Post by Garrett on Nov 29, 2004 20:31:11 GMT -8
Q: How do I prepare for Midpoint Review?
A: Go to some meetings they have at the school. Most of your question will be answered in Pre-Production. The focus of that class is to prepare you for your mid-point essentially.
Q: Do you have some examples of ANM/VFX MFA thesis presentations?
A: Here are a few, from many of the department disciplines:
Fall 06 Midpoint Reviews:
PRESENTATION:
Ellen Lin: live3.academyart.edu/p50239248/
Games Modeling MFA
PANEL QUESTIONS:
Dir. of Graduate ANM Program, Tom Bertino: 00:19 and 00:24:30
Dir. of Online ANM Program, Vince De Quattro: 00:25
PANEL DISCUSSION: (00:27 - 00:40)
OUTCOME: Conditional approval. Modified scope from five sub-projects to three sub-projects. Panel asked for a
written re-submission of thesis deliverables scope.
FINAL PANEL COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS:
Dir. of Graduate ANM Program, Tom Bertino: 00:42:00 - 00:46:00
Dir. of Online ANM Program, Vince De Quattro: 00:46 -
CONCERNS:
Instructor's private phone number mentioned in closing remarks.
Candidate's phone number displayed throughout in Connect session note popup.
PRESENTATION:
Harbinger: Skeleton Crew
Ellery Connell: live3.academyart.edu/p10035228/
Feature/Games Modeling
PANEL QUESTIONS:
Dir. of Online ANM Program, Vince De Quattro: 00:15:30 - 00:17, 00:24 (shot breakdown request)
Faculty Lead Tech. Dir., Dan Shumaker: 00:20
PANEL DISCUSSION: (00:35 - 00:49:30)
OUTCOME: Conditional approval. Modify scope from teaser/trailer with animation and effects to a straightforward
modeling thesis. Require shot breakdowns. Provide a minimum set of MFA deliverables: 2 environments, 1 ship and 1
organic creature, complete with UV sets/texture mapping.
FINAL PANEL COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS:
Dir. of Online ANM Program, Vince De Quattro: 00:50 - 00:55, 00:57 - 00:60 (gantt chart changes), 1:01 (course
recommendations) - 1:08 (wrap-up)
Faculty Lead Tech. Dir., Dan Shumaker: 00:55:00 - 00:57:00
CONCERNS:
Candidate fails to introduce himself and vita.
Failed to include resume with production materials.
Audio on candidate's side is faint in spots.
Shot-breakdowns are not included.
PRESENTATION:
Warren Avila: live3.academyart.edu/p70612286/
Feature Modeling
PANEL QUESTIONS:
Dir. of Graduate ANM Program, Tom Bertino: 0:21:00 (scope of deliverables)
Dir. of Online ANM Program, Vince De Quattro: 0:22:30 (clarification of presented deliverables)
Faculty Lead, Pre-Production: Scott Leberecht:
PANEL DISCUSSION: (00:23 - 00:32)
OUTCOME: Conditional approval. Requested student to create creature design turnarounds and concept
development art.
FINAL PANEL COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS:
Dir. of Graduate ANM Program, Tom Bertino: 0:32:00 - 00:36:00 (request for concept designs) 00:40 (candidate
concerns about work quality)
Dir. of Online ANM Program, Vince De Quattro: 00:36:00 - 00:37:00 (commentary) 00:41 (candidate concerns about
work quality and industry placement)
Pre-Production Lead Faculty: Scott Leberecht: 00:42
CONCERNS:
Audio on candidate's side is faint/ thready in spots.
Candidate's personal contact info displayed at 00:21
PRESENTATION:
Kyle Hopkins: live3.academyart.edu/p46418866/
VFX
PANEL QUESTIONS:
Dir. of Undergraduate ANM Program, Chris Armstrong: 00:24 (course load per semester)
Dir. of Online ANM Program, Vince De Quattro: 00:08 (animator role vs. td), 00:23:30 (vfx breakdown request)
PANEL DISCUSSION: (00:25 - 00:32)
OUTCOME: Conditional approval. Request shot breakdowns from candidate.
FINAL PANEL COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS:
Dir. of Graduate ANM Program, Tom Bertino: 00:34 (concerns with scope)
Dir. of Undergraduate ANM Program, Chris Armstrong: 00:35 (how many classes left)
Dir. of Online ANM Program, Vince De Quattro: 00:36 (request for directed study session, conditional re-submission
requirement)
CONCERNS:
Candidate phone number in note pop-up.
Projector issues at 00:03
Funny faculty commentary: 07:00 (Bertino/De Quattro) 32:00 (Bertino/De Quattro)
PRESENTATION:
Brian Mosley: live3.academyart.edu/p19016126/
3D Animation
PANEL QUESTIONS:
Dir. of Undergraduate ANM Program, Chris Armstrong: 00:24:30 (working full time?)
Dir. of Online ANM Program, Vince De Quattro: 00:25:30 (rigging timeline accurate? texture mapping?)
PANEL DISCUSSION: (00:27 - 00:34)
OUTCOME: Conditional approval: dependent on character re-design (especially the kid) and shot breakdown
submission.
FINAL PANEL COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS:
Dir. of Online ANM Program, Vince De Quattro: 00:35 (re-design characters) 00:38 (focus on track, get collaborative
help in related areas) 00:42 (facial shape animation) 00:43 (shot breakdown request)
Dir. of Undergraduate ANM Program, Chris Armstrong: 00:36 (char re-design for more appeal, toon-shading issues,
lock-offs, holds) 00:38 (copyright/trademark issues)
CONCERNS:
Audio on candidate's side is faint/ thready in spots.
PRESENTATION:
Richard Clawson: live3.academyart.edu/p90065629/
3D Animation
PANEL QUESTIONS:
Dir. of Undergraduate ANM Program, Chris Armstrong 00:20-00:22:42 (re-cap story) 00:23 (why one shot?) 00:25
(melting ice cream?) 00:26 (why not use the hat vs. umbrella?)
Assoc. Dir. Games ANM Program, Todd Robinson 00:24 (facial shapes?) 00:27 (how will he visually present multiple
flavors?)
Faculty Lead Composting, Catherine Tate - none
PANEL DISCUSSION: (00:28 - 00:34:20)
OUTCOME: Conditional approval: pending re-cut of single shot to traditional multiple shots, new cinematic
animatic,
FINAL PANEL COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS:
Dir. of Undergraduate ANM Program, Chris Armstrong: 00:35 - 00:37 (re-cut single shot to traditional use of multiple
cameras, close-ups, POVS and reaction shots) 00:41 - 00:48 (rendering issues) 00:44 (using traditional storyboard
methods vs. CG animatics)
Faculty Lead Composting, Catherine Tate - 00:42 (use of compositing)
NOTABLES:
Gantt Chart: 00:13:12 - 00:14
Good overview of thesis design, story concept and planning.
CONCERNS:
Technical issues encountered during demo reel review 00:16:30 - 00:18
Summer 07 Midpoint Reviews:
(used for third week discussion)
PRESENTATION:
Scott Becker: live3.academyart.edu/p31093533/
VFX
PANEL QUESTIONS:
Dir. of Graduate ANM Program, Tom Bertino: 00:30:30 (cinematic style?) 00:32 (piaf vs. dietrich?)
Dir. of Online ANM Program, Vince De Quattro: 00:36 (clarification of candidate's process)
Faculty Lead Composting, Catherine Tate: 00:34 (lighting schedule too short?)
PANEL DISCUSSION: (00:40 - 00:51)
OUTCOME: Conditional approval pending re-submission of shot breakdown spreadsheet.
FINAL PANEL COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS:
None.
NOTABLES:
Gantt Chart: (00:16 - 00:17)
Behind the panel discussion process: (00:40 - 00:50)
Use as exemplary presentation.
CONCERNS:
None.
PRESENTATION: (week 5)
Nick Jushchyshyn: live3.academyart.edu/p35463970/ and live3.academyart.edu/p53375761/
VFX
PANEL QUESTIONS:
Dir. of Graduate ANM Program, Tom Bertino: 00:28 (animatic?)
Dir. of Online ANM Program, Vince De Quattro: none
Faculty Lead Composting, Catherine Tate: 00:29 (design of plane and assets for shoot?)
PANEL DISCUSSION: (split)
OUTCOME: Approval.
FINAL PANEL COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS:
Dir. of Graduate ANM Program, Tom Bertino: 00:01 (part two) Request for animatic.
Faculty Lead Composting, Catherine Tate: 00:03 Concerned about lack of design of shots. Candidate clarifies VFX
role vs. modeling role.
NOTABLE:
Gantt Chart: (00:20 - 00:22)
Use as exemplary presentation.
Funny: Cone of silence reference 00:30 De Quattro
Funny: "Don’t let me down," 00:05 De Quattro/Bertino
CONCERNS :
None.
PRESENTATION:
Marc Soehl: live3.academyart.edu/p27883212/ and live3.academyart.edu/p12441668/
3D Animation
PANEL QUESTIONS:
Dir. of Graduate ANM Program, Tom Bertino: 12:00 (animatic?) 33:00 (look?)
Dir. of Online ANM Program, Vince De Quattro: 10:53 (pre-pro teacher?) 13:00 (demo reel) 38:00 (resume?)
Faculty Lead Composting, Catherine Tate: 10:00 (length) 36:00 (pixar vs. ilm) 37:00 (sole producer?)
PANEL DISCUSSION: (split)
OUTCOME: Conditional approval: reduce project length to 00:02:00, number of characters? Scope of project vis a
vis lighting/modeling/etc. Need animatic, new breakdown and timeline..
FINAL PANEL COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS:
Dir. of Graduate ANM Program, Tom Bertino: 05:00 (reduce scope) 05:00 (animatic) 05:50 (breakdowns)
Dir. of Online ANM Program, Vince De Quattro: 00:30 (reduce scope) 04:00 (tips)
Faculty Lead Composting, Catherine Tate: none.
NOTABLE:
Gantt Chart: (17:30 --18:30)
Storyboards: (22:00 – 34:00)
CONCERNS:
Long!
PRESENTATION:
Chad Josewski: live3.academyart.edu/p94019825/
Modeler
PANEL QUESTIONS:
Dir. of Graduate ANM Program, Tom Bertino:
Dir. of Online ANM Program, Vince De Quattro:
Faculty Modeling, Stewart Lew
PANEL DISCUSSION: (00:29 – 00:45)
OUTCOME: Conditional approval?
FINAL PANEL COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS:
NOTABLE:
CONCERNS:
No audio!
PRESENTATION:
Sharon Johnson: live3.academyart.edu/p49885412/
VFX
PANEL QUESTIONS:
Dir. of Online ANM Program, Vince De Quattro: 13:30 role? (td vs. compositor)
Faculty Lead Composting, Catherine Tate: 15:00 shoot schedule?
Dir. of Graduate ANM Program, Tom Bertino: none.
Faculty Modeling, Stewart Lew: none.
PANEL DISCUSSION: (17:00-39:00)
OUTCOME: Conditional approval: re-submit specific deliverables, shot-breakdowns and animatic.
FINAL PANEL COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS:
Dir. of Online ANM Program, Vince De Quattro: (41:00 shot breakdowns)
Dir. of Graduate ANM Program, Tom Bertino: (39:00 re-submission for approval)
NOTABLE:
Gantt Chart: (11:15 – 11:30)
Fast!
CONCERNS:
Candidate lighting is poor.
PRESENTATION:
(Week 6)
Melanie Kay: live3.academyart.edu/p48305254/ and live3.academyart.edu/p80928516/
VFX
PANEL QUESTIONS:
Dir. of Online ANM Program, Vince De Quattro: 11:00 have camera/gs stage?
Dir. of Graduate ANM Program, Tom Bertino: 15:00 animatic?
Dir. of Undergraduate ANM Program, Chris Armstrong: 19:00 which camera? total shots? part of a larger piece?
PANEL DISCUSSION: (split)
OUTCOME: Conditional approval: need shot breakdowns and rough animatic, concept art.
FINAL PANEL COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS:
Dir. of Online ANM Program, Vince De Quattro: 0:00 require shot breakdowns, 00:03 need more courses, 05:00 get
more dynamics reference
Dir. of Graduate ANM Program, Tom Bertino:
Dir. of Undergraduate ANM Program, Chris Armstrong: 0:01 require animatics, 00:06 shoot more than the gs
footage?
NOTABLE:
No Gantt chart.
Fast!
Demo reel: (13:30 - 18:30)
Candidate talks about her artistic muse at 0:09 of second recording.
CONCERNS:
PRESENTATION:
Jasper Baltzersen: live3.academyart.edu/p82738697/
VFX
PANEL QUESTIONS:
Dir. of Graduate ANM Program, Tom Bertino:
Dir. of Online ANM Program, Vince De Quattro:
Faculty Lead Composting, Catherine Tate:
PANEL DISCUSSION: (00:31 - 00:35)
OUTCOME: Approved.
FINAL PANEL COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS:
NOTABLE:
Includes demo reel example.
CONCERNS:
No audio!
PRESENTATION: (week 4)
Morgan Owens: live3.academyart.edu/p33573781/
2D Animation
PANEL QUESTIONS:
Dir. of 2D ANM Program, Sherrie Sinclair: 00:22 animation disc? scene breakdown? 00:31 come to SF?
Dir. of Online ANM Program, Vince De Quattro: 00:28 suggests flash process/tablet process to streamline timeline,
00:32 future position?
PANEL DISCUSSION: (00:40 - 00:49)
OUTCOME: Approved.
FINAL PANEL COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS:
Dir. of 2D ANM Program, Sherrie Sinclair: 00:50 short film vs. trailer? viz dev? polish character sketches?
Dir. of Online ANM Program, Vince De Quattro: 00:52 trad 1?
NOTABLE:
Great pre-production!
Gantt Chart: 12:30 - 13:30
CONCERNS:
None.
Fall 07 Final Reviews:
Ellen Lin: live3.academyart.edu/p94026025/
Spring 08 Final Reviews:
Donovan Douglas: live3.academyart.edu/p19798068/
Thomas Cecil: live3.academyart.edu/p70324121/
Spring 08 Midpoint Reviews:
PRESENTATION: (week 4)
Sean Brown: live3.academyart.edu/p52716161/ and live3.academyart.edu/p33344224/
3D Animation
PANEL QUESTIONS:
Graduate Director ANM/VFX Program, Tom Bertino:
Assoc. Director of Games, Todd Robinson:
PANEL DISCUSSION: (00:40 - 00:49)
OUTCOME: Approved.
FINAL PANEL COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS:
Graduate Director ANM/VFX Program, Tom Bertino
Assoc. Director of Games, Todd Robinson:
NOTABLE:
CONCERNS:
None.
Spring 08 Midpoint Reviews:
Robert Appleton: live3.academyart.edu/p14032293/ and live3.academyart.edu/p87359625/
Robert Deaver: live3.academyart.edu/p92571147/
Paul Naas: live3.academyart.edu/p54846374/
Michael Shaun Riffle - live3.academyart.edu/p60178305/
Fall 08 Midpoint Reviews:
James Warner - live3.academyart.edu/p65858873/
Michael Sheyahshe - live3.academyart.edu/p40366324/
Diego Velasquez - live3.academyart.edu/p92761166/
Fall 08 Final Reviews:
Brian Mosley: live3.academyart.edu/p17023990/
Thomas Cecil: live3.academyart.edu/p54563477/
Warren Avila:
Part 1: live3.academyart.edu/p16108631/
Part 2: live3.academyart.edu/p20039024/
Marc-Andrew Soehl:
Part 1: live3.academyart.edu/p13918412/
Part 2: live3.academyart.edu/p41872208/
ANM PRESENTATION: live4.academyart.edu/p87043929/
A: Go to some meetings they have at the school. Most of your question will be answered in Pre-Production. The focus of that class is to prepare you for your mid-point essentially.
Q: Do you have some examples of ANM/VFX MFA thesis presentations?
A: Here are a few, from many of the department disciplines:
Fall 06 Midpoint Reviews:
PRESENTATION:
Ellen Lin: live3.academyart.edu/p50239248/
Games Modeling MFA
PANEL QUESTIONS:
Dir. of Graduate ANM Program, Tom Bertino: 00:19 and 00:24:30
Dir. of Online ANM Program, Vince De Quattro: 00:25
PANEL DISCUSSION: (00:27 - 00:40)
OUTCOME: Conditional approval. Modified scope from five sub-projects to three sub-projects. Panel asked for a
written re-submission of thesis deliverables scope.
FINAL PANEL COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS:
Dir. of Graduate ANM Program, Tom Bertino: 00:42:00 - 00:46:00
Dir. of Online ANM Program, Vince De Quattro: 00:46 -
CONCERNS:
Instructor's private phone number mentioned in closing remarks.
Candidate's phone number displayed throughout in Connect session note popup.
PRESENTATION:
Harbinger: Skeleton Crew
Ellery Connell: live3.academyart.edu/p10035228/
Feature/Games Modeling
PANEL QUESTIONS:
Dir. of Online ANM Program, Vince De Quattro: 00:15:30 - 00:17, 00:24 (shot breakdown request)
Faculty Lead Tech. Dir., Dan Shumaker: 00:20
PANEL DISCUSSION: (00:35 - 00:49:30)
OUTCOME: Conditional approval. Modify scope from teaser/trailer with animation and effects to a straightforward
modeling thesis. Require shot breakdowns. Provide a minimum set of MFA deliverables: 2 environments, 1 ship and 1
organic creature, complete with UV sets/texture mapping.
FINAL PANEL COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS:
Dir. of Online ANM Program, Vince De Quattro: 00:50 - 00:55, 00:57 - 00:60 (gantt chart changes), 1:01 (course
recommendations) - 1:08 (wrap-up)
Faculty Lead Tech. Dir., Dan Shumaker: 00:55:00 - 00:57:00
CONCERNS:
Candidate fails to introduce himself and vita.
Failed to include resume with production materials.
Audio on candidate's side is faint in spots.
Shot-breakdowns are not included.
PRESENTATION:
Warren Avila: live3.academyart.edu/p70612286/
Feature Modeling
PANEL QUESTIONS:
Dir. of Graduate ANM Program, Tom Bertino: 0:21:00 (scope of deliverables)
Dir. of Online ANM Program, Vince De Quattro: 0:22:30 (clarification of presented deliverables)
Faculty Lead, Pre-Production: Scott Leberecht:
PANEL DISCUSSION: (00:23 - 00:32)
OUTCOME: Conditional approval. Requested student to create creature design turnarounds and concept
development art.
FINAL PANEL COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS:
Dir. of Graduate ANM Program, Tom Bertino: 0:32:00 - 00:36:00 (request for concept designs) 00:40 (candidate
concerns about work quality)
Dir. of Online ANM Program, Vince De Quattro: 00:36:00 - 00:37:00 (commentary) 00:41 (candidate concerns about
work quality and industry placement)
Pre-Production Lead Faculty: Scott Leberecht: 00:42
CONCERNS:
Audio on candidate's side is faint/ thready in spots.
Candidate's personal contact info displayed at 00:21
PRESENTATION:
Kyle Hopkins: live3.academyart.edu/p46418866/
VFX
PANEL QUESTIONS:
Dir. of Undergraduate ANM Program, Chris Armstrong: 00:24 (course load per semester)
Dir. of Online ANM Program, Vince De Quattro: 00:08 (animator role vs. td), 00:23:30 (vfx breakdown request)
PANEL DISCUSSION: (00:25 - 00:32)
OUTCOME: Conditional approval. Request shot breakdowns from candidate.
FINAL PANEL COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS:
Dir. of Graduate ANM Program, Tom Bertino: 00:34 (concerns with scope)
Dir. of Undergraduate ANM Program, Chris Armstrong: 00:35 (how many classes left)
Dir. of Online ANM Program, Vince De Quattro: 00:36 (request for directed study session, conditional re-submission
requirement)
CONCERNS:
Candidate phone number in note pop-up.
Projector issues at 00:03
Funny faculty commentary: 07:00 (Bertino/De Quattro) 32:00 (Bertino/De Quattro)
PRESENTATION:
Brian Mosley: live3.academyart.edu/p19016126/
3D Animation
PANEL QUESTIONS:
Dir. of Undergraduate ANM Program, Chris Armstrong: 00:24:30 (working full time?)
Dir. of Online ANM Program, Vince De Quattro: 00:25:30 (rigging timeline accurate? texture mapping?)
PANEL DISCUSSION: (00:27 - 00:34)
OUTCOME: Conditional approval: dependent on character re-design (especially the kid) and shot breakdown
submission.
FINAL PANEL COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS:
Dir. of Online ANM Program, Vince De Quattro: 00:35 (re-design characters) 00:38 (focus on track, get collaborative
help in related areas) 00:42 (facial shape animation) 00:43 (shot breakdown request)
Dir. of Undergraduate ANM Program, Chris Armstrong: 00:36 (char re-design for more appeal, toon-shading issues,
lock-offs, holds) 00:38 (copyright/trademark issues)
CONCERNS:
Audio on candidate's side is faint/ thready in spots.
PRESENTATION:
Richard Clawson: live3.academyart.edu/p90065629/
3D Animation
PANEL QUESTIONS:
Dir. of Undergraduate ANM Program, Chris Armstrong 00:20-00:22:42 (re-cap story) 00:23 (why one shot?) 00:25
(melting ice cream?) 00:26 (why not use the hat vs. umbrella?)
Assoc. Dir. Games ANM Program, Todd Robinson 00:24 (facial shapes?) 00:27 (how will he visually present multiple
flavors?)
Faculty Lead Composting, Catherine Tate - none
PANEL DISCUSSION: (00:28 - 00:34:20)
OUTCOME: Conditional approval: pending re-cut of single shot to traditional multiple shots, new cinematic
animatic,
FINAL PANEL COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS:
Dir. of Undergraduate ANM Program, Chris Armstrong: 00:35 - 00:37 (re-cut single shot to traditional use of multiple
cameras, close-ups, POVS and reaction shots) 00:41 - 00:48 (rendering issues) 00:44 (using traditional storyboard
methods vs. CG animatics)
Faculty Lead Composting, Catherine Tate - 00:42 (use of compositing)
NOTABLES:
Gantt Chart: 00:13:12 - 00:14
Good overview of thesis design, story concept and planning.
CONCERNS:
Technical issues encountered during demo reel review 00:16:30 - 00:18
Summer 07 Midpoint Reviews:
(used for third week discussion)
PRESENTATION:
Scott Becker: live3.academyart.edu/p31093533/
VFX
PANEL QUESTIONS:
Dir. of Graduate ANM Program, Tom Bertino: 00:30:30 (cinematic style?) 00:32 (piaf vs. dietrich?)
Dir. of Online ANM Program, Vince De Quattro: 00:36 (clarification of candidate's process)
Faculty Lead Composting, Catherine Tate: 00:34 (lighting schedule too short?)
PANEL DISCUSSION: (00:40 - 00:51)
OUTCOME: Conditional approval pending re-submission of shot breakdown spreadsheet.
FINAL PANEL COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS:
None.
NOTABLES:
Gantt Chart: (00:16 - 00:17)
Behind the panel discussion process: (00:40 - 00:50)
Use as exemplary presentation.
CONCERNS:
None.
PRESENTATION: (week 5)
Nick Jushchyshyn: live3.academyart.edu/p35463970/ and live3.academyart.edu/p53375761/
VFX
PANEL QUESTIONS:
Dir. of Graduate ANM Program, Tom Bertino: 00:28 (animatic?)
Dir. of Online ANM Program, Vince De Quattro: none
Faculty Lead Composting, Catherine Tate: 00:29 (design of plane and assets for shoot?)
PANEL DISCUSSION: (split)
OUTCOME: Approval.
FINAL PANEL COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS:
Dir. of Graduate ANM Program, Tom Bertino: 00:01 (part two) Request for animatic.
Faculty Lead Composting, Catherine Tate: 00:03 Concerned about lack of design of shots. Candidate clarifies VFX
role vs. modeling role.
NOTABLE:
Gantt Chart: (00:20 - 00:22)
Use as exemplary presentation.
Funny: Cone of silence reference 00:30 De Quattro
Funny: "Don’t let me down," 00:05 De Quattro/Bertino
CONCERNS :
None.
PRESENTATION:
Marc Soehl: live3.academyart.edu/p27883212/ and live3.academyart.edu/p12441668/
3D Animation
PANEL QUESTIONS:
Dir. of Graduate ANM Program, Tom Bertino: 12:00 (animatic?) 33:00 (look?)
Dir. of Online ANM Program, Vince De Quattro: 10:53 (pre-pro teacher?) 13:00 (demo reel) 38:00 (resume?)
Faculty Lead Composting, Catherine Tate: 10:00 (length) 36:00 (pixar vs. ilm) 37:00 (sole producer?)
PANEL DISCUSSION: (split)
OUTCOME: Conditional approval: reduce project length to 00:02:00, number of characters? Scope of project vis a
vis lighting/modeling/etc. Need animatic, new breakdown and timeline..
FINAL PANEL COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS:
Dir. of Graduate ANM Program, Tom Bertino: 05:00 (reduce scope) 05:00 (animatic) 05:50 (breakdowns)
Dir. of Online ANM Program, Vince De Quattro: 00:30 (reduce scope) 04:00 (tips)
Faculty Lead Composting, Catherine Tate: none.
NOTABLE:
Gantt Chart: (17:30 --18:30)
Storyboards: (22:00 – 34:00)
CONCERNS:
Long!
PRESENTATION:
Chad Josewski: live3.academyart.edu/p94019825/
Modeler
PANEL QUESTIONS:
Dir. of Graduate ANM Program, Tom Bertino:
Dir. of Online ANM Program, Vince De Quattro:
Faculty Modeling, Stewart Lew
PANEL DISCUSSION: (00:29 – 00:45)
OUTCOME: Conditional approval?
FINAL PANEL COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS:
NOTABLE:
CONCERNS:
No audio!
PRESENTATION:
Sharon Johnson: live3.academyart.edu/p49885412/
VFX
PANEL QUESTIONS:
Dir. of Online ANM Program, Vince De Quattro: 13:30 role? (td vs. compositor)
Faculty Lead Composting, Catherine Tate: 15:00 shoot schedule?
Dir. of Graduate ANM Program, Tom Bertino: none.
Faculty Modeling, Stewart Lew: none.
PANEL DISCUSSION: (17:00-39:00)
OUTCOME: Conditional approval: re-submit specific deliverables, shot-breakdowns and animatic.
FINAL PANEL COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS:
Dir. of Online ANM Program, Vince De Quattro: (41:00 shot breakdowns)
Dir. of Graduate ANM Program, Tom Bertino: (39:00 re-submission for approval)
NOTABLE:
Gantt Chart: (11:15 – 11:30)
Fast!
CONCERNS:
Candidate lighting is poor.
PRESENTATION:
(Week 6)
Melanie Kay: live3.academyart.edu/p48305254/ and live3.academyart.edu/p80928516/
VFX
PANEL QUESTIONS:
Dir. of Online ANM Program, Vince De Quattro: 11:00 have camera/gs stage?
Dir. of Graduate ANM Program, Tom Bertino: 15:00 animatic?
Dir. of Undergraduate ANM Program, Chris Armstrong: 19:00 which camera? total shots? part of a larger piece?
PANEL DISCUSSION: (split)
OUTCOME: Conditional approval: need shot breakdowns and rough animatic, concept art.
FINAL PANEL COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS:
Dir. of Online ANM Program, Vince De Quattro: 0:00 require shot breakdowns, 00:03 need more courses, 05:00 get
more dynamics reference
Dir. of Graduate ANM Program, Tom Bertino:
Dir. of Undergraduate ANM Program, Chris Armstrong: 0:01 require animatics, 00:06 shoot more than the gs
footage?
NOTABLE:
No Gantt chart.
Fast!
Demo reel: (13:30 - 18:30)
Candidate talks about her artistic muse at 0:09 of second recording.
CONCERNS:
PRESENTATION:
Jasper Baltzersen: live3.academyart.edu/p82738697/
VFX
PANEL QUESTIONS:
Dir. of Graduate ANM Program, Tom Bertino:
Dir. of Online ANM Program, Vince De Quattro:
Faculty Lead Composting, Catherine Tate:
PANEL DISCUSSION: (00:31 - 00:35)
OUTCOME: Approved.
FINAL PANEL COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS:
NOTABLE:
Includes demo reel example.
CONCERNS:
No audio!
PRESENTATION: (week 4)
Morgan Owens: live3.academyart.edu/p33573781/
2D Animation
PANEL QUESTIONS:
Dir. of 2D ANM Program, Sherrie Sinclair: 00:22 animation disc? scene breakdown? 00:31 come to SF?
Dir. of Online ANM Program, Vince De Quattro: 00:28 suggests flash process/tablet process to streamline timeline,
00:32 future position?
PANEL DISCUSSION: (00:40 - 00:49)
OUTCOME: Approved.
FINAL PANEL COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS:
Dir. of 2D ANM Program, Sherrie Sinclair: 00:50 short film vs. trailer? viz dev? polish character sketches?
Dir. of Online ANM Program, Vince De Quattro: 00:52 trad 1?
NOTABLE:
Great pre-production!
Gantt Chart: 12:30 - 13:30
CONCERNS:
None.
Fall 07 Final Reviews:
Ellen Lin: live3.academyart.edu/p94026025/
Spring 08 Final Reviews:
Donovan Douglas: live3.academyart.edu/p19798068/
Thomas Cecil: live3.academyart.edu/p70324121/
Spring 08 Midpoint Reviews:
PRESENTATION: (week 4)
Sean Brown: live3.academyart.edu/p52716161/ and live3.academyart.edu/p33344224/
3D Animation
PANEL QUESTIONS:
Graduate Director ANM/VFX Program, Tom Bertino:
Assoc. Director of Games, Todd Robinson:
PANEL DISCUSSION: (00:40 - 00:49)
OUTCOME: Approved.
FINAL PANEL COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS:
Graduate Director ANM/VFX Program, Tom Bertino
Assoc. Director of Games, Todd Robinson:
NOTABLE:
CONCERNS:
None.
Spring 08 Midpoint Reviews:
Robert Appleton: live3.academyart.edu/p14032293/ and live3.academyart.edu/p87359625/
Robert Deaver: live3.academyart.edu/p92571147/
Paul Naas: live3.academyart.edu/p54846374/
Michael Shaun Riffle - live3.academyart.edu/p60178305/
Fall 08 Midpoint Reviews:
James Warner - live3.academyart.edu/p65858873/
Michael Sheyahshe - live3.academyart.edu/p40366324/
Diego Velasquez - live3.academyart.edu/p92761166/
Fall 08 Final Reviews:
Brian Mosley: live3.academyart.edu/p17023990/
Thomas Cecil: live3.academyart.edu/p54563477/
Warren Avila:
Part 1: live3.academyart.edu/p16108631/
Part 2: live3.academyart.edu/p20039024/
Marc-Andrew Soehl:
Part 1: live3.academyart.edu/p13918412/
Part 2: live3.academyart.edu/p41872208/
ANM PRESENTATION: live4.academyart.edu/p87043929/