WAnimate http://www.wanimate.org.au The Western Australian Animation Association Thu, 16 Feb 2012 01:55:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Interview with Katherine Kerr, Perth graduate of Animation Mentor and a new committee member! http://www.wanimate.org.au/2012/02/interview-with-katherine-kerr-perth-graduate-of-animation-mentor-and-a-new-committee-member/ http://www.wanimate.org.au/2012/02/interview-with-katherine-kerr-perth-graduate-of-animation-mentor-and-a-new-committee-member/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 01:46:25 +0000 wanimate http://www.wanimate.org.au/?p=664 Welcome to 2012 fellow animators! We are pumped for an exciting year ahead of animation events, including guest speakers as well as new events. Be sure to subscribe to our facebook page, as well as our mailing list to get full access to what’s happening in 2012.

The WAnimate committee would love to welcome Katherine Kerr and Patrick Jordan to the group. We look forward to working with you to strengthen the WA animation industry!

 

Interview with Katherine Kerr, recent Animation Mentor and new committee member

What started your interest in animation?

A bug’s life. That scene right at the start where he’s flying through holding onto the dandelion, I just remember sitting there with huuuuge eyes staring at the screen amazed at the textures and colours and movement.  I walked out of that cinema, knowing exactly where I was headed.



How did you get to where you are?
By a complete mistake, ticking the wrong box in my uni application I ended up doing Multimedia Design instead of a graphic design course.  I went along with it and ended up loving the 3D component of the course, after graduating I  I moved onto Animation Mentor, and it’s the best thing I’ve ever done, it nearly killed me at the time but I’m so glad i did it!

How many hours a week do you spend animating?
When the course was in full swing up to 50 hours a week after work and on the weekends, but now it’s down to about 10 hours a week, let’s not overdo ourselves now!

What animated character do you think most closely represents your personality?
Dorrie, from Finding Nemo. It really is uncanny. 

How do you keep motivated?
Before sitting down to animate I try and watch at least small excerpt of animation, whether that be a bit of Tangled or Toy Story 3 or just a crazy 2D Disney animation I found on youtube. Anything that gets me excited and makes me think, ‘yeah I wanna do that!’ 

Do you have any advice to give to our readers?
Study the world & movement around you as much as you can, get regular feedback from your peers and take a break, it’s amazing how perfect you think a shot is until you take a break and come back later.  And then you’re good optimism disappears out the window unfortunately!

What’s the most challenging part to work on in a shot for you?
Taking a shot from stepped mode to spline, my heart breaks every time as all my perfect timing goes out the window :’(

What makes an animation great, in your mind?
Making the viewer get caught up in the characters emotions just through beautiful acting choices

If you could be any animal, what would you be?
Seagull – get to hang out at the beach all day and eat fish and chips!

Favourite film of all time?
Lion King





Look out for next month’s interview with Patrick Jordan!

]]> http://www.wanimate.org.au/2012/02/interview-with-katherine-kerr-perth-graduate-of-animation-mentor-and-a-new-committee-member/feed/ 0 Now open to all: Show Off Your Shorts! http://www.wanimate.org.au/2011/09/now-open-to-all-show-off-your-shorts/ http://www.wanimate.org.au/2011/09/now-open-to-all-show-off-your-shorts/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 23:06:24 +0000 wanimate http://www.wanimate.org.au/?p=643 Just a reminder about our Show Off Your Shorts! event next Thursday 15 September, 7pm at the Velvet Lounge in the Flying Scotsman.

We are so proud of our WAM BAM winners that we are opening this event up so that everyone can view their work! However, only members have the chance to win the door prize of a limited edition DVD of Shaun Tan’s The Lost Thing! If you are a member, make sure you check in with us when you arrive, or you can join up on the night to go into the draw.

We have a great line-up so far with speakers Michelle Glaser from ScreenWest and Daniel High from EPRA. In addition to the WAM BAM shorts, we also have the funny and slick Bus Stop from Fungus Studios and reels from local studios like ZAC Toons, Prickly Pixel, and boogie monster.

Light finger food will be served and you can buy drinks at the bar.

We look forward to seeing you at Show Off Your Shorts! next week.

All the best,
WAnimate

YOU ARE INVITED TO SHOW OFF YOUR SHORTS!

When: 7:00pm-9:00pm. Thursday 15th September
Where: The Velvet Lounge (Private Function Room at the Flying Scotsman). 639 Beaufort Street, Mount Lawley.
RSVP: Wednesday 14th September to wanimate@gmail.com
This event is now open to the public, but only members can go into the draw to win the door prize of a limited edition DVD of Shaun Tan’s “The Lost Thing”! If you are a member, make sure you check in with us when you arrive, or you can join up on the night to go into the draw.

We will be screening the animations created at WAM BAM 2011, WAnimate’s 48-hour speed-animation competition, and would also like to invite WAnimate members to bring along their animation shorts or showreels to share with the Perth animation community.

We will also have two guest speakers: Michelle Glaser from ScreenWest will be giving an informational talk about animation funding grants and Daniel High from EPRA will chat with us about content for the Perth Cultural Centre LED screens.

Light finger food will be provided and drinks can be purchased at the bar.

If you would like us to submit an animation for screening, please note:
– Files are to be under 5 minutes in length, ideally in Quicktime movie file format, and under 300MB in size.
– If possible, please e-mail wanimate@gmail.com beforehand to organise providing us with your content beforehand.
– If bringing your content with you on the night, please arrive at 6.30pm with your animation on a USB drive.

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When: 7:00pm-9:00pm. Thursday 15th September
Where: The Velvet Lounge (Private Function Room at the Flying Scotsman). 639 Beaufort Street, Mount Lawley.
RSVP: Monday 12th September to wanimate@gmail.com
Please note that this is a members-only event, but you can join up on the night or online at www.wanimate.org.au/membership/

We will be screening the animations created at WAM BAM 2011, WAnimate’s 48-hour speed-animation competition, and would also like to invite WAnimate members to bring along their animation shorts or showreels to share with the Perth animation community.

We will also have two guest speakers: Michelle Glaser from ScreenWest will be giving an informational talk about animation funding grants and Daniel High from EPRA will chat with us about content for the Perth Cultural Centre LED screens.

Light finger food will be provided and drinks can be purchased at the bar.

If you would like us to submit an animation for screening, please note:
– Files are to be under 5 minutes in length, ideally in Quicktime movie file format, and under 300MB in size.
– If possible, please e-mail wanimate@gmail.com beforehand to organise providing us with your content beforehand.
– If bringing your content with you on the night, please arrive at 6.30pm with your animation on a USB drive.

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Competition at WAM BAM was fierce this year with a lot of talent on display, resulting in highly entertaining animation of incredible quality. The films were screened on Sunday night to an audience of over 70 people, and are available for online viewing on WAnimate’s Youtube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/wanimate

COMPETITION RESULTS

Members: Trent Hudson, Sam Johnson, Luis Logam, Ross O’Donovan, Chantelle White. Theme words: Orange, Pride, Disguise
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“Orange”
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Members: Kim Larking, Kylie Slee, Lauren Swioklo. Theme words: Purple, Guilt, Key
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“Beware the Mushroom Cloud”
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Members: Liam Davis, Luke Davis, Kate Keiley, Joshua Mardan, Michelle Osborne. Theme words: Red, Jealousy, Pie
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“Red Jealousy Pie”
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Members: Josh Bryson, Mitchell Disley, Lauren Fletcher, Scott Gilchrist, Andrew Mabey. Theme words: Green, Hate, Door
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“The Legend of Bob Mason, Pastry Chef”

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WAM BAM 2011 was proudly supported by ScreenWest, LotteryWest, the West Coast Institute of Training, Lastpixel, Wacom Australia, and Empire Toys.

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WAM BAM is supported by ScreenWest, LotteryWest, the West Coast Institute of Training, Lastpixel, Wacom Australia, and Empire Toys.

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