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"Hiccups" Featured in Mainland Festivals
September 1stThe NMA student short film "Hiccups" has been hitting the festival circuit. The short was screened at the Comic-Con International 2008 (July 23-26, San Diego, CA) and Indie Fest USA 2008 (Aug 8-15, Anaheim, CA).
It will be featured in the upcoming Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival 2008 (Sept 26-28, Birmingham, AL) and the Secret City Film Festival (Oct 9-12, Oak Ridge, TN).
Hiccups is the story of two friends cramming for a History exam, when calamity arrives in the place of unstoppable hiccups. Watch the trailer here: http://hiccups-movie.com/movie.html.
2008 NMA Student Show at the Koa Galley
August 15thBe sure to check out New Media Arts student work at the 2008 NMA show at the Koa Gallery. The opening reception is on Thursday August 28th from 4 to 7PM. For those of you looking to hire a designer, web designer, html/css front end coder, or 3D animator, or for those of you thinking about taking a class in design or animation at KCC - this is a great opportunity to learn more about the program, meet the faculty and students, and see examples of student work.
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Recent NMA Grad Ken G Kosada on OC16!
August 1stBe sure to turn to channel OC16 this Tuesday night, August 5th to see the work of recent NMA graduate Ken G Kosada. At 6:30PM, a segment on Ocean Paddler TV will air that was edited by Ken G, and at 7PM watch Hawaiian Xtreme Sports TV for two segments: one featuring Ken G on electric skateboarding, and another on body surfing at Sandy's beach that he shot and edited. After graduating from the New Media Arts program in May, Ken G began working at Hawaiian Xtreme Sports TV doing design work, video editing, videography and photography. Be sure to watch Hawaiian Xtreme Sports TV Mondays @ 10pm; Tuesdays @ 4am, 7pm; Wednesdays @ 5:30pm; Thursdays @ 6:30am, 1:30pm; Fridays @ 4pm; and Saturdays @ 7pm, 10:30pm. Congratulations, Ken G!
2008 NMA Demo Reel/Design Portfolio Open House
May 1stBe sure to come celebrate and check out the demo reels and portfolios from graduating New Media Arts students at the 2008 NMA Demo Reel/Design Portfolio Open House on Tuesday night, May 13th from 6-8PM at KCC in rooms Koa 102 & 103. For those of you looking to hire a designer, web designer, html/css front end coder, or 3D animator, or for those of you thinking about taking a class in design or animation at KCC - this is a great opportunity to learn more about the program, meet the faculty and students, and see examples of student work.
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Pit Stop Screening on May 15th
May 1stPlease join the Kapi‘olani Community College New Media Arts Animation Class of 2008 in celebrating the completion of their animated short "Pit Stop". They will be screening "Pit Stop" and other KCC NMA shorts in Koa 102 at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 15.
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John Edgar Park will be here on February 26th!
February 15thAs part of the New Arts Lecture series, Disney animator John Edgar Park will at KCC to give two presentations, one from 2-4PM and another from 7-9PM - both in Koa 102. The afternoon session is entitled "Carl the Robot, Doris the Bowler Hat, and a Boy Named Wilbur: Character Rigging for Feature Animation". John Edgar Park will be talking about the planning and creation of animated character rigs for Disney’s Meet the Robinsons. You’ll learn about the skeletons, deformers, scripts, and animation interfaces that go into the making of a feature animation rig.
The evening presetnation is entitled "From Concept to Render: the Creation of a Feature Animation Character." John Edgar Parkis a Lead Character Technical Director at Walt Disney Animation Studios. His Disney film credits include: Rapunzel, BOLT and Meet the Robinsons. John worked at Sony Pictures Imageworks on Spiderman2, The Polar Express, and The Matrix 2. He authored Understanding 3D Animation Using Maya, and has worked for video game developers Novalogic, IBM, and White Wolf Game Studio.
For more details check out the John Edgar Park event poster.
Creativity Academies Bill is working its way through the Legislature!
February 15thBill HB2587 entitled, "MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO ESTABLISH CREATIVITY ACADEMIES" has already passed several house committees, thanks to the generous time and support of many NMA students and friends. Led by Georja Skinner and Ted Liu (pictured above) from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism and in partnership with the UH Community Colleges and the Department of Education, this bill seeks to develop a Creativity Academy program which would consist of a turnkey digital media curriculum that will be implemented in middle and high schoola across the state of Hawaii.
The Creativity Academies seeks to infuse science, technology, engineering, and mathematics course curriculum with animation, game development, digital media, and creative publishing projects, blending art and science into a comprehensive lesson plan. It is an interesting and exciting way to introduce a wide range of academic and professional disciplines to high school and middle school students. Kapi'olani Community College's STEM program has already had great success with students using a turnkey inter-disciplinary curriculum that will act as a model for the curriculum that will be developed for the proposed Creativity Academies. Using Art 112 as the backbone of the curriculum, students will be introduced to the basics of computer graphics and will study how vector and raster graphics are the core building blocks that can be generated, manipulated, and animated to enhance our view of the world and how we study the world we live in today.
The bill has already passed the House Committee on Tourism & Culture, House Committees on Education and Higher Education, and the Committee on Finance. For more details read the HB2587 Bill and monitor the status of the bill.
Carter Goodrich will be here on February 20th!
February 1stAs part of the New Arts Lecture series, illustrator Carter Goodrich will be presenting "Finding Faces": Character Design in Feature Animation on Wednesday February 20th from 7-9PM in Ohia 118 at KCC. Who designs those cartoon characters? New Yorker covers? And where do they find their inspiration? A slide presentation and lecture about the career of this award-winning illustrator and animation character designer. Q&A will follow.
Carter Goodrich’s career spans editorial illustration, feature animation character design, and children’s book illustrations. His editorial illustration has been featured in publications including Time, Newsweek, GQ, Playboy, Atlantic Monthly, and Connoisseur, as well as fifteen published covers of The New Yorker.
He is two-time recipient of The Sociaty of Illustrators, New York, Gold Medal, twice nominated by the International Animated Film Society ASIFA-Hollywood, Annie Award, 2003 and 2006 for Character Design in an Animated Feature. He is winner of the 2006 National Cartoonists Society, Best in Feature Animation Division.
His film work includes character design for DreamWorks, Pixar, and Sony Pictures Animation. Film titles include: Prince of Egypt, Shrek, Spirit, Sinbad, Finding Nemo, Monsters Inc., Ratatouille, and Open Season.
Carter Goodrich’s book illustrations include: "Nutcracker" (1987), "A Christmas Carol" (1997), and Author/Illustrator for "A Creature Was Stirring" and "The Hermit Crab".
For more details check out the New Arts Lecture press release and the Carter Goodrich event poster
Heads up! New Arts Lectures Coming Soon to KCC!
November 1stComing soon to the KCC New Arts Lecture series are the following guest speakers: Carter Goodrich, character illustrator and designer, Brenda Chapman, director for Prince of Egypt and the first woman to direct a feature animation, and Craig Mullins, one of the foremost digital painters for feature film and the gaming industry. Be sure to return to the KCC|NMA site for event dates, locations, and details.
The New Arts Lecture Series seeks to stimulate and motivate attendees by providing opportunities to interact personally with artists, animators, and media technicians from a global pool. These presentations and workshops provide valuable industry-based and aesthetic insight as well as inspiration from experts.
The New Arts Lecture Series brings leading industry professionals to the island in a unique forum that includes a community lecture followed by discussion. The next day the artist presents a hands-on workshop in the New Media Arts PCATT Lab at Kapi‘olani Community College.
These lectures and workshops are free and open to the public. A limited number of computers are available for the workshops for $60. Please call 734-9211 and register for the Spring 2008 New Arts Lecture Series or contact Jennifer Liu for more information or questions (734-9315). Registering will secure you a seat during the workshop.
The schedule of speakers will be announced as speakers confirm available dates. If you wish to receive email announcements about these events, please send your email address to ssussman [at] hawaii.edu. An updated calendar is available on the PCATT web site - schedule page, click on "Sizzling Seminars," or at the KCC|NMA non-credit page.
Carter Goodrich is a character illustrator and designer. He designed all the characters for Sony's Open Season, and was a character designer for Dreamworks’ Prince of Egypt and for Pixar's Monsters and Finding Nemo. He also designs and illustrates covers for the New Yorker magazine and children's books.
Brenda Chapman was the director for Prince of Egypt and was the first woman to direct a feature animation. She was a story artist for Disney's The Lion King and is currently a story artist for Pixar.
Craig Mullins is one of the foremost digital painters for feature film and the gaming industry. Some of his screen credits include: Peter Pan, The Matrix Revolutions, Final Fantasy, Armegeddon, Contact, and Forrest Gump. View more of Mullins' work at goodbrush.com.
New KCC|NMA Non-Credit Course Descriptions Posted Online
October 15thEvery year KCC New Media Arts offers a coordinated series of non-credit and credit classes. Our non-credit courses include the well-known and comprehensive digital imaging software program Photoshop, as well a look at the popular web authoring tool Dreamweaver. In addition, we will be offering a new Digital Imaging Workshop series, digital printing, studio lighting, digital recording, and photography courses. All classes are held in the New Media Arts PCATT Lab in Kopiko 202. Visit the KCC|NMA non-credit page for more details.
KCC|NMA T-Shirts for Sale! $10!
October 1stStop by Teri Durland's office at the Arts & Science counselor's office in Iliahi 113 to pick up a KCC New Media Arts. If she is not there you can ask the person behind the main desk and they can sell them to you. Sizes: XS - M - L - XL are available right now, S and 2XL are on order). Shirts are $10 each. The funds will be used to support NMA activities such as the student show in the Fall.
KCC|NMA Graduate Animates "Ape Escape" Animated Series for Nickelodeon
September 1stRecent KCC New Media Arts graduate Jared Matsushige is working as an animator for the Hawai‘i Film Partners production of "Ape Escape" - an animated series for Nickelodeon that is based on Sony's popular PlayStation video game. Jared will be working at the Hawai‘i Kai studio of Hawai‘i Film Partners, co-founded by Rann Watumull, on 38 two-minute episodes. You can read more about the production in the Honolulu Advertiser article.
KCC|NMA students create logo animations for Pacific Network Television
August 1stSeveral logo animations created by NMA students as part of a class project were used, in part, in a video promo viewable online at the Pacific Network Television website: http://pacificnetwork.tv/. Pacific Network Television is a new online television network consisting of multiple channels - all of which will be broadcast online. Students worked with local filmmaker Edgy Lee to create the logo animations.
Toilet Story availible to view online!
July 1stToilet Story, the animated short created by KCC's New Media Arts students, is now available for viewing online. The platinum award winning Toilet Story is featured in a video montage on the recent Student Film Festival. You can view the short here. Click on the link for "Best in Hawai'i Student Films Honored."
KCC|NMA faculty and students create a surf video for Sony
June 1stCongratulations to New Media Arts faculty members Chris Gargiulo and Paul Nishijima, IT specialist Darin Yamashita, and recent NMA graduates Geofrey Erese, Chris Ota, and Jennifer Nobrega, who created a successful short surf video for Sony this past week.
Chris was contacted by Sony to create a 3-5 minute promotional surf video showcasing some of Sony's underwater camera equipment for a press screening of the upcoming Sony Pictures release of "Surf's Up." The team shot in one day, edited in two days, then FedExed it the next. During the shoot, they had three cameras on land, Chris in the water, and several people surfing.
Sony screened the video in a packed movie theater of 400+ in Newport Beach, CA, just prior to the press screening of "Surf's Up." Chris was told by his Sony client that the video received "a loud and energetic applause from the entire theater."
Here's a link to view a compressed version online: http://chrisgargiulo.com/sonySurfVideo/
Toilet Story Wins Platinum!
May 15thKCC's New Media Arts practicum class project, the animated short feature Toilet Story won the top award, Platinum, in the Hawai'i Student Film Festival at Dole Theaters on Saturday, May 12th.
The students took home an engraved trophy and $500, but, in the words of instructor Sharon Sussman, "most satisfying was hearing the whole theater laugh during the screening of the short, and feeling the pride of the animation students who were able to attend."
Congratulations to the practicum students and Sharon Sussman, who all worked so hard on this production.
Toilet Story Nominated for Platinum Award
May 1stThe honors for Toilet Story keep rolling in. The animated short created by students in Sharon Sussman's New Media Arts practicum class has been nominated for a platinum award in the 2007 HAWAII STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL. Toilet Story will be shown at the festival and is also now eligible to win one or more of the cash prizes for overall winner, with $2,500.00 total in cash prizes to be awarded. Congratulations to the NMA students on their success.
New Arts Lecture: Craig Mullins
May 1stAs part of the New Arts lecture series Craig Mullins, world-reknown digital painter, gave a presentation entitled "Painting with Pixels" at KCC on April 19th. Craig Mullins gave a demonstration of lhe tools used for digital concept art and matte painting. Mullins is one of The foremost digital painters for feature film and the gaming industry. A few of his onscreen credits include: Peter Pan, The Matrix Revolutions, Final Fantasy, Armegeddon, Contact, and Forrest Gump.
New Arts Lectures: Karl Gnass and Kathy Altieri
April 1stAs part of the New Arts lecture series legendary Karl Gnass, master of figure drawing, returned again this year on March 17th for another day of workshops and brilliant instruction on anatomy, figure construction, and gesture. He also gave a talk on "The Essence of Story: for Storyboard Artists, Animators, and Storytellers" on March 18th
About Karl Gnass: "Master Instructor Karl Gnass has been teaching life drawing classes at Imageworks every week since 1996. His life drawing classes not only improve aesthetics and animation skills but also increase powers of observation, communication, and visualization. These studio art classes are considered a staple of the Imageworks Training & Artist Development core curriculum and are available to everyone at Imageworks." --Sande Scoredos, executive director of training and artist development at Sony Pictures Imageworks
Also in town as part of the New Arts lecture series Kathy Altieri, production designer for the DreamWorks Feature Animation "Over The Hedge", presented two lectures on March 19th: "So You Want a Job in Animation: but What Job?" at KCC and "Visual Thinking in Animation: Storytelling and Emotion through Artistic Choices" at UH Manoa.
About Kathy Altieri: Ms. Altieri has a prestigious filmography including work on Aladdin, The Lion King, The Little Mermaid, The Prince of Egypt, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron", and Over the Hedge.
Governor Lingle with KCC|NMA students Su-Kyung Yim Young and Kiana Onishi
NMA Students meet with Governor Lingle
March 15thOn Friday, March 9th KCC|NMA students had the opportunity to meet with Governor Linda Lingle and Ted Liu, director of the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) at the opening of KCC's new STEM (Science, Technology, & Math) Center. The students gave Governer Lingle a DVD copy of the KCC New Media Arts animation and interface demo reels along with a copy of Toilet Story.
Toilet Story will be at the Indianapolis International Film Festival
February 15thToilet Story, a 3D computer animated short created by Kapi'olani Instructor Sharon Sussman's practicum class, has been selected to screen in the 2007 Indianapolis International Film Festival, April 25-May 4, 2007, with awards to follow on Friday evening, May 4.
NMA Student Work at Borders
January 15thIf you're around the Ward Center area, please visit Borders Books this month. New Media Arts student work is being featured there, thanks to the efforts of NMA faculty Joseph Tremonti and Jan Hathaway
New Arts Lecture: Kevin Johnson on "Storytelling: Defining Characters"
November 15th Lecture: "Storytelling:
Defining Characters"
Who: Kevin Johnson, from Starz Entertainment
What: A presentation about the Overview
of Story and Character Development with scenes from the
3D animation "Sheepish" due out in 2007.
When: Monday, November 20, 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Where: Rm OHIA 118 at Kapi'olani Community
College
Kevin Johnson is currently st Starz Entertainment, where he is directing their second feature animation, "Sheepish". Kevin worked as a storyboard artist at Sony ImageWorks, Warner Bros., Disney, and Don Bluth Studios. He was the assistant director of the Character Animation Program in the School of Film and Video at CalArts. His feature film credits include: The Iron Giant, Cats Don't Dance, The Pagemaster and Everyone's Hero. There will also be a workshop "Character Animation" on November 20 in KOA 102 at KCC at 2pm. Free and open to the public. Contact: Sharon Sussman: ssussman@hawaii.edu
Toilet Story is a Semi-Finalist
October 15thToilet Story, a 3D computer animated short created by Kapi'olani Instructor Sharon Sussman's practicum class, was chosen as a semi-finalist in the 21st Annual Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival Student Competition. Practicum is one of the final classes in Kapi'olani's New Media Arts Animation Degree Program.
Toilet Story follows Toothbrush, Floss and their bathroom friends as they find out that being a toothbrush isn't that bad. The short was written by Isaac Finkbeiner who directed it along with Jared Matsushige, MyAnh Lu and Troy Hieda. Also involved in the project were Kalani Pokipala, Anna Swope, Atsuki Tokuda, Ed Josef, Aaron Kim, Wendi Takushi and Jabez Armodia.
A 3D short starts with a story, then goes to storyboards and then visual development and final creation in Maya 3D software.
Toilet Story had its first screening at the Louis Vuitton Hawai'i International Film Festival, and is currently showing in the Art of Digital Show in San Diego. In November, it will be shown at the International Digital Media and Art Association Convention also in San Diego.
Toilet Story accepted into the Art of Digital Show
September 15thToilet Story was accepted into the Art of Digital Show, a world-class international exhibition featuring all forms of digital art, at the Lyceum Theatre Gallery in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter. The exhibition will run from October 6 to November 19. Dr. Hugh Davies, the Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, selected the pieces for the exhibit. For more information visit the Art of Digital Show web site.
Toilet Story has been accepted at this year's HIFF!
September 1stThe 2006 New Media Arts Animation students' short, Toilet Story has been accepted into the Animated Shorts section of the 2006 Hawaii International Film Festival, October 19-29! For more information and show times visit the HIFF web site.
KCC New Media Arts Student exhibits a logo design at the "No Go Logo" Show
August 15thAngela Ni, a KCC|NMA interface design student, exhibited one of her logo designs at the AIGA "No Go Logo" show this summer at the Pegge Hopper Gallery downtown. Angela originally created her logo in Art 127 Graphic Symbolism class last year. For more information visit the No Logo Show web site. Be sure to check out the photos from the event.
KCC New Media Arts Student Show in Koa Gallery
August 1stThe KCC New Media Arts student show will run from August 21st through September 9th in Koa Gallery. Stop by to see the latest student examples of animation and interface design work from current and past students. This year's show will include a debut presentation of the latest practicum short film, Toilet Story - something you definitely will to stop by to see! For hours and directions, please visit the Koa Gallery web site.
KCC New Media Arts student wins Gold Award at the Hawai‘i Student Film Festival
July 1st, 2006Geofrey Erese, Kapi‘olani Community College New Media Arts Interface Design student, recently won a Gold award for his Untitled music video at the Hawai‘i Student Film Festival in May. His music video was created as part of a class project for Art 222 - Digital Multimedia. Congratulations, Geofrey!
To read about the award and for more information visit the Hawai‘i Student Film Festival web site.
The 2nd Annual KCC New Media Arts Demo Reel Development and Design Portfolio Presentation 2006
June 1st, 2006On May 8th KCC New Media Arts hosted its second annual KCC New Media Arts 2006 Demo Reel Development and Design Portfolio Presentation and open house for graduating KCC|NMA Animation and Interface Design students. Congratulations to all graduating student - the event was a huge success! In attendace were current KCC|NMA faculty and students, industry professionals, state legislators, future KCC|NMA students, and local television stations. For those who missed the event, we hope that you will join us next year.
KCC New Media Arts and Business Education Summer Workshop Series
March 1st, 2006In Spring 2006 New Media Arts and Business Education will begin a collaborative effort to host a New Media Arts and Business Education Summer Workshop series with two primary target audiences. One audience is high school students. Presentations will be made at high schools and flyers will be distributed to promote the Summer workshops. The second target audience is recent KCC|NMA graduates and industry professionals updating their skills in either animation or interface design. These upper level courses will be submitted for Employment Training Funds approval and companies will be contacted to attract participants. The goal is to have a regular New Media Arts and Business Education Summer Workshop series that will attract students to both credit and continuing education New Media Arts courses. New courses such as Building a Website with Macromedia Flash and CSS for Designers will be added to courses that were offered in Summer 2005. New Media Arts and Business Education plan to develop Certificates of Completion as part of the Summer series.
KCC New Media Arts will also host the Foto Group in Spring 2006
February 1st, 2006New Media Arts will also host the Foto Group in the PCATT Lab starting in Spring 2006. The Foto Group is an informal gathering of anyone interested in making or viewing photographs. These workshops and presentations are free and open to the public. Upcoming topics include Student Photography Presentation - High School and College and Nuts & Bolts - The Business of Photography.
KCC New Media Arts will host the New Arts Lecture Series starting in Spring 2006
January 1st, 2006The New Arts Lecture Series, organized by KCC|NMA Instructor Sharon Sussman, brings mainland and international artists to Hawai‘i. Each artist gives a community lecture and presentation. The following day the artist conducts a hands-on workshop in the lab. A number of well-known artists have participated in this series. Recent New Arts workshops include: Storytelling for 3D Animation by Kevin Johnson, Painting with Pixels by Craig Mullins, and Star Wars Spaceship Texture Mapping by Hiroshi Mori. In Spring 2006 New Arts Lecture Series will bring six speakers including Jill Culton, director of Sony's first feature animation, Open Season, who has also worked as a story artist and animator for features such as Toy Story, and Monsters, Inc.,. Another upcoming speaker slated for Spring 2006 is Ted Haigh, a graphic designer for films. Mr. Haigh's film credits include: Superman Returns (in production), The Ring Two, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, The New Media Arts PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT 2005 Last Samurai, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, American Beauty, Babylon 5: The Gathering among many others.