sponsored by The Creative Talent Network
Length 20 min
Mitchell Bernal Professional Industry Artist and Toy Creator
Mitchell Bernal has created art for Disney Feature Animation, Imagineering, and Disney Pictures for 15 years. His credits include Beauty & the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, Fantasia 2000, Mickey’s Philharmagic & Enchanted. He is [...]
Title: The Studio Has No Walls: The Virtual Production Model
Sponsored by The Animation World Network
Length 45 min
A moderated round table overview of where animation production is headed for both studio owners and artists. Along with the internet came a direct connection with talent outside studio walls and around the world. Film crews are being constructed [...]
Title: The Independant Feature Filmmakers
Sponsored by The Creative Talent Network
Length 45 min
Outside of the big box studio system there are independent filmmakers fueled with passion, ideas and creative drive that embark on the amazing journey of creating a feature length animated film as an independent. This round table discussion takes us on that jouney as [...]
Title: Sup of the Day
Sponsored by The Creative Talent Network
Length 45 min
This panel will discuss the varied roles of the Visual Effects Supervisor: organizer, inventor, technician, tactition, politician, accountant, mediator, producer, and creator. As the filmmaker at the center of the digital revolution the VFX Sup must manage the schedule, the crew, and the process [...]
Title: Bringing Characters to Life in Disney Theme Parks
Sponsored by Walt Disney Imagineering
Length 45 min
A panel discussion and overview of what it means to translate Disney characters from film and television to theme parks and attractions. Panelists from Walt Disney Imagineering will cover the past, present and future of Disney characters in theme parks, providing [...]
Title: Across the Great “D” – Vide
Sponsored by Dreamworks Animation
Length 45 min
Listen to those animators who made it across from 2D to 3D in this candid round table discussion. Find out what makes it across and what doesn’t as you listen to the key ingredients from those who made it “Across the great “D”-vide” while [...]
Title: The Secret Behind “The Secret of the Kells”
Sponsored by The Creative Talent Network
Length 45 min
Moderator: Charles Solomon
An internationally respected critic and historian of animation, Charles Solomon has written on the subject for “The New York Times,” “TV Guide,” “Newsweek” (Japan), “Rolling Stone,” “Los Angeles Times,” “Modern Maturity,” “Film Comment,” “The Hollywood Reporter,” “Manchester Guardian,” [...]
Join Kent Melton, Ruben Procopio and other maquette sculptors in a relaxed and informal setting while they discuss the history of the maquette. This discussion will include historical information about the early Disney animation model sculptures and the pioneering artists that created them. These sculptors will relate their own “personal” sculpting experiences of carrying on [...]
Title: The Pioneer Series: Those Who Paved the Way
Sponsored by The Creative Talent Network
Length 45 min
Moderated by Animation Historian Jerry Beck this round table discussion with Don Bluth and Gary Goldman centers on the pioneering spirit. Hear first hand about the passion and drive that drove these great talents along with many others to break [...]
Title: Anatomy of a Hit Animated Series
Sponsored by Animation Magazine
Length 45 min
What are some of the key ingredients of creating and producing a hit TV animated series in an ever-changing entertainment landscape? Swampy Marsh and Dan Povenmire, creators of the hugely popular animated show “Phineas and Ferb” (currently airing on Disney Channel and XD cable [...]
LEE SILBER, affectionately known as “Creative Lee” is the best-selling author of 14 books including “Self-Promotion For The Creative Person”, “Organizing From The Right Side Of The Brain”, “Rock To Riches”, and “The Wild Idea Club”. Silber is also the founder of five companies ranging from Waves & Wheels Surfcenters to Deep Impact Training. Since [...]
