Document your characters/puppets

Hi guys

Before you start shooting your Stop Mo films for this year, please document your wire armature characters or paper cut-outs, which ever the case may be.

With document I mean, take high-res photographs of them from different angles, in good light. Good photos. Or place them in the set and take pics then. As you wish.

We may want to do an exhibition next year of all your work, or simply have some lovely photos in the Shooting Studios, to inspire the students who come after you.

So take some pics pls. While you are at it. Take shots of your sets too. Its really a good idea to start doing this with all your Stop Mo work, in future too. It's good to document things, make notes etc. That's how you learn and inspire yourself for the next project.

Ok, off my soap-box.

Have a good break.

See you 18th. Cant wait x

Raindance Film Competition

And do I hear a collected sigh of relief as the Evaluations are at least over?

Thought you’ll have a bit of a break before you get going on your Stop Motion film?

NO! (with a French accent)

Check out this film competition below.

Films must be 40 SECONDS in length and the deadline is 8 August 2011.

It’s all about content though, unique storytelling ability.

So check it out and see if any of your work from last year would be suited.

http://raindance.tv/40secondsstraight

And don’t forget about the MOVING THINGS FESTIVAL!

We DEFINITELY want you guys to apply for that. The organisers are very keen to see work from TOW. (As we seem to be one of the few places in SA where you can learn Stop Mo and more importantly, you guys have done some GREAT work last year).

Hope you are all well.

Mx

Moving Things Film Festival

Hi guys and gals!

Know you are all extremely busy at the moment. Good luck with the work.

Please have a look at the film festival below. The organisers have been in touch with me and Nina personally and REALLY want to showcase the work that TOW does. That means YOU.

So look through stuff you did last year and send in some films for consideration. Many of you have done some truly amazing work. It needs exposure. Please apply.

"Moving Things Film Festival at Out the Box Festival

CALL FOR ENTRIES!

Out the Box Festival is calling for dynamic, creative stop-motion and

puppetry films for the MOVING THINGS FILM FESTIVAL, which will take

place from 3-11 September in Cape Town, South Africa.

Out The Box is South Africa's premier Puppetry and Visual Theatre

Festival, and this will be the third year of this unique film festival

and the sixth exciting year of Out the Box international festival.

Films will be screened at the Independent Labia Cinema on Orange

Street in Gardens, Cape Town. Moving Things 2011 will host a number of

workshops and master-classes with talented stop-motion animators.

If you are interested in submitting a film for Out the Box 2011,

please download and complete an application form from unimasouthafrica.org/downloads/Application%20Form.pdf and

send it to the Festival office.

Submit your application form via email to kraft.creative@gmail.com

Want more info? - Contact the festival office at + 27 21 462 5811 or

visit www.unimasouthafrica.org

Limitations? - Only your imagination!

A MAXIMUM OF FIVE FILMS per artist will be considered.

Deadline for submissions: 15 July 2011"

Evaluations - Marking criteria

Hello my lovelies

Ok, for Evaluations on June the 20^th and 21^st , we will be marking you according to the following criteria. Please see below:

PORTFOLIO		MARK
General impression	Overall impact of the presentation done by student.	10%
Design skills	Design and construction of characters and set	30%
Storyboarding	Shooting script and use of film language to communicate story	30%
Concept development	Level of intellectual & aesthetic expression (creative vision).	30%
Impression of SPECIFIC PROJECTS		MARK
Animatic		20%
Characters		25%
Set		25%
Storyboard		30%

Now please don’t fret. The above is to give you a clear indication on what we will be looking at and marking you on. BUT, please approach your evaluation session like a film PITCH. Neither Pluto nor Diek know anything about your film. Come and sell us your idea and your ability to make a huge success of this film. You all have UNIQUE and FANTASTIC concepts. Nina and I believe in you and are very excited about the rest of the year.

Don’t fret, make sure you have all of the above and come in on that Monday and Tuesday knowing that YOU ARE THE SOLUTION J Remember? Like I explained in class.

It’s a joy to work with you guys and you are doing great. Good luck with the other (slightly-more- boring –than-Stop-Mo) subjects J

Marinda x

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