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Holiday Schedule:
2008
July 4th Friday Independence Day
September 1st Monday Labor Day
November 27th Thursday Thanksgiving
November 28th Friday Day after Thanksgiving
December 25th Thursday Christmas Holiday 
December 26th Friday Christmas Holiday
2009
January 1st Thursday New Year’s Holiday
January 2nd Friday New Year’s Holiday
January 19th Monday MLK Day
April 10th Friday Spring Holiday
May 22nd Friday Memorial Day
May 25th Monday Memorial Day

ANIMATION/GAME DESIGN EMAIL (4/2/08)
Hi Animation and Game Design Students!

Hope you are having a great start to the SPRING08 Quarter!  The club is officially off the ground and I would like to thank Doug Rogers and you the students for making things happen!  Great job!  I have a few things to let you know about:

Scholarship opportunity:
at the ESA.  Deadline is the 15th of April for submissions.
https://www.scholarshipamerica.org/i-applications/esaf/

Portfolio Assessments
coming up at the end of the quarter.  Stay tuned!
There were a ton of assessments this past quarter… well not actually 2000, but there were 200+ assessments done for animation students alone!  Good job on showing up and representing yourself and your passion.  

Animation Club MONDAYS! meeting in room 232/233 (2D animation Lab!)
Contact Doug Rogers for more info!  (anim8@jollyrogersink.com or derogers@aii.edu)

4/7 Monday 5pm-6pm Room #232/233 (2d lab)
4/14 Monday 5pm-6pm Room #232/233 (2d lab)
4/28 Monday 5pm-6pm Room #232/233 (2d lab)

5/12 Monday 5pm-6pm Room #232/233 (2d lab)
5/19 Monday 5pm-6pm Room #232/233 (2d lab)
5/26 Monday 5pm-6pm Room #232/233 (2d lab)

6/9 Monday 5pm-6pm Room #232/233 (2d lab)

Volunteer for the Super Bowl!
Sign up to be a volunteer to work the Super Bowl in 2009
The Super Bowl will be held here in Tampa in February of 2009!
Here is the WEB site and telephone number:
www.tampabaysuperbowl.com or call 813-877-7243

Sony’s competition: GIRL
Public Relations is pleased to announce the first-ever Sony Online Entertainment’s (SOE) Gamers in Real Life (G.I.R.L.) Game Design Competition for current Art Institutes students with a graduation date of June 2009 or later.  The Competition launches today, April 1, 2008. 

Competition Overview
Current Art Institutes students interested in entering the competition can visit www.girl.soe.com beginning today, April 1 and through April 15, 2008 to complete an online application and express their interest in participating.

Entrants participating in the G.I.R.L. Game Design Competition will be required to complete an online application by April 15, 2008 and then submit an in-game design, concept art and two essays online at www.girl.soe.com by May 31, 2008.  The grand prize winner in the competition will be announced on or about June 30, 2008.

The grand prize winning student will receive a $10,000 tuition scholarship to be applied directly towards their tuition at The Art Institutes school they attend and a paid internship at an SOE studio (located in Austin, Denver, San Diego or Seattle, room and board, transportation and living expenses not included). 

The below email blast has been created to assist you in promoting this competition to all appropriate eligible students at your school. Time is of the essence in promoting this competition to eligible students. Students only have until April 15 to sign on to www.girl.soe.com, to fill out an online application by clicking the pink “Apply Now” button on the home page of the site.  

Kindly touch base with the appropriate academic directors at your school in Game Art & Design and Visual & Game Programming and other programs as appropriate this week, to communicate this competition to them and ask for their assistance in promoting it and forwarding the below email blast to eligible students.  You may also want to touch base with your school’s registrar to try and obtain a list of eligible students that the below email blast could be distributed to. 

Thanks for your support of this competition.  

Alright all!  Have a great spring quarter and I will talk with you soon!

/ryan

FILMMAKERS EMAIL (4/1/08)
Hi Filmmakers,
Hope you are having a great start to the SPRING08 Quarter!  The club is officially off the ground and I would like to thank Tom Hammond and the core team for making things happen!  Great job!  I have a few things to let you know about:

Portfolio Assessments coming up at the end of the quarter.
Portfolio assessments for DFVP students last quarter were a great success.  There were 30 assessments in DFVP and the marks were high and the faculty/staff were very impressed to see you dressed to impress!  Well done.

Boomtown entry: submissions due today… I know it is late notice, but they do have a web site that talks about late entries… so give them a call! http://boomtownfestival.com/

(film club) Rough Cut Meeting this coming Monday night in room 115:
The film club met and they locked down all their times for this quarter:

FILM NIGHT:
4/7 Monday 8pm-12am Room #115
4/14 Monday 8pm-12am Room #115

Change to Wednesdays for the rest of April
4/23 Wednesday 8pm-12am Room #115
4/30 Wednesday 8pm-12am Room #115

ROUGH CUT / CLUB MEETING:
4/16 Wednesday noon-1pm Room #162
4/30 Wednesday noon-1pm Room #162
5/14 Wednesday noon-1pm Room #162
5/28 Wednesday noon-1pm Room #162
6/11 Wednesday noon-1pm Room #162

Film Being made in Tampa!

4 Star Productions is currently in pre-production for a full length independent film called, December.
Production will last from April 21st – May 22nd and they are looking for gaffers and overall interns (PAs) to help with the shoot.  The film will be shot in HD and post production will take place in Tampa as well.  Interested students should contact Marina Pronefti (Assoc. Producer) ASAP to apply. 727-442-0445 or e-mail Miamiinkmarina@yahoo.com. Those interested in casting should apply via decembercasting@gmail.com. What a great opportunity to earn on-set experience, and may even a little $$$  Apply today!

Questions? Contact:
Victoria Snabon-Heath
Director of Career Services
The Art Institute of Tampa
A branch of Miami International University
P 813.393.5368
C 813.362.3501
F 813.200.3030
aitajobs@aii.edu

Have a great quarter.

Portfolio Assessments WINTER2008
Portfolio Assessments WINTER08
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What portfolio level assessment will you be doing?
DIGITAL FILMMAKING & VIDEO PRODUCTION
GAME ART & DESIGN
MEDIA ARTS & ANIMATION

What are you responsible to show?
DIGITAL FILMMAKING & VIDEO PRODUCTION
GAME ART & DESIGN
MEDIA ARTS & ANIMATION

Remember the following about your portfolio assessments:
USE THIS LIST AS A CHECKLIST to ensure you are ready and to understand expectations.

  1. You will have 4-5 minutes MAXIMUM to add any commentary to your work.
  2. After your abridged presentation, you are to leave the room while faculty discuss their observations.
  3. Faculty review takes an additional 5 minutes.
  4. You should be prepared to provide brief answers to any of the faculty’s questions.
  5. If time permits the faculty may offer a brief synopsis of their findings.
  6. Electronically you will receive a copy of the review’s findings with your current portfolio’s ratings and commentary.

Do's and Dont's

  • Do seriously listen to any feedback given by faculty
  • Do take this seriously
  • Do remember this is an assessment of your design work
  • Do move efficiently - be brief and to the point
  • Do come organized - computer files, flat books, etc.
  • Do show recent work first
  • Do bring printed/mounted work if you have it
  • Do always have a back up of your work
  • Do act/dress/speak in professional manner
  • Don’ts be late
  • Don't act as if this is an oral presentation - be brief and to the point
  • Don't leave your work at your parent’s home or in another location

 


events

   NPR - Online Ad agencies face shortage of workers - good listen and reason to enhance your layout/design/flash skills

   Open House FALL2006
   
    special thanks to anniryn armstrong for capturing and editing the videos

resources
Books:
   thomson

Computer Hardware:
   newegg.com
   pricewatch

Computer Software:
   academicsuperstore.com
   journeyed.com

Computer Misc.:
   pricescan.com

Dreamweaver:
   
ryan's ftp info document - JAN 2007 NEW updated for aisites.com setup!!!
   ryan's class notes for dreamweaver
   captivate session on setting up your site - link to download .swf (right click / ctrl click "save as")
      please use the ftp information from the above document in order to properly setup your site

Hosting:
   hostway.com - hosting with them since 1998
   rydesign.hostway.com - affiliate setup and 1st month free
   mediatemple.com - great service
   ORCSweb.com - expensive, but good
   readyhosting.com - good, great coldfusion cost

Hosting / registrar:
   buydomains.com - $14.00 / year = great tools
   register.com - expensive, but reliable

Indesign:
   exporting document from adobe
   ryan's class guide for packaging

Typography:
   httpcomunicacio.com by Isaac Leon Nunez SPAIN barcelona
   matisyahu - thanks Jen S. for the heads up
   lipsum.com - filler text for content viewing purposes

Photography:
   marc-cain.com
   jill Greenberg - the manipulator
   Louis Daguerre (first image of a human - high res)
   louis daguerre - first image of a human - - - guy getting shoe shine
   Joseph Nicéphore Niépce (first photograph - high res)
   Joseph Nicéphore Niépce - first image in photography

Portfolios:
   shopping.com - Pina Zangaro Simm
   shopping.com - 3 ring binder 11" x 17
   portfoliorama.com - aluminum and more
   quincyshop.com - aluminum, leather
   leathertree.com - leather padfolios, portfolios
   portfolios-and-art-cases.com - aluminum portfolios, boxes, presentation books
   pinazangaro.com

Product/Installation/Interactive Design:
   iBar
   worthersoriginal.com/viki/ - look @ shadow monsters and ants


Inspiration



3D design

silo from nevercenter.com 3d application

Nevercenter.com
Application:
SILO
Artist Sample:
Piotr Slomowicz
piotronline.com

Culinary
   http://www.udon.es/

Interactive Design
   kindnessandhumility.com by Chris Erickson USA portland
   my ancestors... by HORNALL ANDERSON USA seattle
   theQuestForTheRest.com
   vectorpark.com

wolfman... suzuki... wow


suzuki... wow canada

posted 8/20/06

interesting use of slider. wawali.es - slider... posted 9/28/06

Interior Design Architecture

digital Beijing    digital Beijing
home of the 2008 Olympics
   designers: Samyn and Partners link to samyn and partners
The city of Beijing has a goal set to create an e-service oriented government. The design aesthetic is founded on the information age and the iconography of the bar code. Interesting thoughts from structural vision casters of the future. This building is located in Beijing and will act as a exhibition center for product design and art. It will also function as a control and data center for the 2008 Olympics. design... an understood process. How does this impact our western society? Only time will tell. If you find more images of this building ~ concept sketches / blueprints
please send them along
digital Beijing

Fashion
   Gucci link to Gucci's redesigned site
   cionca.com link to fashion designer Renae Lowe: cionca.com

Graphic Design

why must you always ask why Pink
Army Candy - Why
11"x17" / design by ryan lowe
Illustrator / font: Gyom Séguin
The series includes photography, illustrations, and a motion graphics piece.
Posted: 9/8/2006
ohlson's axel schilling cancer piece

cancer
design byJohan H Ohlson
Client: Axel Schilling
Posted: 9/8/2006

Motion Graphics
  http://wearethirdeye.com/
  http://www.youtube.com/ - pulp fiction "what does marsellis wallace look like"
  http://www.youtube.com/ - the hush sound - the lions roar
  http://www.youtube.com/ - typography
  http://www.youtube.com/ - refresh TV
  http://www.youtube.com/ - abbott and Costello "who's on first?"
  http://www.youtube.com/ - devil's advocate
  http://www.youtube.com/ - are you gonna be my girl

Visual Effects

mark ruff's time splicing rig
  Mark Ruff's Time Splicing Rig link to fxguide.com
a good read for rigging a time splice setup... and building your own 60 Mac mini / Canon array!

Product Design

earbud clips for ... earbuds   Earbud Clips for ... earbuds link to earbudclip.com

Other:
   springwise.com is simply... amazing. Great ideas, great companies featured, and decent stuff on minipreneurs


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