From the site:
Blue Sand Studios need AE/Cinema 4D animator and designer to work on 2 music videos we have shot recently on Red
You will be working closely with the director and the VFX/Post Production supervisor to insure best quietly. Must have an online reel
Must have his own MAC station and decent internet connection and some knowledge of FTP but not necessary. Please send us your rate and reel.
http://www.bluesandstudios.com
Apply to:Â Kimo
You can find out more here.
A reader posted this in the comments of my post yesterday about a Cintiq alternative and I felt it too needed it’s own post. Cregle Inc has come up with  away to turn your iMac, iPad or MacBook Pro into a more or less what is a Cintiq. For small change!
The whole process works by putting calibration discs on the edges of your monitor and having it sync with the included pen. It’s actually pretty damn ingenious if you ask me. It seems the reason it works on the iPad, iMac and MacBook Pro is mostly because they all have glass over their lcds whereas not all monitors do. If i press my monitor it has a squishy feel to it and you get some liquid spreading out from under my finger. I can see my monitor breaking quickly. the iMacs have glass over that part though and so do the iPads and MacBook Pros so it seems it would probably work on anything that has glass on it. Anyway, check the link out below. I hope it gets funded because it could change the way we do business.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ipen/ipen-2-for-ipad-imac-and-more?ref=live
One of the things prevalent in today’s animation industry is the ramant digital takeover. It’s everywhere and only a short-sighted artist can dodge it. Pencils, paper and erasers have given way to digital screens and styli. Many in our industry do not like it and yet, we really have no choice but to either embrace it or get out of the way for those who do. If you read this site’s posts with any regularity, one thing stands out more than the rest; in the fact that while many of us artists work on money making juggernauts of humor and fun, not many of us make a lot of money doing it. Most artists are not rich and shelling out over two grand for a piece of equipment is not easy.
Well, I came across a post by an talented artist named Luc Latulippe who brought my attention to an new device called the Yiynova MSP19U Tablet Monitor
This in turn was from another Tumblr site of another talented artist named Ray Frenden who bought one and reviews it. Apparently he loves it even tohugh it does not have the extra buttons on the Cintiq. Whatever, for around $500 bucks it’s a steal and you really can’t beat it.
Ray has an Amazon store set up where you can buy the Yiynova but it seems to be out of stock now. I’m sure that’s because his site has gotten 35,000+ hits since he posted. It’ll come back. If you buy one let us know!
http://www.yiynova.com/en/proddetails.php?proid=1&clsid=1&fid=1
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Nickelodeon is doing another shorts program! A number of great shows have come out of ther shorts programs; Fairly Odd Parents, Fanboy and Chum Chum and Adventure Time to name a few.
According to the site:
Animated shorts must be: comedic, character driven, and have kid appeal. We look for ideas that feature an original, funny lead character – with about 2 or 3 characters in total. Be prepared to show either through designs, thumbnail storyboards or script, how funny and unique your characters are.
You can read more about the Nickelodeon Shorts program at the link below.
http://signup.viacom.com/NickShortsPitches/NickShortsPitchSubmission.aspx
From the Mandy.com site:
 We are looking to hire/collaborate with an animator or animation team for our upcoming animated feature film, Icky an American Dog Story. We have a great cast and concept/story and need a solid animation team to work with.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2364816/ All interested people or parties should send us examples of their work and credentials (CV). DO NOT APPLY UNLESS YOU HAVE APPROPRIATE EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS. You should have a few shorts and/or feature film experience. We are offering upfront payment/deferred and some ownership in the project. Thank you! |
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You can find out more here: http://mandy.com/1/jobs3.cfm?v=51304246
DreamWorks is looking for someone to be:Â “Responsible for creating loop-able motion segments for secondary characters.”
This from their job site.
You can find more out here.
http://careers.dreamworksanimation.com/jobs_detail.php?id=13074&location=&semester=
As usual, we are not affiliated with DreamWorks in any way, can not get you the job, Â and know nothing more about this job that you can find out by reading the ad yourself. We only offer this as a service to our many readers since working in Animation is a job-to-job sort of business. Good luck!
