Walt Disney Animation Studios currently has an exciting opportunity for a 2nd Animation Editor at its Burbank, CA studio. Â This position reports to the First Assistant Editor and Supervising Editor.
From the site:Daily Duties:
- Preps for and handles dailies screenings (sweatbox sessions) under direction of the Production Supervisor
- Have good working knowledge of all editorial pipeline and EDI Continue reading
Thanks to the Bosto Community the first Mac driver (19MB) was released yesterday. Bosto, which sells two alternatives to the Wacom Cintiq has just recently come onto the market with their Kingtee 19″ and 14″ interactive pen displays. Previously they were Windows only so this is good news for those wanting to not spend so much on a  Cintiq!
Animation Insider is awaiting two of these units for review and we will surely share pour findings once we’ve checked them out!
You can download the drivers from http://www.bosto.co/support/file-download
Just for background information here is the open source README updated yesterday:
Run the installer, and it will install the bostoTablet driver to you /Applications folder. When you run it, you’re pen should work – and you should see the monitor icon up the top in your status bar (note if you are in an application with lost of menu options, it might not appear – so you might want to alt-tab to finder, of something like that if you can’t see it).
It might be that 19ma will work too.. you can always try.
Status:
Works on photoshop CS6, corelpainter, and other graphics apps
It is fast, and also includes a feature to make it faster… there’s a button on the settings panel which will increase the processes priority; making it faster (your admin password is required)
Can edit pressure,
Can edit the cursor offset,
Includes a “test pad” for testing the pen settings,
Automatically checks if it’s already running if you accidentally try to run it several times,
Pressure is not normalized – can lead to heavy line starts/endings,
Position is not normalized – can be quite jaggly when drawing slowly.
Sometimes you can get a bogus line being drawn : I think it’s because I screw up a mouse up event somewhere – I’ll debug it over time.The last 3 items on that list are my priority items.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_hjvdibk4w
Okay, I’ll admit it up front. I’m already a fan of Mike Roush and his films. There, I said it. The guy draws and animates like an angel. His draftsmanship all at once pisses me off because it’s so good (and I’m jealous) and then makes me stand up and cheer. This is the kind of guy you want to watch in the animation industry and I really appreciate Titmouse spending money to do short films and showcase new and seasoned talent. Not many studios do that even though it makes sense to do so. Sense in the animation industry quite often seems to go the wayside and yet Titmouse nurtures ideas, talent and makes themselves cool by default to artists wanting to share their vision.  That in and of itself  is a great calling card in my book.
That said; today marks the release of  Mike Roush’s latest short The Hidden Life of the Burrowing Owl. Mike is one of the many amazing artists which we were fortunate enough to interview a while back. Mike is a rare breed who seems to get just the right amount of emotion out of his animation and his latest film is no exception.
The Hidden Life of the Burrowing Owl is an extremely creative take on a wildlife program in which an 2D animated owl who lives in a real-life desert gets his mate taken from him by a malicious driver who runs her over on the side of the road. All the while in this five-minute short a male narrator talks to us about the life of a burrowing owl in a very casual manner, as if this is an episode from the Animal Planet or Discovery Channel. Despite the aloof narration the short has a very dramatic and sorrowful undertone when we find out the owl is plotting to kill the driver responsible for his wife’s death.
The film is beautifully animated and although the story is not necessarily upbeat it’s still very intriguing. Also, the creativity of the real-life scenery combined with 2D animation makes the story all the more quirky and entertaining.
We feel emotion, we feel sorrow and we’re treated to the art of the film itself. The goal of animation is in it’s barest minimum the illusion of life and Mike does that deftly by that by making us feel for the owl and his plight. We want him to succeed. We accept his revenge and it’s this kind of tasty morsel that is synonymous with Titmouse. They give you a bit of edge but keep you enthralled and I for one appreciate that. The detail of the wings alone boggle the mind if you’ve ever animated in Flash. Hats off to Mike Rosuh, Chris Prynoski (who we interviewed sometime back) Shannon Prynoski and Ben Kalina in a well done film. One of which I hope to see many more of.
You can download the full film on iTunes here.
Below are a few exclusive pics from the making of the film.
Toonboom has finally released Storyboard Pro 4!
Anyone who knows me personally knows that I have always been a fan and advocate of Toonboom Storyboard Pro. Over the years I’ve had a number of heated arguments with friends over it; most of them entailing why they can’t support 2d bitmapped drawing. While I see the benefits of vector drawing, I also understand the need for an easy flowing 2d brush as it’s much closer to a real pencil and there’s truly no substitute for that. Nevertheless, I have found that, once you learn Storyboard Pro and have made use of it’s timeline there’s really no going back to a program like Photoshop for storyboarding regardless of the vector drawing. It’s far and away a more efficient tool. I have even found it’s vector engine to be far superior with regards to inking as it’s much better than Illustrator and I use it for all my inking and cleanup as well as my coloring.
That said, it looks like Toonboom has been listening to it’s users and Continue reading
RGH Studios is looking for a Senior Pipeline Technical Director in Woodland Hills, CA.
From the site:
RGH Studios is currently looking for Pipeline Technical Directors to collaborate in the delivery of production-ready tools for Visual Effects & Feature Animation. We have several positions available for Studio Infrastructure & Show based development.
Principal Duties & Responsibilities:
Scripted Tool Development & support
This opportunity collaborates with the Global Pipeline initiative and is considered a Project/Show based hire. Pipeline is focusing on bridging the work of artists & vendors worldwide, across multiple feature films & themed entertainment productions.
We’re looking for talented TD’s across all levels of skillset (mid to senior). RGH Technical Directors work with the Pipeline Supervisor to architect & develop production tools as well as supporting modules in a Python scripting environment. Responsibilities include but not limited to automating Shotgun, Revolver, Deadline, as well as support the Digital Asset Production & Review System.
Qualifications
- Senior level: +5 years’ production experience
- Mid-level: +3 years’ production experience
- Experience in Editorial & Video Review System development
- Advanced python skills
- In-depth knowledge of Nuke & Maya, Houdini and Softimage a bonus.
- Comfortable developing for Windows, Mac & Linux
- Advanced problem solving & troubleshooting skills a must
- Progressive knowledge of VFX production & development trends
- Excellent time management & communication skills
Pluses – Experience with the following:
- Experience with Shotgun
- Experience with Deadline Render Management System & RV
- Shader development, simulation systems
- PyQT or PySide
- Experience with Softimage and Houdini
- Experience with Arnold and/or Vray
Please send your resume to:
vish.kumar@rghentertainment.com
You can read more and apply here.
 Aplusfilmz LLC is looking for an Animation/After Effects artist.
From the site:
We are looking for a flashy and stylish animator to collaborate with on our new music video for Joey Badass and the Pro Era crew. We have already shot the video and want to add an element of hand-drawn animation and sketch-style graffiti to blend in with our footage. We are open creatively to different styles and would like to collaborate with an artist who is passionate about the project and wants a great promotional piece for their reel. This video will receive a large promotional push and will be aired on MTV and BET, among other stations. Joey is an MTV Artist to Watch, and appears on this months cover of XXL Magazine, the 2013 Freshman Class issue.
Here is a link to his most recent video, also animated: http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/?p=197703
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