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New York Digital Salon Calls for Entries

The deadline for submissions for the 7th Annual New York Digital Salon is May 1, 1999. The competition consists of a gallery exhibition of prints, sculpture, CD-ROMs, and interactive installations; animation/digital video screenings; websites/internet-works; and a catalog of original essays on digital culture. For further information contact Kirsten Solberg, Director of the Digital Salon and Director of Operations for the MFA Computer Art Department, at (212) 592-2535 or by fax at (212) 592-2509. e-mail: kirsten@sva.edu www.sva.edu/salon

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George Lucas & Steven Spielberg give to USC School of Cinema-Televison

George Lucas has donated $1.5 million, while Steven Spielberg has donated $500,000 to the USC School of Cinema-Television to help fund the new, yet-to-be-built Robert Zemeckis Center for Digital Arts. The Lucas money will help build a sound stage which will be named for Akira Kurosawa.

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Digital Technology in Asian Studios

From Korea to India and from digital ink and paint to motioncapture, Milt Vallas discusses the introduction of digital technology intothe animation production process of Asian studios.

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Gnomon Inc. launches speaker series

Hollywood-based Gnomon Inc. has launched a monthly speaker series for digital production professionals...

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DCC takes place in LA

* Wednesday, December 2. - Friday, December 4. Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

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Dream Quest hires Pethel

Dream Quest Images, the feature film visual effects division of the Walt Disney Company, has hired Price Pethel in the newly created post of Vice President/Creative Director. Pethels role includes contributing to the overall direction and debate of such digital studio issues as imaging, compositing methodology, rendering and software development. Pethel joins the company from a five year tenure as VP/Creative Director at Digital Domain.

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Theme Parks in the Digital Age

Clark Dodsworth lends his considerable insight as to what we can expect from the amusement park of the future. Interactive robotic fauna? Digital characters with acquired intelligence and synthetic personalities? You bet!

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Digital Domain's TIGHTROPE screening

* Monday, November 23 - Wednesday, November 25. Santa Monica, California, U.S.A.

"TIGHTROPE," Digital Domain's first in-house production, will premiere at the Laemmle's Monica Theatre for Academy qualification. The five minute, CG-animated short was written and directed by Daniel Robichaud. Showtimes are 12:00 PM and 12:45 PM daily. For more information, call (310)477-5581.

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TAZA Digital Image Fest

* Thursday, October 29. Toronto, Canada.

The fourth Torontos Animators Zoetrope Association (TAZA) Digital Image Festival will showcase independent computer animation such as Macca Strewth by Momentum Animations (Australia). For information visit www.interlog.com/~dolish/taza.htm.

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UC Irvine has digital dreams

* Saturday, October 17. Irvine, California, U.S.A.

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Santos heads to Digital Domain

Venice, California-based DIGITAL DOMAIN has hired ENRIQUE SANTOS as director of technology, a role in which he will oversee the companys technology department and assume responsibility for its overall technical direction. Santos was previously senior manager of technology at WALT DISNEY FEATURE ANIMATION, where he managed technical support for animated features from The Lion King to Mulan. At Digital Domain, Santos will report to vice president of digital operations, Edward Kummer, with whom he worked at Disney for four years.

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Digital Divas network in Australia

Thursday, September 3. Melbourne, Australia.

Digital Divas, a networking group for women working in new media, hosts a meeting at Open Channel, 13 Victoria Street, Fitzroy, Melbourne. Existing members include Kathy Mueller, Kiera Poelsma and Maree Woolley. For information, contact jo@tantamount.com.au.

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The Digital Resource Center

Here are links to a wealth of further reading and resources on computer graphics, care of Animation World Magazine and Visual Magic Magazine.

While Animation World Magazine highlights a facet of computer graphics or related fields almost monthly, Visual Magic Magazine is dedicated to it each and every month.

The Magazine Archives:

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Dig This! SIGGRAPH is coming with a host of eye-opening films. Here's a sneak peak.

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Below The Digital Radar

Kit Laybourne muses about the evolution of independent animation and looks "below the radar" for the growth of new emerging domains of digital animation.

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Rotoscoping in the Modern Age

Visual effects artist Marian Rudnyk describes the rotoscoping process used for the creation of atmospheric effects in the Oscar-winning feature film, Titanic

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Rotoscoping in the Modern Age: 'Titanic'

How did they create Jack and Rose's frosty breath? Marian Rudnyk describes the rotoscoping process that was used to bring the Titanic experience to life.

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IMAGINA `98: Digital Becomes Integral

Singier relates the events of IMAGINA `98, France's digital showcase.

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Digital Illusion - Entertaining the Future with High Technology

What can we do to gain some much needed perspective on the dizzying worlds of digital entertainment? For starters, there's a book we need to read, says Dan Sarto.

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The Digital Video Conference and Exposition in Burbank, California

John Parazette-Tillar takes us to the Digital Video Conference and Exposition, where he leads us through the classes and shows us what's new.

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Don't Believe Your Eyes: It is Real or is it Animation?

It is real, or is it animation? Bill Hilf explores the aesthetic implications of our new digital realm.

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Going Digital And Loving It

Traditional animator Guionne Leroy describes her first digital experience. Currently working on a new clay short, she is shooting it with a digital camera and having a blast with the new opportunities.

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