Archive for the ‘ Professional Training ’ Category
May is almost upon us and it brings with it the third edition of the ELITE sessions. Presented by Centre NAD, these sessions taught by masters in video games, visual effects and animation will take place from May 21st to 31st. 13 master classes are already scheduled over the course of those two busy weeks. [ READ MORE ]
28 speakers, 12 master classes and 100 hours of training later, we can finally say “Mission accomplished!” Thanks to our collaborators and partners for making ELITE 2012 a resounding success. In 10 days, we received nearly twice as many participants as we did in 2011, bringing the total count to nearly 300. Special thanks to [ READ MORE ]
The ELITE convention is in full swing at Centre NAD right now. And that means that the first edition of Indie Camp is right around the corner! We’re happy to announce we have added Unity to our list of partners! They have agreed to present our end-of-day cocktail. If you have yet to register, here [ READ MORE ]
1. Please tell us about yourself. What is your career path? I’ve been making comics and graphic novels since 1984. I’m best known for my 1994 book Understanding Comics and its sequels, including 2006′s Making Comics which grew out of workshops like the one I’ll be giving at Centre NAD. I’ve lectured on comics and [ READ MORE ]
1. Please tell us about yourself. What is your career path? I was born in Roberval, Quebec, and grew up in the small town of Saint Félicien, dreaming of one day, being a comic book and special effects artist. At the age of 18, I moved to Oakville, Ontario, to study Classical Animation at Sheridan [ READ MORE ]
1. Please tell us about yourself. What is your career path? I think I’ve made my career choice at the age of 5 when I saw for the first time someone who was playing at Super Mario Bros. Later, it was only natural for me, since I come from a family of engineers, to study [ READ MORE ]
1. Please tell us about yourself. What is your career path? Both Nancy and I began our careers in entertainment (Film/TV/Media) and while in Hollywood producing and writing for the majors, purely out of a survival instinct I researched what makes any media product successful. And that soon extended to books, plays, video-games, and businesses [ READ MORE ]
1. Please tell us about yourself. What is your career path? I got into the Animation field because I love movies. I love storytelling. The thing I love about animation is that it’s pure creation. It’s breathing life into a character on screen that audiences connect with and root for. As an artist, I think [ READ MORE ]
1. Please tell us about yourself. What is your career path? David: I graduated from Collège Inter-Dec in 2000. Thought my interest in surfacing and lighting, it is as an animator at TVA International that my career started. After a few years at Montreal, this reached its peak with a job as lead animator on [ READ MORE ]
1. Please tell us about yourself. What is your career path? Being a child of the 80′s, I grew up watching many monster and horror films. Rick Baker, Rob Bottin, Stan Winston and other Make-Up FX gods were my idols. Most of all, I was influenced by the works of ILM, the company I’m working [ READ MORE ]
