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We hope you had a great holiday break - or maybe you're still having one (or recovering from it). It's January 2009, and we're ready to start a new year of monthly meetings. Every third Tuesday of the month we'll be talking about the digital art tools that most of us use.
January's meeting has artists and producers from several different areas of our animation world.
ANIMATION WORLD NETWORK
The premiere spot for all types of animation news, the Animation World Network has launched AWN Television has recently launched. For some it's a fantastic way to be recognized by the top studios in the world. What are some steps that you can take to make your work more visible?
Rick DeMott, Managing Editor of AWN and Maureen Whelan will be on hand to talk about a couple of top tips to promote your own animations. What goes into a good demo reel or great animation piece will only get you halfway there. You need people to see your work as well! Rick will talk about what makes an animation show up on AWN's radar. Maureen will also talk about some of the things she's done to promote her new horror film, "Client 14".
Plastic Cow's Mickey Corcoran has written, produced, directed, animated and taken part in just about every aspect of video production you can imagine. His experience with producing video podcasts that rival television productions provides an abundance of "what to do" and "what not to do" gems. Mickey will bring us some lessons that his production and post production has brought him.
Mickey is also hiring - want to get seen by him? Bring your demo reel on a DVD to hand off to him. You can find out more about P-C by visiting his site: http://www.plastic-cow.com/
THE MONROE COLLECTIVE
Hardly our second choice, when United Front Media had to change their presentation time for a deadline, we were able to have The Monroe Collective come earlier. We'll have artwork and links for The Monroe Collective this weekend. Shooters, Designers and Directors come together to form a new production model which has shot commercials, promo, industrials, a music video and even films. They'll talk about how they've managed to target clients, and what their next plan of attack is.
PLUS:
THE FIRST MEETING OF 2009. See you there!
If you haven't signed up for the newsletter (JOIN DMA), you'll want to do that asap. There are some great events coming up that you'll get in those emails.
See you on the 20th (third Tuesday of the month)!
Your friends from DMA,
Tony, Warren, Ed, Tom and me
*Door Prizes*
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There will be an update on the DMALA Website (http://www.dmala.org) as well as regular notices and announcements on my NinjaCrayon blog. (http://www.ninjacrayon.com).
See you at the next meeting!
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If you have any announcements about jobs, projects or other employment opportunities, please contact Tom Luth (tom luth @ aol . com) (remove spaces).
And again, thanks to Adobe's sponsorship of DMA/LA this year, admission is free!
* Tony, Warren, Ed, Tom and Ko
Your co-hosts
digital projection made possible through the generous sponsorship of
Apple Computer and the Pixel Corps
with additional support from
Adobe Systems,
AJA,
ProMax Systems,
BIAS, Inc,
DigitalFilm Tree, and
Gefen Inc.
This meeting is presented in association with the Barnsdall Gallery Theatre,
a facility of the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs
Are you a Final Cut editor? Did you know that Los Angeles' Final Cut User Group meets in this same theater each month? On the FOURTH WEDNESDAY of each month, join the LAFCPUG discussion - you know where! Click below to find out more:
The Gallery Theatre at Barnsdall Art Park
4800 Hollywood Boulevard
(between Vermont and Normandie)
Hollywood, CA 90027
Phone: 323.644.6272
* coming South/East on the 101: exit Hollywood, head East
* coming North/West on the 101: exit Vermont, head North, turn left (going West) onto Hollywood
* coming from the 5: exit Los Feliz, head West, turn left (going South) onto
Vermont, turn right (going West) on Prospect, Prospect becomes Hollywood
Enter through the gate on the South side of Hollywood Blvd. just East of the light at Edgemont, or West of the light at New Hampshire (which is just West of where Prospect and Hollywood come together). The theatre is at the top of the hill, adjacent to the art gallery (they have separate entrances).
Parking is free. There is parking at the bottom of the hill, but first try to find a space around the perimeter of the park at the top. Please park closely together, at an angle (regardless of how the parking spaces are painted!) to allow more cars to park. Click here for a PDF map (300k) of the grounds that points out the parking areas and includes other helpful hints.
Wheelchair access (or if you are carrying a lot of gear): Park in the lot next to the Hollyhock house (you will see a handicap parking sign - there are also spaces for loading etc.), come into the theatre entrance, and take the elevator down. There will be space in the front of the theatre for wheelchairs.
Click here for a Google interactive map, including the ability to get directions from your location to this address. There is also a Metro Red Line station at Vermont and Sunset, about a block and a half from the park's entrance.
Before or after the meeting, there is a fine restaurant row on Vermont between Hollywood and Franklin (just around the corner from the park). There are also a number of great ethic eateries along Hollywood.
