EDUCATORS CONFERENCE
"Animation in the Global Marketplace"
LOCATION: Kalamazoo Valley Museum, Downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan in the Stryker Theater
PRICES: $175, includes pass to Network Picnic and Full KAFI Festival pass. Early bird discount, $150 if register before March 15th.
REGISTRATION: Click here to Register
| Day | Time | Event | Description | Speakers | |
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| Thursday May 17 | 8:00-8:45 AM | Registration | Worldworks Room At KV Museum | ||
| 8:45-9:00 AM | Welcome | Marilyn Schlack | President, Kalamazoo Valley Community College | ||
| 9:00-10:45 AM | Keynote | KAFI Theme "Animation In The Global Marketplace" | Charlie Bonifacio | Animation veteren from Disney, Return To Neverland, Mulan, Star Wars, Beetlejuice | |
| 10:45-11:00 AM | Coffee Break | ||||
| 11:00-12:00 PM | Paper Presentations | Individual Rooms | |||
| Teaching 3d Narrative: Keeping it Simple & Focus on Character | Cheryl Cabrera | Professor of Animation, Savannah College of Art & Design | |||
| Report on Digital Media & Animation Programs | Peter Hriso | Assistant Professor, East Tennessee State University | |||
| Teaching Beginning Animation |
Deanna Morse Kim Roberts |
Professor, Film, Video, School of Communication, Grand Valley State University Associate Professor, Film, Video, Grand Valley State University |
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| Experimental Digital Animation & Audio: Creating an Engaging Environment for Interdisciplinary Artistic Expression |
Bonnie Mitchell Elainie Lillios |
Associate Professor, School of Art, Bowling Green State University Associate Professor, College of Musical Arts, Bowling Green State University |
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| Building Linear Narrative for the Animated Short | Karen Sullivan | Instructor, Ringling School of Art & Design | |||
| 1:00 - 2:30 PM | Panel-A | Production Pipeline in the Classroom |
Aubry Mintz-Moderator Terry Posthumus Brian Tindall Ron Saks |
Chair of Animation, Laguna College of Art & Design Prog Coord, 3D Animation & Graduate Programs, Humber Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning Pixar, Technical Director Dept Chair, Time Based Media, Columbus College Art & Design |
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| 1:00 - 2:30 PM | Open Forum | Technical Challenges in the Classroom | Kevin White | Instructor, Ringling School of Art & Design | |
| 3:00 - 4:30 PM | Panel-B | Developing Great Content for Student Films |
Deanna Morse - Moderator Karen Sullivan Karen Aqua Mike Belzer |
Professor, Film, Video, School of Communication, Grand Valley State University Instructor, Ringling School of Art & Design Independent Filmmaker, International Awards, Sesame Street Animation Supervisor, Disney |
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| 4:50 - 5:30 PM | Wrap Up | Highlights of all Topics |
Charlie Bonifacio - Moderator And all Presenters |
Animation veteren from Disney, Return To Neverland, Mulan, Star Wars, Beetlejuice | |
| Friday May 18 | 9:00 - 10:00 AM | Paper Presentation | Bringing a Professional Production Pipeline into a College Animation Project |
Chris Wright Corinne McKay Ron Saks Rob Burton |
Columbus College Art & Design Students Dept Chair, Time Based Media Motion Picture Visual Effects & Production, The Abyss, The Chronicles of Narnia(2), Lord of the Rings |
| 9:00 - 10:00 AM | Paper Presentation | Creating a Traditional Based Animation Program | Aubry Mintz | Chair of Animation, Laguna College of Art & Design | |
| Saturday May 19 | 9:00 - 12:00 PM | Workshop - Paper Presentation | Techniques in Creating Non-Photorealistic Renders to Emulate Cel-Shading | Peter Hriso | Assistant Professor, East Tennessee State University |
