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February 21, 2008
Some special events coming up worth ACM student attention:
OSCAR PARTY THIS WEEKEND
Music and Film Seminar faculty and students invite ACM students to join them
for an Oscar Viewing Party Sunday (Feb. 24) starting at 6:30 pm at the
Tropical Smoothie Café at 88 Piikoi Street (Waimanu & Piikoi). The Music
Department enjoys collaboration with ACM students in scoring films. It's a
good opportunity to mix and exchange ideas.
SPECIAL LECTURE ON SOUND AND FILM TUESDAY
ACM has invited editor and sound designer George Wang to campus next week to
interview for a position on our faculty. He'll give a presentation on sound
design in film Tuesday (Feb. 26), 4:30-6:30 pm in Crawford 115. Come and get
some ideas on how to improve sound in your film!
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES - ON CAMPUS AND BEYOND
* Filmmakers involved with the documentary on African Americans in Hawai'i,
HOLDING FAST THE DREAM, will hold a panel discussion about making the film
Friday (Feb. 22), 12:30-2 pm in Webster 112.
* A Summer Program in Chinese Film History and Criticism will take place at
the Beijing Film Academy June 30-July 27, sponsored by the University of
Washington (credits transferable to UH). For information on costs and
curriculum, see faculty.washington.edu/yomi/bfa. Deadline is March
8.
* A UHM Career Fair will be held Feb. 28, 10 am - 2 pm in the Campus Center
Ballroom.
* The Korean Film Council will hold its 3rd annual Filmmaker's Development
Lab in Korea this year (the first two were held in Hawai'i in conjunction
with ACM). They are looking for emerging Overseas Korean filmmakers to bring
their stories to the screen. Got a script to submit? See details at
fdl.kofic.or.kr. Deadline is March 19.
* Step Up and Speak! The Chancellor's Office is holding auditions for
Student Speaker at the May Commencement Exercises. Auditions will be April
17 at 4:30 pm in Hemenway Theatre. If you'll be graduating, have a 3.0
overall grade point average or better, and want to try out, call 956-6145 or
email graduate@hawaii.edu.
DON'T FORGET ...
Tuesday Feb. 26 - Two presentations by John Edgar Park, lead Character
Technical Director at Walt Disney Animation Studios. From 2-4 pm he'll cover
the planning and creation of animated character rigs for Disney's MEET THE
ROBINSONS, including skeletons, deformers, scripts and animation interfaces.
It's a presentation titled "Carl the Robot, Doris the Bowler Hat, and a Boy
Named Wilbur: Character Rigging for Feature Animation." From 7-9 pm his talk
will be "From Concept to Render: the Creation of a Feature Animation
Character." Both sessions will be in KOA 102 on the Kapiolani Community
College campus. For info, contact Sharon Sussman ssussman@hawaii.edu.
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