Sponsors Information 2008
The Motion Graphics Festival is grateful to the sponsors who make this annual event possible.
Learn more about becoming a Sponsor.
Lumen
Eclipse is a media arts project founded to expand the public awareness of
local, national, and international artists. They aim to provide a creative
outlet for promoting artistic and cultural interests in our community. Updated
monthly, Lumen Eclipse exhibitions feature original works that celebrate
creative motion through animation, video, film, & motion graphics. They
are committed to championing innovations in moving images by bringing artwork
to the street, outside the confines of the gallery walls.
Columbia College - Television Department
At
Columbia College, you will learn to create television, working collaboratively
with fellow students and faculty. You get to make television right from
the first semester, in an environment dedicated to the creative, critical
and technical skills of our culture's foremost medium. From first idea to
final broadcast or podcast, our students make drama, news, comedy and documentary,
and go on to internships and jobs in a wide variety of television careers.
Adobe
revolutionizes how the world engages with ideas and information. For 25
years,
the company’s award-winning software and technologies have redefined business,
entertainment, and personal communications by setting new standards for
producing and delivering content that engages people virtually anywhere
at anytime. From rich images in print, video, and film to dynamic digital
content for a variety of media, the impact of Adobe solutions is evident
across industries and felt by anyone who creates, views, and interacts with
information. With a reputation for excellence and a portfolio of many of
the most respected and recognizable software brands, Adobe is one of the
world’s largest and most diversified software companies.
Toolfarm
is the leading third-party reseller of After Effects Plug-ins and visual
effects tools. Known also for distribution, publishing, service and training,
it has become the de facto standard as the one-stop shop for Adobe After
Effects Plug-ins as well as motion graphics tools.
LIFT
manual :
Step 1. Collaborate with clients on concept development.
Step 2. Produce fresh boards and motion design.
Step 3. Deliver a creative, aesthetically polished final product.
Step 4. Repeat process.
Founded, June 2006. Lift is the brainchild of Reid Brody and Jason White. An excellent design addition to the Filmworkers Club, Chicago.
Screen
Magazine was founded in 1979 to report on and market the creative community
in Chicago. In late 2001, the magazine was acquired by current publisher
Robert Leach, who took the magazine beyond the boundaries of the Chicago
production market to make Screen Magazine a regional publication serving
the entire Midwest. Four years later, Screen Magazine expanded its coverage
area even further to include the Texas production market. Firmly grounded
in the Midwest - and with its new venture into the Southwest - Screen Magazine’s
continued growth provides exceptional coverage of industry trends and creative
collaboration across the county.
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Department of Film Video New Media
To
provide excellence in the delivery of a global education in visual, design,
media, and related arts, with attendant studies in the history and theory
of those disciplines set within a broad-based humanistic curriculum in the
liberal arts and sciences. To provide instruction for this education in
a range if formats: written, spoken, media, and exhibition-based.
STASH
delivers the planet's most innovative and outstanding commercial animation,
VFX and motion graphics plus insightful behind-the-scenes extras in a monthly
DVD magazine. Also tucked inside the STASH DVD case is a companion book
of color stills, details on the featured work, credits and tech notes. STASH
is the essential resource for ad agencies, broadcasters, animation and VFX
studios, designers, post houses, production companies and schools.
For
over 15 years the name MAXON has stood for excellence in modeling and animation
software, in particular for its speed, ease of use and legendary stability.
This is why CINEMA 4D and BodyPaint 3D are first choices when it comes to getting great results fast. CINEMA 4D's modular concept and flexible programming interface let you find the ideal solution to your diverse individual needs.
BMG
is a visual media boutique specializing in content creation for use across
multiple media platforms. BMG’s award-winning work includes local and national
commercial advertising campaigns, broadcast television shows, web-based
viral media campaigns, brand identity packages and music videos.
Matching
talent with success.
www.artisantalent.com
promotional site www.interviewfromhell.com
(800) 216-0600
Artisan is dedicated to partnering with you to match your talents to freelance and fulltime opportunities with dynamic national and international companies. For over twenty years, Artisan has built strong relationships with top companies while maintaining our nationwide reputation as talent advocates. They know how to make the right connection while keeping in mind your best interests. Artisan brings your skills to the ideal fulltime and freelance web, print, multimedia, and marketing jobs. Their specialty is the match. They work with you on an individual basis to understand your unique talents, background, and experience. Their partnership extends beyond simply finding you your next opportunity. Artisan seeks out your individual preferences.
OUTSIDER,
INC.
230 East Ohio Street Chicago IL 60611
312/397-9799 FAX 312/397-9709
Editing and Design
www.outsiderinc.com
Outsider, Inc. is a creative editorial and design boutique specializing in the formulation and design of storytelling by moving images and sound to create expressive and persuasive communication that enhances brands. For more information contact Melanie Kapoor: melanie@outsiderinc.com
For Editorial:
http://www.outsiderinc.com/editorial/
For Motion Design:
http://www.outsiderinc.com/motiondesign/
Wednesday, Jan. 16 Studio Tour and Mixer: Outsider, inc.
Adobe
Authorized classroom training in Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Flash
and more. Since 1998 Ascend has offered the highest quality training to
the creative community. All our Adobe, Avid and Quark classes are backed
up by a free 6 month retake policy, and taught by the top industry developers
and designers. We bring the real world into the classroom with each workshop.
Enrolling
from throughout the city and throughout the world (almost fifty countries),
Harold Washington College students are attracted by the combination of central
location, high quality instruction, flexible class scheduling, wide-ranging
course offerings, reasonable tuition rates and state-of-the-art educational
facilities and equipment.
Published
since 1971, the Chicago Reader is widely recognized as one of the leading
alternative weeklies in the U.S. It specializes in features rather than
news, with emphasis on urban issues and politics, arts and culture, and
literary journalism that seeks to capture the spirit of contemporary city
life. The paper has won numerous journalistic awards and honors, both local
and national, and is well-known as a showcase for Chicago’s most talented
writers, critics, photographers, and illustrators. The Reader is also well-known
for its indispensable guides to Chicago theater, film, arts, and music,
and for an extensive classified advertising section that focuses on the
needs of young urban adults. It is a controlled-circulation newspaper distributed
primarily in city neighborhoods where young people live in high concentrations.
GarageCube
is a firm based in Geneva, Switzerland. Founded in 2003 its various creative
projects include Modul8, a professional VJ / real-time video mixing application
for Mac OS X, a VJ collective and co-organizer of the Mapping Festival.
Arkaos
is a world-leading provider of technology for live visual performances.
Since its start in 1996, it develops visual synthesizers that trigger and
manipulate the graphic content that is displayed on large screens at events,
concerts, clubs and more. Arkaos is the maker of the well-known videojockeying
software Arkaos VJ, as well as the new and unique hardware preformance server
ArKaos A10.
Ableton
is about ninety software developers, business people and product specialists.
They make software for creating, producing, and performing music. Thier
flagship product, Live, has introduced a new approach to making music with
computers on stage and in the studio that some call revolutionary. Live
has received outstanding feedback from the international press and artists.
There are now several hundred thousand Live users worldwide, and the number
is growing fast.
MacSpecialist
is the premiere Apple Service, Support and Training source in the Chicagoland
area. Experienced Apple Sales Professionals are available to match your
needs with the appropriate Apple product. Service technicians can assist
you in data transfer, setup and maintenance. Apple Certified Trainers facilitate
training classes to supply you with the knowledge you need to be productive
in both your home and office.
The
Chicago Art Department (CAD) cultivates new and emerging Chicago artists.
Through education, exhibition, artist residencies, and community building,
CAD is dedicated to supporting new voices, ideas, and practices in contemporary
art. CAD seeks to serve the real-world needs of young artists seeking to
establish their personal practice, as well as provide a breeding ground
of creative collaboration and exploration.
stock
motion graphics backgrounds
With
Pro Import AE for Adobe After Effects, your digital desktop has never been
more powerful or compete. Translating a sequence from an Avid® or Final
Cut Pro editing system, or a project from Apple's Motion takes just seconds,
importing all your media and clips in one step. Effects are translated and
recreated for you and your timeline becomes a composition in After Effects,
ready for you to take your vision to the next level.
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supporting independent businesses
> guiding friends that are visiting Chicago
> navigating other cities
MFchicago
is an open source brand used by a group of musicians, dj’s, music producers
and video artists who collaborate in an organic fashion on various projects,
including live music, video and art performances. MFchicago resulted from
a series of live electronic music improvisational street performances by
Byron Durham and Seth Gershberg during the summer of 2003, the idea being
that the street is the best venue for live improvisation because of the
freedom it affords the performers. Live street performance also turned out
to be a magnet for attracting like-minded musicians and artists. MFChicago
has now grown from two to over two dozen regular participants.
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