Calendar


Monday 18 October		10am-5pm, Daytime Workshop: Animating with Actionscript 3 Presented by Ross Gerbasi, 15 Letters at LumenBrite Training, 3601 S Congress Ave, Suite C202, 78704 7-9pm, Austin Film Meet: Green Screen Concepts At the Blue Theatre, 916 Springdale Rd, 78702 (Behind Good Will Distribution Center) Open to any person with a drive to make, promote or support films, movies & new media projects. Join us as we discuss basic green screen concepts presented by Brandon Boggs of Humblebee Media. If you're new to green screening and want to understand the process more fully, this topic is just right for you. Kurt Lawson of Bright Pictures, an accomplished, professional compositor, digital and 3D artist, will be on hand to answer your post-production questions.

Tuesday 19 October		10am-5pm, Daytime Workshop: Interactive 3D in Actionscript 3 Presented by Mason Dixon, School of the Art Insititute of Chicago at LumenBrite Training, 3601 S Congress Ave, Suite C202, 78704 6-10pm, Motion Graphics Festival Screening Series at the US Art Authority, 2906 Fruth Street, Austin, TX 78705 (map) 6:30pm Lumen Eclipse's "Somatic Death, Soma Life" 7:30pm Stash's "Best of 2009" 8:30pm MGFest's "Motion Art & Design" Featured artists include: Herzog & de Meuron, Lucas Arts, N.A.S.A. featuring Tom Waits & Kanye West, Basement Jaxx, Warp Records, NinjaTune, Royskopp, Puma, Max Hattler and many more

Wednesday 20 October		10am-5pm, Daytime Workshop: Creative Design with After Effects and Photoshop Presented by Mason Dixon, School of the Art Insititute of Chicago at LumenBrite Training, 3601 S Congress Ave, Suite C202, 78704 7-9pm, Android+Flash+Free Beer+Pizza at the Design Center of Austin, 3601 S Congress Ave, Suite C202, 78704 A short speaker series including Ryan Stewart, a special guest from Adobe, covering AIR for Android, a Flash framework review, food, free beer, giveaways and more.

Thursday 21 October		10am-5pm, Daytime Workshop: Cinema 4D Essentials Presented by Darrin Frankovitz, Lead Trainer, Maxon at LumenBrite Training, 3601 S Congress Ave, Suite C202, 78704 (map) 7-10pm, "The Digital Made Analog" an Installation Art Showcase at the US Art Authority, 2906 Fruth Street, Austin, TX 78705 (map) $7 online, $10 at the door Featured artists include: Artificial Life Preserver, John P. Funk, Ryan Hovenweep, Jeanne Stern and more.

Friday - Sunday 22-24 October		Art Outside Art Outside is a unique "boutique" art festival that uses the lush central Texas woods as a canvas for a multi-sensory exploration of all things artistic. Often over-the-top and under-the-radar of traditional art, this celebration of creativity offers endless interactive experiences. The result is three days of beguiling acts and provocative art taking place at the beautiful Apache Pass festival grounds near Rockdale, Texas this October. The site features hundreds of acres of grassy camping areas and lush pecan trees scattered throughout. Art Outside has teamed up with MGFest and Psymbolic to curate and program a lineup of 300+ artists and screenings showcasing media of all kinds. MGFest's Art Outside Screening includes: Max Hattler, N.A.S.A., Eric Gunther for OK Go, Roger Ruzanka & The Flashbulb, Jon Satrom, Alan Sondheim, and more. Full access to the Art Outside festival Included in the MGFest Austin All Arts Access Badge, or you can buy tickets for Art Outside only.

Imagination College Workshops

These small-group, hands-on, intensive workshops run 10am to 5pm. Each student gets a fully-loaded Macintosh computer, or may use your own laptop. Workshop Instructors lead students in case studies and tutorials which clearly demonstrate tricks of the trade.

Animation with Actionscript 3 Workshop

Monday 18 October :: 10am - 5pm
with Ross Gerbasi, 15 Letters
at LumenBrite Training, 3601 S Congress Ave, Suite C202, 78704 (map)

A variety of Animation, Workflow and Productivity tips and tricks will be shown throughout the class:
• AS3 Core concepts ( Classes, Inheritance, Display List and Events)
• Basic Project Organization ( 4 basic folders)
• Basics of Interactivity
• "Manual" Motion using Events
• GreenSock Tweening Platform 11
• HYPE Framework
• Exporting for Artists and integration into PS, AI, C4D, and AE

When not working on project for 15 Letters, Ross concentrates his efforts on Popcorn Island, a group of filmmakers, writers, artists, motion designers, and creatives that work together to deliver engaging video and film solutions.
At the moment, Ross is working on an independent project to bring programatic art and animation into the world of professional film and video.

Interactive 3D with Flash Actionscript 3 Workshop

Tuesday 19 October :: 10am - 5pm
with Mason Dixon, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
at LumenBrite Training, 3601 S Congress Ave, Suite C202, 78704 (map)

Topics incldue:

Sorting Layers
Using a Document Class
Making a Layer Manager
Arranging objects in 3d space
Generalizing User Interaction
UV Translation
Generalizing Behavior

Designing code-based timelines
Using Robert Penner's Easing Library
Greensock & Hype Preview
Triggering animation on user events
Mixing timeline & programmatic animation

Creative Design with After Effects and Photoshop

Wednesday 20 October :: 10am - 5pm
Facilitated by Mason Dixon, School of the Art Institute of Chicago

This workshop provides a 1 day crash course in the fundamentals of After Effects and Photoshop, with particular attention to the less used techniques within the programs. It is designed to bring anyone up to speed on keyframes animation, visual effects, time bending, basic 3D and character animation with Adobe After Effects and Adobe Photoshop.

Cinema 4D Essentials Workshop

Thursday 21 October :: 10am - 5pm
with Darrin Frankovitz, Maxon Lead Trainer
at LumenBrite Training, 3601 S Congress Ave, Suite C202, 78704 (map)

This workshop will cover 3D Fundamentals using CINEMA 4D R11.5, including Navigating in 3D Space, Lights and Cameras, Textures and Materials, Multi-pass Rendering, Keyframe Animation, Using the Timeline, After Effects integration and more.

As Lead Trainer of the Cineversity 1on1 Training program Darrin Frankovitz has trained groups of designers from Apple Inc. to artists at National Geographic Magazine, CNN, FOX, and individual freelancers across North America. Darrin may be contacted via email: darrin (at) maxon (dot) net. http://www.cineversity.com

Workshop Badges

These small-group, hands-on, intensive workshops run 10am to 5pm. Each student gets a fully-loaded computer, or may use your own laptop. Workshop Instructors lead students in case studies and tutorials which clearly demonstrate tricks of the trade.

Motion Code

MGFest Austin Monday Workshop + All Arts :: $119
Animating with Actionscript 3

MGFest Austin Tuesday Workshop + All Arts :: $119
Interactive 3D with Actionscript 3

Motion Design

MGFest Austin Wednesday Workshop + All Arts :: $119
Creative Design with After Effects and Photoshop

MGFest Austin Thursday Workshop + All Arts :: $119
Cinema 4D Essentials

Art & Entertainment Events

Austin Film Meet: Green Screen Concepts

Monday 18 October, 7-9pm
The BLUE Theatre (Behind the Good Will), 916 Springdale Rd, Austin, 78702
Free to Attend. Donations Appreciated.

Join us as we discuss basic green screen concepts presented by Brandon Boggs. If you're new to green screening and want to understand the process more fully, this topic is just right for you. Kurt Lawson of Bright Pictures, an accomplished, professional compositor and digital artist, will be on hand to answer your post-production questions.

Open to any person with a drive to make, promote or support films, movies & new media projects. Our meetings consist of industry announcements, a special topic or presentation, and an "open mic" session for filmmakers. We invite you to introduce yourself & your project, let us know how we can help or what skills you can offer. Tell us about a recent milestone you've made & network with with a wide range of indie film & media makers & supporters.

MGFest 2010 Screening Series

Tuesday 19 October, 6-10pm
at the US Art Authority, 2906 Fruth Street, Austin, TX 78705 (map)

6:30pm Lumen Eclipse's "Somatic Death, Soma Life"
7:30pm Stash's "Best of 2009"
8:30pm MGFest's "Motion Art & Design"

Featured artists include: Herzog & de Meuron, Lucas Arts, N.A.S.A. featuring Tom Waits & Kanye West, Basement Jaxx, Warp Records, NinjaTune, Royskopp, Puma, Max Hattler and many more.

Android+Flash+Free Beer+Pizza

Wednesday 20 October, 7-9pm
At the Austin Design Center, 3601 S Congress Ave, Suite C202, 78704
Free to Attend. Free food. Donations Appreciated.

A short speaker series including Ryan Stewart, a special guest from Adobe, covering AIR for Android, a Flash framework review, food, free beer, giveaways and more. Meet other local Flash developers and designers to talk about the product, trade tips and share your work.

"The Digital Made Analog"
an Installation Art Showcase

Thursday 21 October, 7-10pm
at the US Art Authority, 2906 Fruth Street, Austin, TX 78705 (map)
$7 online, $10 at the door

A selection of analog representations of digital theory by Austin-local artists including: "The Quest for the Dark Planet" miniatures by John P Funk, "Su-Tam Y K Siu" a fluxus card game by Ralph Barton, analog Facebook by Jeanne Stern, psychic collage fortune card readings by Clothi, and a projected life-painting series curated by Ryan Hovenweep. Music by Artificial Life Preserve and more.

Art Outside

Friday - Sunday, October 22-24
at Apache Pass
Full access to the Art Outside festival Included in the MGFest Austin All Arts Access Badge, or you can buy tickets for Art Outside only.

Art Outside is a 3-Day camping festival at the beautiful Apache Pass festival grounds near Rockdale, Texas. The site features hundreds of acres of grassy camping areas and lush pecan trees scattered throughout.

Featuring Over 300 Artists including: Random Rab, Gift Culture, Artificial Life Preserver, Psymbolic--visuals, Win Win Creative, VJ Mason Dixon, Michael Christian, Art of Such-N-Such, Life-Size Mousetrap, Ricochet, Elemental Uprising, 999 Eyes Freakshow, Agent Red, Blockhead, God-des and She, Spoonfed Tribe, Community Art Makers, The Art Department, George Krause, Minor Mishap, Gyronauts, T-Bird and the Breaks, Heyoka, Brownout!, Govinda, Anahata Sound, plus many more!

MGFest's Art Outside Screening includes: Max Hattler, N.A.S.A., Eric Gunther for OK Go, Roger Ruzanka & The Flashbulb, Jon Satrom, Alan Sondheim, and more.

Thursday Art Showcase "Digital Made Analog"

Thursday 21 October, 7-10pm
at the US Art Authority, 2906 Fruth Street, Austin, TX 78705 (map)
$7 online, $10 at the door

MGFest Austin Digital Made Analog Pass: $7

Weekday Arts & Entertainment Badges

The MGFest Weekday Arts & Entertainment Badge gains access to all events except Art Outside & the workshops. All tickets will be available at will call, listed by your name.

MGFest Austin Weekday Arts and Entertainment :: $25

All Access Arts & Entertainment Badge

The MGFest All Access Arts & Entertainment Badge gains access to all events except the workshops. All tickets will be available at will call, listed by your name.

MGFest Austin All Arts Access :: $85
Mid-Week Special!

MGFest Austin All Arts Access with an RV :: $150

About MGFest Austin

The Motion Graphics Festival stands as the premier industry event for motion design, sound design, visual effects and interface technology. This is an early announcement of event details - more events are added to the site weekly.

Badges will be available for pickup at the front door of the first event you attend.
Limited advanced ticketing available through out the event, based on availablity.

Thursday Art Showcase "Digital Made Analog"

Thursday 21 October, 7-10pm
at the US Art Authority, 2906 Fruth Street, Austin, TX 78705 (map)
$7 online, $10 at the door

MGFest Austin Digital Made Analog Pass: $7

Weekday Arts & Entertainment Badges

The MGFest Weekday Arts & Entertainment Badge gains access to all events except Art Outside & the workshops. All tickets will be available at will call, listed by your name.

MGFest Austin Weekday Arts and Entertainment :: $25

All Access Arts & Entertainment Badge

The MGFest All Access Arts & Entertainment Badge gains access to all events except the workshops. All tickets will be available at will call, listed by your name.

MGFest Austin All Arts Access :: $85
Mid-Week Special!

MGFest Austin All Arts Access with an RV :: $150