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Guest Lecture: Animation Guru Steve Hickner

March 31, 2014 by | Animation/Visual Effects

Professor Bill Kroyer invites you to a special guest lecture by Animation Director/Producer/Story Man Steve Hickner on Thursday, April 3 at 7:00 p.m. in Folino Theater. Hickner will discuss his experiences in creating stories for animated feature films and offer advice on beginning a career in the animation business. Hickner has spent

Special Guest John Knoll Connects VFX Past to Present

December 5, 2013 by | Events

Professor Bill Kroyer’s History and Aesthetics of Digital Arts class enjoyed an amazing treat last night, as they heard from one of the founding fathers of modern visual effects: John Knoll. The class began, as always, with 3 brief student presentations, on their favorite aspects of their favorite digital film: Lilo & Stitch: for representing

New Motion Capture Equipment for Digital Arts students!

October 29, 2013 by | News

As part of the ongoing process of updating our equipment, we get a lot of new cameras, lighting, computers, and even software.  But undeniably, one of the coolest new acquisitions we’ve purchased recently, is our brand-new set of Xsens Motion Capture suits. We’ve had a motion capture studio for years now – in fact, we

Judging Animation at Annecy

September 26, 2013 by | News

In 1989, Bill Kroyer traveled to the beautiful French town of Annecy for the oldest and largest animation festival in the world, coming home with the Apollo Award for his film, Technological Threat . Twenty-four years later, Kroyer carried the Chapman banner to France, as a Dodge College Professor and Director of the Digital Arts

Cinephile’s Dream Calendar – March Picks

March 9, 2012 by | Film Studies

You can find and download the full March calendar here.  Some of the picks have passed, but they’re still worth remembering to see next time they come around! Also, stay tuned to the Cinephile’s Dream categoryfor more picks later this week, for the end of March. You can also sign up to receive the calendar

Oscar makes room as toon field blooms

November 14, 2011 by | News

The animated feature category is now a decade old, and in that time, the category has served up three nominees in all but two of its previous 10 years, when the number of eligible submissions was great enough to expand the ballot to five slots. Last year nearly made the cut, until CG/live-action hybrid "Yogi
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