Saturday, October 20, 2018

From Acting to Directing

Listen to an interview with Jeremy Foley online at WU Radio starting Tuesday 10/23 to Monday 10/30, every night at 10pm PDT on the Ambassador Goodtime Ear Tango Radio Hour. 

Jeremy Foley began his career in front of the camera as a young actor. His first big film was "Dante's Peak" which lead to other films and TV series. He learned a lot while on set and eventually started to work on his own projects creating behind the camera.

"Mobsters" was a web series he helped produce and direct, here's a link to it from his website.   

Eventually, he began directing his own short films, beginning with a script his soon to be wife Sarah wrote called "Fated". Its a very interesting story set in a world where people are watched over and helped out to achieve their full potential. But there are some people who will never be able to do this even with extra encouragement. My explanation only tells a little bit about the story, but see the film on iTunes and watch the trailer below. 

Fated - Official Trailer from jeremy foley on Vimeo.

After "Fated", Jeremy found his next film idea in a short story that his father wrote years earlier. "The Faceless Man" is a surreal story about a man who wakes up with a mirror for a face and has to deal with his new situation. Check out the entire film below.



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Sunday, October 14, 2018

Animation Pioneer: David Dodd Hand

Most people have never heard of David Dodd Hand who became Walt Disney's right hand man. He began his career as the 4th animator hired at Walt Disney's Hyperion studio and later became the supervising director on Snow White. He worked on 14 different feature films and even met the Queen "Mum" after he established an animation industry in English after working for Disney. 
In the new book, Animation Pioneer, David Dodd Hand, his son helps tell the story of his father's animated career and life. Its a fascinating autobiography, full of animation history and is a must for anyone interested in learning  animation history.


If you tune into WU Radio link at 10pm PDT from Tuesday 10/16 to Monday 10/22, you will hear a few of those stories from an interview with David Hale Hand about the book. You can also listen and subscribe to the Animateducated YouTube channel.


Wednesday, October 10, 2018

24 hours contest winner of 2018

The announcement of the Winners of the 2018 24 hours contest is below. Check out the top five films below.


First Place - 243 points ($10,625 value) 
TEAM HIBAJI RINGLING COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN, SARASOTA FLORIDA, USA :
CSU Summer Arts
$1400 scholarship to CSU Summer Arts for each team member
TVPaint
Five life-time licenses of TVPaint Animation 11 Standard Edition for each team member
Pixar – Pixar prize pack for the winning team
CRC Press
“Ideas for the Animated Short, 2nd Edition” book for each team member


Second Place– 239 points ($8125 value)

TEAM BRING THE GLUE RINGLING COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN SARASOTA FLORIDA, USA:
CSU Summer Arts
$1000 scholarship to CSU Summer Arts for each team member
ToonBoom
5 Harmony Advanced 1 yr license gift certificates for the winning team
DreamWorks - DreamWorks prize pack for the winning team
CRC Press
“Ideas for the Animated Short, 2nd Edition” book for each team member




3rd place – 237 points ($6375 value)

THE ANI-MATES RINGLING COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN, SARASOTA, FLORIDA, USA:
CSU Summer Arts
$750 scholarship to CSU Summer Arts for each team member
DigiCel
5x pro licenses of Digicel’s Flipbook software
Blue Sky - Blue Sky prize pack for the winning team
CRC Press
“Ideas for the Animated Short, 2nd Edition” book for each team member


4th place – 235 points ($1000 value)

PHAM JAM SENECA COLLEGE, TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA:
Laika – Laika prize pack for the winning team
Stuart NG Books - $375 value
5 x $75 gift certificates for one winning team
CRC Press
“Ideas for the Animated Short, 2nd Edition” book for each team member


5th place – 232 points ($850 value)
PEACH CRUMB CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS, VALENCIA, CALIFORNIA, USA:
Cartoon Network – Cartoon Network prize pack for the winning team
ASIFA-Hollywood –
5x 1 year Associate Memberships to ASIFA-Hollywood
CRC Press –
“Ideas for the Animated Short, 2nd Edition” book for each team member