Happy Halloween!

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A gem from youtube!

Discovering Ardi TONIGHT at 9pm on Discovery channel

Just a late heads up that tonight Discovery channel will be airing a show that I (Daev Finn) worked hard on with some former AIC students freelancing at Impossible Pictures in Denver. The show is Discovering Ardi at 9pm on Discovery channel.

The students, Jackie Evans my lead Lighter and fear less leaf wrangler. Russ Adkisson, lighter and forest ranger. Toby Cochran animator and entrepreneur extraordinaire.

There is a story behind the story of the Ardi that only my team will know for sure, put succinctly we pulled off in six weeks a project with incredible challenges and hurdles. Our work is Ardipithecus (Ardi for short) whenever she appears in the jungle, including the environments.

So my congratulations to my AIC alumni team for pulling off such a high profile job, under truly challenging circumstances.

Daev

http://www.daevfinnstudio.com/

16mm Cartoon Extravaganza at the Ubisububi Room, Thin Man Tavern!

ASIFA-Colorado Presents: 16mm Cartoon Extravaganza!

October 24th Ubisububi Room, below the Thin Man Tavern

East 17th & Race Denver

5pm – 6:30pm

$5 non-members

$2 with student id

members free

Animation Enthusiasts Unite! Open to the public and everyone is invited. Come join us for this rare and fantastic screening of Vintage Saturday Morning cartoons on genuine 16 mm film. Film! And if you happen to have a gem to show, bring it along. Dig out those old dusty reels! Or just show up, relax, drink a beverage and enjoy the show!

ASIFA-Colorado is the regional arm of the International Animated Film Association headquartered in Annecy, France and was established in 2001 as a non-profit organization devoted to cultivating and promoting the art, craft, education and profession of Animation all along the Front Range. We are dedicated to connecting the general public with the awesome power, diversity, and application of animation in all media. Please join us for a night to remember!

And the Winner is!!! Brian Adams

Brian has been a student of mine over the last few years. He's a highly creative animator and it shows in this award winning piece. Every quarter we are giving out a free ASIFA-Colorado membership to the student who submits a fantastic stopmotion or alternative animation short to the Art Institute's REEL thing. Brian completed several shorts for my class, and this one is very imaginitive, and its hard not to notice a strong influence by Don Hertzfeldt's stick figure animations. Congratulations Brian!

Joey Gasiorek's Almost Winning Piece at Reel Thing

This was the original selection for the ASIFA-Colorado membership award. Joey did a fine job reinterpreting and paying homage to Norman McClaren's classic ant-war pixilation piece entitled "Neighbors". One hitch though, Joey submitted THE WRONG FILE! Oh well, I wanted to show off this piece anyway...better luck next time!

More Stop Motion music videos

My friend Sarah Knowley sent this:

"I found more work from the guys who did the stop motion music video Her Morning Elegance.

They have other music videos and some independent short films and stuff.

Three of their commercial videos are exactly like Her Morning Elegance which I thought was hella lame.

http://www.onewingfly.com/

Check out The Red Suitcase in the animated, old gallery...wtf? I liked it!"

Join The Pebble Casserole for First Friday (tomorrow!)

The Pebble Casserole proudly presents a night to remember. Wes Price (along with Joey Buhrer and Emily Moyer) will be joining forces with Andrew Madison and Rob Rebitzke at the alternative art galleries at 1280 Sherman Street. We are on the outskirts of the Golden Triangle, a veritable outpost of creativity not to be ignored. But if you know where 12 and Sherman is, we are located above City O' City, Moxie Hairstyling Salon and Pandora Jewelry...Come Join us FRIDAY OCT. 2nd from 6 - 10pm! Featuring the lastest paintings and projected animation, you will not be sorry you made the trek. There's a possibility that the Art Bus will serve us as well. Refreshments provided! See you there!