Tag: animation
Project Expectations: For this project students will: – learn how to create and manage a small scale Multi-Media project while working in a much larger production company, – share ideas, brainstorm, research, collect reference, develop…
Registration opens soon for Sisler High School’s IDM “Mani-Jam” (Manitoba Animation Jam Session) Mani-Jam (Manitoba Animation Jam) 2017 – March 6-7, 2017 Special guest: Disney’s Trent Correy What is the MAniJam? MAniJam (Manitoba Animation Jam…
Project Expectations: For this project students will: – learn how to create and manage a small scale Multi-Media project while working in a much larger production company, – share ideas, brainstorm, research, collect reference, develop…
Project Expectations: For this project students will: – learn how to create and manage a small scale Multi-Media project while working in a much larger production company, – share ideas, brainstorm, research, collect reference, develop…
Thank you VFS & Jennifer Mackie for connecting with Sisler IDM yet again! Thanks for the advice, the dedication to education and inspiration During this 45 minute presentation today, we explored Jen’s pro work and learned about…
Jennifer Mackie has worked for many years in animation cinematography, most notably as Camera and Staging Lead at Pixar Canada. With a passion for cinematography, editing, and storytelling, Jen has been transferrign her experience into…
Visit Redwood Studio 57 to register for Chris Darnbrough’s Character Concept Design Workshop Workshop Information: September 29th Sisler’s Redwood Studio 57 Learn how the Creative Industry create & develop character design concepts. This Hands-on workshop will begin with…
How to draw Superheroes with Derek Brueckner – March 14 Workshop Times: 9:00 am – 10:00 am CDT & 12:55 pm – 1:55 am CDT Google Hangout: Invite will be sent out at 8:30 am. How to Participate: Email…
If you have graduated (or are graduating) from high school? Are you interested in a career? Are you under the age of 21? Sisler High School offers options for pros-grad students interested in Interactive Digital…
Elective Course Registration begins on March 3rd, 2016 Hey students, On March 3rd, students will be expected to register their course selections for the 2016-17 school year. Register early to secure your spot in IDM, ICT,…
Thanks to the best group of students ever! Hope you enjoyed our new approach to Digital Voices. It has been a blast watching you develop media projects over the past 5 months. I have learned…
Congratulations VFS on being named the #1 Animation school! We are so lucky to have you as a partner in Education! “If you want the best chances of making it deep in the animation industry…
ANIMATION WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION Analyze Jen’s professional work and learn about her impressive career path. By the end of this workshop you will: • Gain insight into feature animation techniques and practices • Dissect the decision-making process in…
Take a look at the following three workshops coming up. Time to do some research, prepare and develop questions. Save your questions and than submit in the google form below. Loading… JENNIFER MACKIE December 16th,…
For our final day of workshops Brett and Francois took some time to answer questions students had about VFS, the animation industry and improving as an artist. Brett and Francois talked about reading classical literature…
In the final workshop, Francois went over completing and refining their bike models in maya. He showed students the further uses of the extrude tool and how to refine shapes using edge loop tool as…
In our final day of workshops Brett walked the second group of students through animating their walk cycle. He went over the intricacies of the graphic designer and how that can be used to smooth…
Brett put on a presentation about animation and how it has evolved over the years. He also emphasized 2D animation specifically. He went over his portfolio and the various shows he’s worked on in his…
Today in our workshops the students who were part of the modeling workshop moved on to work on the walk cycle. Brett taught them the basics of setting keys and positioning your model for each…
Today in the modeling workshop students who participated in the walk cycle workshop moved on to work on the modeling workshop. Francois walked them through creating basic polygon shapes and how to manipulate them into…
After the workshops today, Brett and Francois had a Q&A session with all the students. They talked about working in the industry, working freelance and what their first jobs were. They also covered a variety…
In the Modeling workshop this morning Francois continued to give to instruct the students on modeling in Maya by creating a bike. He went over using more of the modeling tools in Maya and how they can…
In the Walk Cycle workshop this morning Brett continued to instruct the students on animating in Maya by creating a walk cycle. He went over using the graph editor and emphasizing the importance of using…
Today students got the opportunity to learn the basics of animating a walk cycle in Maya. VFS Instructor, Brett Vanderkist, went over the proper position of the arms and legs for a 3D walk cycle. We…