Kubo and the Two Strings Screening 8/27

Behold. 

The beauty of Laika's Kubo and the Two Strings!  We are going to see this as a group this Saturday Aug 27th, the 10:15am show (Meet at 10:00am at the theater).

AMC Theater
Newport on the Levee
1 Levee Way #4100
Newport, KY 41071

Afterwards we'll ramble somewhere within walking distance for lunch/brunch.

Come one come all!

If you have any issues call me (Darcy) 513-304-9780 and I will guide you.  See you soon!

Animation Directors Round Table

Hi Illustrators ! The Cincinnati Animation Network is starting an Animation Director's Round Table meeting in Cincinnati that will recur regularly.

The people who will want to attend this group are people who are making their own independent animated films who are in the Cincinnati area.

The purpose of the meeting is to provide accountability, get critiques from other filmmakers if you want them, show your work, and get assistance with any technical- or any other- issues you're having with your production from others that are going through the same thing. 

For example if you're getting an error in some program, someone may be able to help. if you're having trouble with motivation, we can help with that too. It's really a support group for indie animators. And hopefully we can learn from each other as well.

I have a couple of people who are interested already, myself included. Is anyone else working on their own indie project that would like to attend? 

Email me, Darcy, at Cincycan@gmail.com if you want to be included in the email notifications about the group.

Location to be decided with input from the attendees!

Cincinnati Animation Network Meetup this Thursday

We are having a meetup! Important facts:

1) Bring your portfolios for review and your questions for answering.
2) Win Stuff + get free stuff
3) Bring your art supplies that need to be re-homed

This is taking place at Essex Studios, Studio #268 (thank you to David Harz, it's his space) at 7:00 pm on Thursday Jan 28th aka in a couple of days.

2511 Essex Pl, Cincinnati, OH 45206
The door to Essex is kept locked but we will be there to let people in at 7:00pm,. If you RSVP I will look out for you. If you're going to be late or if you arrive late you can also text or call me (Darcy) and I will come let you in- (513) 304-9780

Please email me cincycan@gmail.com or reply to this post to rsvp so I know how many chairs to bring!

More details:

We will be giving away free Anomalisa posters to everyone who comes and we will also give 4 lucky people a free Behind the Scenes book about the making of Anomalisa since it is in wide release now.

Evidence of free stuff!

If you have a portfolio that you want reviewed or have any questions about anything animation related, also bring that along because this would be a good time to get that stuff answered.

AND

Bring any art supplies or other animation-related stuff that you don't want anymore but you can't bring yourself to throw away, we are also having a supply swap!

Other people having a supply swap! Ours will be cooler.

 You don't have to bring anything to take stuff home but its a good opportunity to get some use out of stuff that's gathering dust at your place, and saving someone money in the process.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Cincinnati Animation Network

Hi everyone!  I wanted to introduce you to the Cincinnati Animation Network (CAN), it's a group of animators who get together to share information and tips and network. Follow our Facebook page to see some nifty tips for freelancers and notice of other animation related stuff that doesn't make it to our super cool blog.

I wanted to let you know about a couple events that are coming up as well:

First, there is a free virtual seminar that is being hosted by Mark Simon and Stephen Silver called "Don't Work For Free".  It will go over:

• How to make more money as an artist
• The problems with contests
• Which sites for artists to avoid
• How to protect the rights to your designs
• 10 action steps for all artists and creatives
• What to say when employers want your work for free

It is at 9pm eastern time on Jan 21st (tomorrow!) and you can register for free by going to this link.

We will also be having a portfolio review session with a few pros in animation and illustration on January 30th from 4:00pm to 6:00pm at the Cincinnati Public Library Main Branch, room 3A (on the third floor)

In case it's helpful, the address of the library is:

800 Vine Street
Cincinnati, Ohio
45202-2009

If you want to come but can't get there at 4:00pm just let me know by emailing me at cincycan@gmail.com so we know to wait for you. Bring your work and we can talk about it and about whatever challenges you may be facing.

Cincinnati Animation Network Meetup

Darcy Vorhees Van Horn of Flaming Medusa Studios has started an animation group called Cincinnati Animation Group. Here is the blog: http://cincinnatianimation.blogspot.com/

They have a meetup next Friday:

Cincinnati Animation Network Meetup

Hey everyone come join us at Fries Cafe and Bar on Friday June 21st at 6:30pm to meet your fellow animation peeps! It's very informal, just for fun so everyone can meet and see what's up.

You should get an email invite too, if you don't and want one, email me (Darcy) at info@flamingmedusa.com and I'll get you set up on the email list

Fries Cafe
3247 Jefferson Ave
Cincinnati, OH ‎