AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.

Portfolio.(E-magiciens Awards)(organised by Chamber of Commerce for students graphical innovations)

Computer Graphics World

| April 01, 2007 | Moltenbrey, Karen | COPYRIGHT 2007 PennWell Publishing Corp. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

After studying digital art and animation for a number of years, many students on the cusp of graduation often wonder whether they are truly ready to begin their careers. Do they have the necessary skills, talent, and confidence? If the submissions by students at recent animation festivals are any indication, they are indeed ready to make their mark. At one such event, E-magiciens, the European gathering of young digital creators, the talent was abundant, as budding animators competed for prizes, participated in roundtable discussions and debates, attended conferences, and viewed multimedia and video projects by their peers.

Of particular interest was the two-minute chained animation event, whereby 13 teams of three students created a snippet of animation adhering to the theme The Englishmen's Promenade. The artists then had a limited time to complete their segments on-site at E-magiciens. The animations were composited together and shown to audiences during the last evening of the event.

Another popular event was the Webjam, a "live performance" whereby teams of three students used Flash to produce a graphic work (on site at the show) based on a given theme.

The highlight of the non-commercial exhibition, held in Valenciennes, France, and organized by the local Chamber of ...

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and more
Portfolio: Supinfocom * part 2.(digital arts school's educational programs for...
Magazine article from: Computer Graphics World Moltenbrey, Karen March 1, 2007 700+ words
...projects from the 2006 graduating class at Supinfocom, a digital arts school in Valenciennes...person's capabilities and talent. Supinfocom has a diverse student body, with some...of images from the class of 2006 at Supinfocom.--Karen Moltenbrey Clockwise from...
Supinfocom.
Magazine article from: Computer Graphics World Moltenbrey, Karen February 1, 2007 700+ words
...Presented on these two pages are some still images from the various CG animated short films by the 2006 graduating class at Supinfocom. Additional images from the projects will appear in next month's Portfolio section. Clockwise from top right: En Tus...
SIGGRAPH Announces Computer Animation Festival Award Nominees.(List)
Newspaper article from: Wireless News May 9, 2008 700+ words
...Festival Awards are: Best in Show Nominees Bolides Supinfocom, France From Supinfocom, this imaginative student film treats us to...animated fish. Best Student Piece Nominees 893 Supinfocom, France Once again, France's Supinfocom combines...
The French evolution: digital reigns.(NEWS: DCC-EDUCATION)
Magazine article from: Computer Graphics World Roberston, Barbara February 1, 2009 700+ words
...ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In other news, Supinfocom, the heralded animation school founded...graduates or graduation films competing from Supinfocom in 2009. The other big change at Supinfocom is that Fontener is retiring. Brotot...
French inspiration.(animation technology at France)(Editorial)
Magazine article from: Computer Graphics World Dove, Kelly February 1, 2006 700+ words
...into an art program. One such school, Supinfocom, which I visited in Valenciennes...than a hefty bank account. Also at Supinfocom is SupinfoGames, which offers similarly...first and second year, students at Supinfocom focus on design and animation using...
The French connection.(chambers is helping to enhance graphics study)(Editorial)
Magazine article from: Computer Graphics World Moltenbrey, Karen February 1, 2007 700+ words
...facilities within its digital initiative--Supinfocom (founded in 1988), SupinfoGame...schools for digital film directors, Supinfocom is a four-year school offering digital...Portfolio section, pg. 42, for a look at Supinfocom student animations.) Located in the...
Portfolio: SIGGRAPH Electronic Theater.(awards of computer graphics)
Magazine article from: Computer Graphics World Moltenbrey, Karen June 1, 2007 700+ words
...Excellence) Another student entry, this short from directors Francois-Xavier Goby, Edouard Jouret, and Matthieu Landour of Supinfocom/Premium Films, also garnered a coveted prize. Clockwise from top left: HP Hands "Paulo Coelho" This image is from a...
Gallic animators find CG no boon for toons: traditional approaches thrive as...
Magazine article from: Variety Keslassy, Elsa November 10, 2008 700+ words
...like the Gobelins (which has been an official partner of Annecy's Intl. Animation Festival for the last 20 years) and Supinfocom have been proclaimed among the world's finest. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] But even then, animation producers like Herold...
SIGGRAPH 2002 Attendees Crowd Exhibit Floor and Sessions; Technical Quality of...
Press release article from: Business Wire July 26, 2002 700+ words
...is a richly textured, visually complex parable. A unanimous choice of the jury, "The Deserter" is a student film from Supinfocom in Valenciennes, France, about isolation and the human condition. ACM SIGGRAPH Announces Award Winners ACM SIGGRAPH presented...
SIGGRAPH 2007 Computer Animation Festival Sets Record.
Press release article from: Business Wire May 25, 2007 700+ words
...dream - his dream... En Tus Brazos (Award of Excellence) Francois-Xavier Goby, Edouard Jouret, Matthieu Landour, Supinfocom Valenciennes, France A remarkable tale of the greatest tango dancer of the 1920's who finds himself confined to a wheelchair...
For more facts and information, see all results
©2009 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.
About us | FAQs | Contact us | Privacy policy | Terms and conditions
Other Gale sites: Encyclopedia.com | HighBeam Research | Acquire Content | Books & Authors | Goliath | MovieRetriever | Smart QandA