Creative Reel Honors Inspiring Animated Work from Animation Mentor Students Around the World
Animation Mentor, the leading online character animation school created by animators for animators, has released “Student Showcase 2011: Back to Basics” featuring creative work from its students around the world. Fans of the Student Showcase will definitely note a different look. Unlike past showcase editions, this year’s Student Showcase is a compilation of work that goes back to the basics of character animation. The 2011 showcase has been purposely stripped of all layers, backdrops and textures — thereby shining the spotlight squarely on the character animation. The overall effect pays homage to 1920s Hollywood — a time when the character was truly king.
“Every year, I’m moved by the dedication and creativity that comes out of our program,” said Bobby Beck, CEO and cofounder of Animation Mentor. “Our students have a great passion for their work that is inspiring and contagious. It is incredible to watch our students not only become character animators — but actors. We feel honored to help our students make their dreams come true!”
The shots featured in the Student Showcase demonstrate Animation Mentor students’ mastery of animation principles and their ability to excite an audience by bringing the emotions of their characters to life. Inclusion in the Student Showcase is a well-respected honor for the Animation Mentor graduate and is a trusted resource for studios seeking new talented artists. As a result of the caliber of student work in the showcase, many graduates go on to work on a range of feature films, television and video games.
In celebration of the release of the 2011 showcase, Animation Mentor is launching a trivia contest to award free tuition to Class One of the Character Animation Program. To view the Student Showcase 2011 reel and learn more about the trivia contest, visit AnimationMentor.com.Showcase2011.
About Animation Mentor
Animation Mentor is a state-of-the-art online animation school focused on teaching character animation skills in a real-world production environment. Designed and taught by top animators working in the industry, Animation Mentor programs allow students to bring their animation school home by receiving face-to-face instruction from mentors 24 hours a day, seven days a week from all over the world. Students collaborate, network and grow both personally and professionally with support in a thriving community. After graduation, Animation Mentor coaches and helps connect graduates to their dream jobs in animation. For more information, visit AnimationMentor.com.
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“Ǝvolution” Comes Full Circle At The Chelsea Film Festival
The Chelsea Film Festival, running from October 16th through October 20th, 2024, at Regal Cinemas here in Union Square, is set to host the East Coast premiere of Ǝvolution, a thought-provoking experimental micro-short film that proves big ideas can come in small packages and in perfect circles.
In just 1 minute 16 seconds, this cinematic gem by Award-Winning Director Romina Schwedler, with original music by Argentine Composer Ignacio Montoya Carlotto, explores a cycle as old as time: life leads to progress, progress leads to destruction, and destruction, well, leads back to life. But is this vicious circle unbreakable? Ǝvolution suggests the answer is yes, unless we decide to open our eyes.
Inspired by the overwhelming number of recent events that threaten human existence, Ǝvolution, possibly the shortest film in this 12th edition of the festival, plays out entirely through the symbolism of circles, cleverly illustrating —in the blink of an eye— the repeating patterns of history, and confronting viewers with the uncomfortable truth that our so-called “progress” may, in fact, be guiding us to our own ruin.Premiering at the Regal 14 Union Square, New York City, on October 18, 2024, at 11 a.m., Romina Schwedler's micro-short, featuring Leah Young with cinematography by Alan J. Carmona, will be sure to spark conversations longer than the film itself! Forcing viewers to reconsider the true meaning of evolution, not just as a biological process, but as a reflection of our collective journey as humans.
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