Jeff provided some additional ideas to contempate in regards to digital art and animation. Discussion followed.

Screening of the documentery Waking Sleeping Beauty, discussing the history of Walt Disney Animation.

An art panel featuring professional artists, discussing how it is possible to make a living as an artist.
The Panel will included: Dr. Jacke Leclair, Collin Mapp, Daniel Williams, and Tom Jech

A workshop to help prepare students for Tom's Workshop the following Weekend

This meeting, Kyle and Dallin discussed their time and experiences at the Game Developer's Conference.

Following the end of voting, new officers were announced.

The focus was centered around information on what's involved behind the scenes with CAC and officer positions, we are planning to do voting early this year to train the new officers. Nominations will begin the following week. 

Hunter talked about how he got to where he is today, gave advice, and talked about the industry

Internships! The wonderful, often un-paid, experiences that we all desire to achieve. first hand presentations were given on what it is like participating as an intern, in addition to the requirements and application processes for several big name companies.  

Those who attented the Ottawa International Animation Festival gave presentations about their expierences. 

Eric Buescher presented an introduction to digital painting, and demonstrated his workflow.

For those who wanted to start/learn how to make a character model. Jeff was available in the labs assisting and showing how to do it

A screening showcasing the work of german animator Fredrick Bach

Screening of Sylvain Chomet's 2003 Masterpiece

A screening of recent student films which have been recognized for their outstanding achievements.

Steve Staunchfield, traditional animator and animation historian from Detroit, viewed and critiqued student portfolios, providing great inside and recommendations. 

Adam covered the basics of Maya's hardware rendered particle system.

Free, and open, figure drawing sessions held on the Fridays of the month.

Alyssa covered the importance of understanding traditional painting in order to implement it digitally. Hands-on workshop.

Jeff covered the progress of doing Lip-Sync in animation as well as provided hands-on instruction to those present.

Maury Mountain is a Senior Artist at Epic Games Studio and BG Alumni. He has worked on popular titles such as Gears of War and the Unreal Tournament Series. Maury's talk consisted of his experiences at BGSU, the Video Game industry, and what he does working at Epic Games. 

Screening of Terry Zwigoff's satirical comedy. 

The club president, Jeff Simonetta, presented a collection of information on Digital Arts Internships and the process of creating a Demo Reel.

Run by Dr. Catalano, the extended workshop covered how to create a well drawn and designed character and well as other topics (Part 3 of 3)

A screening of Pixar's newest feature film, "Up".

Assistant Professor of Art at Ohio University, Ghosh presented a lecture on his artistic direction, including sources of insperation and development within the digital era. The lecture focused on his work in regards to image as enviroment and site specific installation.

A screening of the 3D version of the animated film, Coraline; based on the novel by Neil Gaiman.

The Ottawa International Animation Festival features some of the best animations from around the world. Students attended workshops, animation screenings and lectures.

Zack Booth Simpson creates interactive immersive algorithmic artwork using computers, projectors, and cameras. Drawing from a long history as a game developer and a broad knowledge of science, he creates simulations that draw participants into a world they often find challenging, magical, and thought provoking. The natural sciences, especially psychology, ecology, biology, and physics, influence all of his work. Zack is also a research scientist in molecular biology, his principal interest is studying the cell as a computational device.

February 18 - Animation Workshop and Lighting & Rendering workshop
February 25 - Animation Workshop and Lighting & Rendering Workshop
March 4 - Animation Workshop and Lighting & Rendering Workshop
March 11 - Animation Workshop and Lighting & Rendering Workshop
March 18 - Animation Workshop and Lighting & Rendering Workshop
March 25 - Animation Workshop and Lighting & Rendering Workshop
April 1 - Animation Workshop and Lighting & Rendering Workshop
April 8 - Animation Workshop and Lighting & Rendering Workshop
April 15 - Animation Workshop and Lighting & Rendering Workshop

 Viktor Koen was born in 1967 in Thessaloniki, Greece. He holds a BFA from the Bezalel Academy of Arts & Design in Jerusalem and an MFA with honors from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Mr. Koen serves on the faculty of Parsons School of Design and the MFA program of the School of Visual Arts. His images are regularly published in the NYTimes Book Review, Time, Newsweek, Esquire, Money and Forbes. His clients include: Atlantic Records, Delta Airlines, IBM, Penguin Putnam, Random House, Doubleday, Simon & Schuster, Harper Collins, National Geographic, Rolling Stone, Reader's Digest, New York, Man's Journal, Bloomberg Personal, Fortune, Smart Money, Business Week, Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times.

Mary Flanagan About her work Flanagan says," I explore the relationship between computers and everyday life from within a technologically infused culture. Her installation, MEME.GARDEN, is "an internet application that visualizes patterns in prevalent streams of interest among participants in pop culture, and allows users to interact with the data in real time, through time."In the 1990s, Flanagan garnered over 20 international awards for titles produced for The Discovery Channel, Creative Wonders/ABC, and Knowledge Adventure. She is the creator of The Adventures of Josie True, the first web-based adventure game for girls, and is collaborating on a new project to teach middle school girls computer programming, RAPUNSEL. An internationally exhibited artist whose work has been shown at the Whitney and Guggenheim Museums, SIGGRAPH and Ars Electronica, Flanagan directs the Tiltfactor research laboratory and teaches at Hunter College in Manhattan. MEME.GARDEN won the prestigious Juried International Net Art Competition in 2005.