Detroit ACM SIGGRAPH

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Raleigh Michigan Studios

Detroit ACM SIGGRAPH will be touring Raleigh Michigan Studios in Pontiac on Wed. May 23rd from 6-7:30pm.**Note Date Change

Location: Raleigh Michigan Studios, 1999 Centerpoint Pkwy. Pontiac, MI 48341
Cost: 
Free
Registration URL: https://www.123signup.com/register?id=smgtt
Information Page URL: https://www.123signup.com/event?id=smgtt

The tour will be about an hour and a half, and we will run through how the studio came to be, what it can do, what productions it has worked with, etc.  On our tour we will view the sound stages, hair and make up department, wardrobe department, screening rooms, visual effects and many other departments.

Registration is encouraged so we can anticipate how many plan on attending.

We had another packed roster for the 2012′s first Open Screening night! Here are the presenters, in case you missed out, or are looking to reach out:

 

Rich Jackson gave us the inside scoop some highlights from his demo reel, including the Benelli shotgun compositing shot

 

Charles “Pat” Leppan showed samples from his youtube channel, including the Baker Year of the Dragon animation he’d completed with Paul

 

Darryl Johnson – showed his demo reel, including the vaporizing zombie girl

 

Brian Gottlieb shared a video & some 3D printed samples of his own

 

Jon Hillis loves environment modeling & PS compositing; he showed his demo reel, including “Four Corners”

 

Kara Marfia showed some samples from her portfolio

 

Paul Powlison showed samples of his work at Baker as both student and work-study employee

 

Jamie Surgener played his SF short “AVABOT”

 

After a short break for munchies, Pat Leppan demonstrated ‘Mocap on the Cheap’ with 3 PS3 Eye cameras, tripods, and a laptop – he also captured pure mocap gold – did we ever circulate a link for those BVH’s?. Additional info about the setup can be found at ipisoft.com.
Thanks to everyone who came out to share your work and your passion!

With A Twist VFX is accepting applications for interns with an interest in areas including animation, texturing, compositing and digital matte painting. This internship is for the Michigan location.

Internship Description: Interns will be given the opportunity to shadow VFX artists, assist producers with runs and other administrative tasks. Ability to work on projects when time allows and is needed.

Qualifications: Must be a team player and demonstrate interest in the visual effects field with a desire to learn and grow within our
organization. Reliable transportation and cell phone required. Internship is unpaid except for mileage reimbursement. School credit is available. Interns are required to work a minimum of two 8 hour days per week.

Training Provided: Interns will receive training in various VFX programs such as Syntheyes, 3dsMax, Maya, and Nuke as well as hand-on experience working in the entertainment industry. How to Apply: Please send a reel and resume via email to internship@withatwiststudio.com No phone calls please.

The closing date for applications is February 1st , 2012.

Contact Information:
Internship Email: internship@withatwiststudio.com
Website: www.withatwiststudio.com


Cindy Sifonis shares her insights into the cognitive processes involved in creativity. Learn something about keeping those creative juices flowing.

Don’t miss out!

Register today.

A huge thanks to all of our presenters – we finished right on time, but we’ll definitely set up time slots next time to guarantee a spot to those pre-registering.

* Representing our host, Alex Ionescu presented the ePrize LLC 2011 and 2010 demo reels.

* Mark Willis (Demo Reel) I presented the trailer for Trespass (you won’t find any green boxes in those glasses!) and a time-lapse short film – filmed on location in southwestern Michigan.

* Dave Perry: highflightstudios.net presented his demo reel (you don’t want to miss Dave’s hard surface modeling).

* Joseph Coleman: presented his demo reel – which I’m not going to hesitate to say, demonstrated very powerfully the effect of a well-polished reel – and a short, which I’m failing to find a link for.

* I don’t have a reel to link yet, but, I demo’d the results of my time with the Joan of Arc modeling tutorial to get some feedback & crits.

* Jasmine Harris was unable to attend, but here’s her portfolio.

I wish I had links to the rest of the great material shown that night, but thanks to all of you for sharing your work!

Nominations are now open for 2012 board.


President

Is responsible for maintaining the Chapters Active and in compliance status with ACM & ACM SIGGRAPH. This involves making sure Annual report is submitted on time, That the chapter holds at least 4 events a year, that the chapters leaders are in communication with ACM SIGGRAPH. That the Chapter profile on ACM’s chapter administration is up date.
Vice President

Handles Presidential responsibilities when President is unavailable. Works with and supports Membership/Treasurer/Secretary when they need additional resources/manpower. Also responsible,with the help of the President, on running Chapter Elections.
Membership

Handles membership interaction. Makes sure membership information up to date. Works with 123Signup membership management tool. Sends out renewal reminders (every 3-4 months). Oversees outreach to members to get them involved. Reports membership figures(Paid members, lapsed members, New/renewed members within last mo/3mo’s  at board meetings.
Treasurer

Maintains summary of chapter financial activity, checking account, paypal account, use of debit card.  Cashing checks to checking account. Submits financial summary in required Annual ACM SIGGRAPH chapter report.

Secretary/Historian

Maintains Meeting Notes and makes them access-able. Maintains Summary of events and activities so that they can be reported in Annual report(Event name, location, number of attendees, type of event) . Organizes and maintains Images and video as part of Organizations history. Tends to work back and forth with the Communication committee

 

Interested in Non-Elected Positions?

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Board Member at large
Responsible for attending board meetings and providing resources and contacts to meet the needs of the group. They also are encouraged to participate on a committee(event, communication, etc) 

Webmaster
Responsible for updating the website information and helping it stay compliant with ACM SIGGRAPH website guidelines.

Event Committee Leader
Schedules and faciliates meetings to plan activities of the organization.  Meetings should occur on at least a monthly basis. Coordinates with the Communication leader.

Communication Committee Leader
Schedules and faciliates meetings that organize efforts to communicate to the membership and general public Who/What the organization is and what activities the organization is involved in.

Graphics Designer
Designs Event flyers/logos for social media platforms/ Brochures/ biz cards etc.

Social Media Maven
Sends out communication via blog posts/email/twitter/facebook/123signup etc..

Create your own position
Want to contribute in your own way. Ex. Education liason,  Volunteer Coordinator, Detroit CG Community Cheerleader.

We are pleased to announce Open Screenings Night on Aug 29 2011.

Bring your digital media designs, animations, Web Content, demo reels, movie trailers, animation rigs, models etc. to present. If you want to demonstrate a cool technique, tool or software you can do that, too.

Open Screenings Night
Monday Aug 29th 2011
6-9pm
@ ePrize
One ePrize Drive
Pleasant Ridge, MI 48069

Cost: Free

Google Map to ePrize

Directions:
Eprize is kind of tucked away off the eastbound 696 service drive. If heading east on 696, take Woodward Ave exit, stay on service drive while crossing over Woodward. Turn right on Bermuda, then immediately turn right into the side street. Eprize will be the building just past the next side street (Barber Street).
Parking lot is accessible from Barber Street.

Arvell Malcolm Jones, noted Marvel and DC comics illustrator, TV and print Creative Art Director, Illustration instructor, and former VP of program development at Colors TV.

The Art Institute of Michigan
28125 Cabot Drive
Novi, MI 48377

Cost: $5 at the door
Free for SIGGRAPH members
Free for Art Institute of Michigan members

Also on tap-
- technology- Ideation and the I-PAD –
Patrick Hatfield

-tutorial- creating a cartoon vignette with Flash-
Pat Jackson

Register today!

Friday, May 13 2011 6-9pm

Speaker Jim Jackson will discuss his animation career and share his work on the new animated feature film RIO. Jim shares his perspective as an animator of major releases from Rio to Lion King to Tron Evolution. Mr. Jackson also brings video game animation experience from his work as an EA Senior Lead Animator on a variety of Madden titles.

Exclusive to Detroit ACM SIGGRAPH members only:
6-7pm Meet & Greet with Jim Jackson

Location:
Next Wave Media Studio
950 Stephenson Hwy
Troy, MI Map

Register here!

See the event posting here for more details.

Detroit Science Center is looking to fill a full-time salaried position for a Video Editing Coordinator. Although the job title focuses exclusively on the editing aspect, the ideal applicant would be proficient in both editing and videography. Projects would include working with others on the production staff to create exciting content for the Planetarium, 4D Toyota Engineering Theater, and exhibits.

Interested individuals should visit the following URL for all the details:

http://www.detroitsciencecenter.org/job_opportunities.html

All the application/resume information can be found there as well as the specific qualifications and responsibilities.