An animation and games conference for Students and Industry Professionals, called ISA Con 2011, will be taking place tomorrow and Friday:
Date: Thursday 6th January and Friday 7th January
Time: Daytime Sessions 9am – 4pm; Evening Session 7pm – 10pm
Venues: Daytime Sessions Anna Brett Hall, Media Building, Ballyfermot College of Further Education; Evening Session The Sugar Club, 8 Lower Leeson Street, Dublin 2
Cost: Daytime ticket €20; Evening ticket €10; Combined €25
Ticket Sales: Administrative Offices, Ballyfermot College of Further Education
Daytime Schedule
Thursday 6th January – Talks and Workshops
9 – 10am: Niall de Burca – Storytelling
10 – 12pm: Marec Fritzinger (Production Designer and Art Director) – Layout Workshop
1 – 3pm: Tony White (Animator and Author) – Workshop on Walks – ‘Generic’, ‘Stylized’ and ‘Personality-based’
3 – 4pm: Graham Gallagher (Animation and Concept Supervisor) – The Production Pipeline, what companies expect from you and what’s your day-to-day role
Friday 7th January – Talks and Workshops
9 – 10.30am: Tobias Schwarz (Independent Story Artist) – The Budget is Tight, dealing with the business side of working as an animation artist
10.30 – 12.30pm: Marec Fritzinger – Art Direction Workshop
12.30 – 1.30pm: Greg Maguire (CEO, Zoogloo; Prof of Visual Communications, University of Ulster) – 3D Creature Development
2 – 3pm: Tony White – Jumping Through Hoops – Guidelines on getting into the animation industry
3 – 4pm: Adam Burke (Animator, Pixar Animation Studios) – The Making of Pixars ‘Day & Night’
Evening Schedule
Thursday 6th January – Talk and Panel Discussion
7 – 8pm: Adam Burke, The Pixar Experience
8 – 10pm: Panel Discussion chaired by Tomm Moore (Creative Director, Cartoon Saloon); Panel guests: Adam Burke, Tony White, Marec Fritzinger and Graham Gallagher
For more information contact
Martina Reid – info@bcfe.cdvec.ie
Gareth Lee – glee@bcfe.net