Archive for September, 2010

Written & storyboarded by Don Arioli, the ‘Mike Maltese’ of the NFB in the 60s to the 80s, animated & directed by Zlatko Grgic, a Zagreb animator imported over during NFB’s sponsorship era. The ‘sponsorship era’ refers to the time that most, if not all, government Public Service Announcements (PSA) were done via the NFB… »

Talk about asleep at the wheel – posted last week at Cartoon Brew as part of CbTV’s Student Film Festival, Kyu-bum Lee’s Sheridan graduate film ‘DEATH BUY LEMONADE’ (2010) is a must see. I caught it at Sheridan’s student screening in May and loved it. Hats off to the Brewmasters for taking the initiative to… »

This 3rd episode of Canadian Animation Radio, we chat with Philip Street, the current director of the NHL’s ambassador to the greatest game, Peter Puck! We talk process and chat about Philip’s 18 years & running as the comic strip creator of ‘Fisher’, one of the Globe & Mail’s exclusively syndicated comic strips, still in… »

September 29, 2010 Position: Production Manager Reports To: Producer POSITION OVERVIEW Manage the day-to-day operations of the production – including crew scheduling, production scheduling, tracking and budgeting of man weeks…etc! There’s a bunch of other important stuff too. Some of it is listed below! In a nutshell though? Schedule, track, budget, analyze, revise…and just be… »

September 29, 2010 REN & STIMPY DIRECTOR LANDS AT MERCURY Mercury Filmworks is excited to announce the addition of acclaimed director Bob Jaques (The Haunted World of El Superbeasto, Ren & Stimpy’s Adult Cartoon Party, The Oblongs, Family Guy, Robot Boy, Woody Woodpecker, Cow & Chicken, The Baby Huey Show, Ren & Stimpy) to its… »

Linux Desktop Support Administrator About Pixar Canada Pixar Canada is looking for a Linux Desktop Support Administrator for its new studio in Vancouver. Pixar Canada is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pixar Animation Studios, the world leader in animated films. The Vancouver studio will produce short-form animation focusing on legacy Pixar characters from films such as… »

The Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival Official line-up of guests! Montreal – Wednesday September 29, 2010 – The Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival is delighted to announce the line-up of guests for this year’s festival. The festival will take place on October 29, 30 and 31, 2010, at Concordia University’s J.A. de Sève Theater (1453… »

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Here’s the link to the new game by New Brunswick animation house, Loogaroo: SURGE. What do ya’ll… »

Produced mainly in Toronto’s Starz Animation facility, here’s the trailer for the upcoming Gnomeo and… »

September 28, 2010 3D Lighting & Rendering Artist Wanted Hatch Studios Ltd. is looking for a fulltime 3D lighting and rendering artist. The applicant should possess advanced experience lighting and rendering stylized and photorealistic environments, products, vehicles and characters. In addition, the applicant should have moderate compositing experience. A strong understanding of film & photographic… »

Press Relaease: Toronto, September 23, 2010 – The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) returns to the Vancouver International Film Festival (September 30 – October 15, 2010) with seven films, including features that spotlight local heroes Harry Jerome and David Suzuki, and a new short from acclaimed Vancouver animator Ann Marie Fleming. World Premiere From… »

Les Amis, by Olivier Brisson.  Producd during his studies at Cégep du Vieux Montréal. A breakneck film with a very Bande sensibility. Congratulations to Olivier on this very ambitious and well-executed… »

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Well, the word on the street has been confirmed, Bob Jaques, formerly a partner at Carbunkle Cartoons, is the new studio director at Mercury Filmworks in Ottawa. Here’s Bob’s very short bio from his blog: Hardcore Popeye cartoon and Fleischer fanatic. Animation producer, director, and co-owner of Carbunkle Cartoons. My partner Kelly Armstrong and I… »

‘Inking’ in Flash demo Here’s a demo video I recorded of myself inking a drawing in Flash CS3. I accidently exported the video in grayscale…oh well…. »

I’m just gonna copy this one.  Hopefully that’s cool with Bruce Erskine and the people at the Chronicle Herald.  Here’s the link back to the source though, for good measure. I’ve avoided talking too much about this, as I don’t want to incite panic, but let’s face it, things are dire on the east coast. … »

September 17, 2010 3D Generalist Summary: You will work with small team completing fully animated and completed shots for use in a television series. Primary Responsibilities: -Collaborate with the Animation Supervisor to meet the needs of the production. -Strong skills in all aspects of animation including modeling, texturing, lighting, rigging, layout, compositing and rendering. -Watch… »

September 17, 2010 Layout Supervisor, for a 3D video game inspired series show for teens. Requirements/Skills: Organize, prioritize and assign shots and tasks to your team and respond to various requests regarding work at various stages of completion Manage the workflow both in and out of your department Advise on layout problems before they happen… »

Running from September 16 – 25  (STARTING TODAY!), the Atlantic Film Festival is hitting its 30th year! Congrats to them. This year, the Animation category has quality films from France, Sweden, the UK and the USA. Again, in the spirit of pushing the homegrown, the AFF post series will highlight animation entries from Canada. If… »

The Scarf Carla Veldman, 2010 “A young boy’s world is forever changed when his aging grandmother comes to stay.“ Screening at: ViewFinders Shorts Director’s Bio (from her website): Carla Veldman is a stop-motion enthusiast and recent Sheridan graduate who enjoys the tactile and textural world of puppet animation. She continuously delights in bringing inanimate objects… »

Waseteg – Phyllis Grant 2010 “Waseteg is the story of a young Mi’gmaq girl who finds solace in nature and dreams of the stories she’s heard in the village. One of them is about the Mysterious Boy who lives across the river with his Grandmother. Waseteg creates a cape of bark, and through the healing… »

Not Over Easy Jordan Canning, 2010, 6 min. Screening at: Atlantic Shorts 3 “It’s a scrambled story of love and heartbreak, as a woman starts to fantasize about a second chance with her boyfriend after a forgotten refrigerated gift leaves her picturing them as a couple of eggs.” Director’s Bio (from their website): Born out of… »

Little Thunder Alan Syliboy, Nance Ackerman, 2009, 3 min. “This animated short inspired by the Mi’kmaq legend The Stone Canoe explores aboriginal humour. We follow Little Thunder as he reluctantly leaves his family and sets out on a cross-country canoe trip to become a man.” Screening at: Atlantic Shorts 5 Director’s Bio (from her website):… »

Flawed Andrea Dorfman, 2009, 12 min. “Combining colourful storyboards and lyrical narration, acclaimed filmmaker Andrea Dorfman reminisces about her own budding romance with a plastic surgeon. When his profession leads her to focus on her own perceived imperfections, Andrea is forced to confront feelings about both herself and her boyfriend’s job.” Screening at:CBC Atlantic Shorts… »

The Arctic Circle Kevin Parry, 2010, 4 min. “Starkly beautiful stop-motion animation highlights this tale of cold-hearted greed in the barren Arctic.” Screening at: Frame x Frame Director’s Website:… »

Agricola & Sarah Jason Levangie, Sydney Smith, 2010, 6 min. “Set to some haunting downtempo music by Gypsophilia, this arresting stop-motion animation tale tells of a man in search of love in a winding meadow and forest. When he finds it, it’s not quite what it seems.” Screening at: CBC Atlantic Shorts Gala Director’s Bios… »

Ode to a Post-it Note Jeff Chiba Stearns, 2010, 5 min. “Utilizing stop motion, classical and pixilation animation, this film tells the story of one little Post-it Note’s incredible journey of self-discovery as it attempts to find its father.” Screening at: Frame x Frame Director’s Bio (from his website): Jeff Chiba Stearns is an award-winning… »

The Sapporo Project Marie-Josée Saint Pierre, 2010, 5 min. “Award-winning filmmaker Marie-Josée Saint Pierre directs this beautifully animated and poetic homage to the work of acclaimed Japanese calligrapher Gazanbou Higuchi.” Screening at:Frame x Frame Director’s Bio (from her website): Marie-Josee Saint-Pierre was born in Murdochville, Québec, in 1978 and is a French Canadian filmmaker based… »

September 14, 2010 Summary: You will work with small team compositing aspects for use in a television series. Primary Responsibilities: -Collaborate with the CG Supervisor to meet the needs of the production. -Watch for render errors/ missing composite elements. Skills and Experience: -Visual sense of digital composites, good sense of camera and highly experienced with… »

September 14, 2010 3dsmax Animator Wanted: Hatch Studios Ltd. is looking for an experienced 3dsmax Animator available for contractual work. Advanced soft body and rigid body character and vehicle animation experience is necessary. Both stylized and realistic animation styles are important. Production experience is an asset. Applicant must be able to work in-studio. Please do… »

More from Mr Nick Cross: Animation process with video Okay, after intending to do this for ages, I finally took the time to document my steps in taking a scene from animatic through to finished cleaned up animation. I’ve recorded each stage as a video so hopefully you will be able to see the progression…. »

September 10, 2010 Guru studio, the award winning and internationally renowned animation facility in Toronto, is looking for a multi-talented CG artist to join the lighting team to work on visual FX for a Television series. The ideal candidate will exhibit a strong ability to solve creative problems under pressure, and use all tools available… »

Eleven in Motion: Abstract Expressions in Animation, exhibit of Painters Eleven art with eleven animated works inspired by the group. Toronto, ON September 7, 2010 ­ The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, in conjunction with the Toronto Animated Image Society, is pleased to present ELEVEN IN MOTION: Abstract Expressions in Animation, an exhibition that brings together two… »

After seeing how this short racked up 1,063,244 views on YouTube in just two and a half weeks, I just had to track down the collaborators of the gentle yet stalwart film ‘HOW TO BE ALONE’ (2010). It has obviously struck a chord and is filling a void for viewers. Not only that, but I… »

Here’s an old comic by Nick Cross. Oh,… »