The 24 HOURS Animation Contest for Students is back and will take place on Friday October 6th at 3pm PST to Saturday
October 7th at 4pm.
WHAT?:
For
those that do not know, I have been running this international event
for the past 15 years in which students around the world compete in
teams of 5 to complete a 30 second animated film in just
24 Hours based on a given theme (by me). Believe it or not, with these
tight constraints - many teams actually complete their films…in color!!!
HOW?:
Working from their home school all teams will start at the exact same time and submit a Youtube link to their films to aubry.mintz@csulb.edu before
the deadline Saturday October 7th at 4pm PST. Late
submissions will NOT be accepted so teams will need to plan ahead and
trouble shoot any issues INCLUDING UNSENT EMAILS AND YOUTUBE LINKS THAT
DO NOT WORK!!!. Teams will need at least one faculty advisor (one
from each school is fine) that will make sure the students have
necessary equipment and space to do their work.
REGISTRATION:
Each
team must choose a TEAM CAPTAIN and choose a team name. Be sure the
name is not offensive to others and is not similar to a registered team
name (lists will be posted every few days on the 24
HOURS Facebook page): https://www.facebook.com/groups/24hourscontest/
Finished
films will be judged by a panel of industry experts and prizes awarded
to the top 5 teams. In past years we have had excellent prizes from our
industry sponsors, which have included: CSU
Summer Arts, ToonBoom, DigiCel, Focal Press, CTNX, Wacom, Animation
Magazine, ASIFA-Hollywood, Stuart NG Books, Disney, DreamWorks, Blue
Sky, Laika, Film Roman and more!.
WHY?:
This
contest will teach our students much about working together, meeting
deadlines and making creative decisions under pressure AND they all have
a lot of fun and return for more each year – so it’s
a proven model they really enjoy. This has been such a successful event
and has grown every year. In 2016, with 140 teams (700 students) from
26 schools (USA, Canada, Australia and Mexico) participating it was the
largest one yet! I
plan to continue this every year and I hope you can join us.
If
interested, please send attached RULES cheat sheet to your
student/clubs and please let me know if we can expect participation from
your school and I will add your schools name to our list and
email group. It is completely free to participate.
Questions? Just ask!
FYI: Here is a list of schools that participated in 24 HOURS 2016:
• Academy of Art University, San Francisco
• Cal State University San Francisco
• Columbus College of Art and Design
• CSUC
• CSUF
• CSULB
• CSUMB
• CSUN
• Drexel University
• Ferris State University
• Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne
• ITESM Campus Querétaro, Mexico
• Kansas City Art Institute
• Kendall College of Art and Design
• Middle Tennessee State University
• Nevada State College
• Ringing College of Art and Design
• Sam Houston State University
• San Jose State University
• School of Visual Arts
• Seneca College, Canada
• Sheridan College, Canada
• South Dakota State University
• ULAVAL, Quebec, Canada
• University of California Berkeley
• University of Melbourne/Victorian College of the Arts. Australia
• University of Southern California
• Woodbury University
AND…
• Franklin HIGH SCHOOL
School
not on the list? No problem! Just send me an email and I will add it to
our drop down menu so that your students see it there when they
register.
Happy teaching and “see” you at 24 HOURS!!!,
