The NAB Conference, the World's Largest Electronic Media Show, is giving AWN readers VIP Exhibits registration, which entitles the person to a free day pass to the event.
The American Cinematheque is offering AWN readers free passes to the French Animation Shorts screening at the Egyptain Theater on July 16, 2003. The first 20 people to e-mail [email protected] will receive free admission.
Discreet, a division of Autodesk, Inc., is offering one-day workshops for professional animators to check out the animation, modeling, texturing, character animation and rendering techniques of 3ds max and receive a free 30-day trail of the 3D software. Classes are being offered throughout North America for $99. Advance registration is required. To register, get locations and times in your area and other information call (800) 869-3504, e-mail [email protected] or go to www.discreet.com/events/shiftgears.
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A free version of Softimage's 3D nonlinear production software SOFTIMAGE|XSI v.3.0 designed for training purposes, is available to download for use with the Microsoft Windows XP and Windows 2000 platforms. The upgrade to SOFTIMAGE|XSI v.2.0 Experience CD, offers a wider range of capabilities for both professionals and 3D novices.
NewTek, Inc. is celebrating the season with its LightWave Holiday Bonus Pack, an offering which provides $1,400 in learning materials free to purchasers of a full commercial license copy of LightWave 3D. The bundle includes instructional books; LightWave training DVDs from companies including Desktop Images and Class on Demand; CDs from Lost Pencil Animation; a discount on NewTek-sponsored seminars; and magazine subscriptions to NewTekPro Magazine and Keyframe Magazine.
Come join The Animation Guild to celebrate its fiftieth anniversary!The celebration will be held at the Pickwick Center Terrace Room, 1001 Riverside Drive (corner Main St.) in Burbank, from 6 pm to midnight.The party is FREE to everyone. Guests will receive a free 50th anniversary present (limit one per guest).More details will be posted on the TAG website starting in November.
Celebrate Rhino Home Video's DVD premiere of the legendary anime classic, GIGANTOR, with a free screening of the original black and white episodes at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center.
Experience the groundbreaking show that helped define the Japanese anime genre in America up close and on the big screen. Fans can also meet series creator, Fred Ladd, who will sign autographs as well as discuss the show's fascinating background and significance in American pop culture.
Blender, the free 3D software package that had been available through Dutch company Not a Number (NaN) until March 2002, when the company declared bankruptcy, is now making a comeback, thanks to Blender creator Ton Roosendaal. Roosendaal founded NaN in June of 1998, and the company offered the Blender Creator animation software free through their Website. Since the demise of NaN, Roosendaal has been working with shareholders to come up with a possible way to make Blender available to the 3D community as an open source development project.
FREE - OPEN TO ALL!
Thursday, May 30th, 7pm-10:15pm (followed by a PARTY to MIDNIGHT!)
Beverly Garland Holiday Inn, Ballroom South, 4222 Vineland Ave., N. Hollywood
Free Parking at the Hotel. Hotel phone for directions: 818-980-8000
Sit in on the last evening of the one month intensive and see what the graduates have accomplished. Then hang out afterwards for the networking party to midnight!
RSVP via e-mail to [email protected] or call 323-850-7392
Email for free tickets/reservations to the screening of LA RAMPA, a hardboiled underground Pan-African animated thriller from London, England. Screening at the Battery Street Film Center on May 10, 2002. Limited seats available. Email- [email protected] for reservations.
Synopsis: Bereft of good criminal detectives, New Scotland Yard hires Ernst Buga, Africa's finest lawman and esteemed Interpol behavioral psychologist, to nail murderous former policeman Carlos Abruzzi.
Running time-86 minutes.
Free Comic Book Day - May 4, 2002. The comic book industry's leading publishers have united with over 2,000 comic book shops to present Free Comic Book Day, to help celebrate and raise awareness of this American-born art form. A free copy of any one of the industrys most popular titles, from publishers such as Dark Horse, DC Comics, Image and Marvel, will be available in participating comic book specialty shops on May 4, 2002.
Combustion 2 is the latest version of Discreet's award winning, unified paint, animation, and 3D composting software application. It is a powerful, resolution-independent, vector paint, animation, and composting solution for multi-format work from the web to video and HDTV to feature film. Come to this FREE event where experts will show you the capabilities of combustion 2. Enjoy the new features of combustion 2 with free food and drinks.
For on line registration go to: http://www.id8media.com/framesets_common/main_events_frame.htm
First Alias|Wavefront offers their Maya graphics software for free and now, not to be outdone, Softimage has announced the availability of the SOFTIMAGE|XSI Experience. This free two-CD pack includes the full feature set of the SOFTIMAGE|XSI v.2.0 Advanced system, the complete searchable SOFTIMAGE|XSI v.2.0 Online Documentation Library and a comprehensive video-based training module. The SOFTIMAGE|XSI Experience CD gives unlimited, free access to the company's nonlinear animation system and tools and is available to order from www.softimage.com/experience.
It's finally here! Another AWN exclusive -- Animation School Directory Is Now Available.
Software designer Ashlar-Vellum Inc. is offering a free beta test-drive of Neon, the company's 3D publishing tool. From now until November 15, 2001, users can download and use the $495 value software free of charge. In addition to its easy-to-use rendering features, Neon enables the publication of any engineering-grade 3D file in the most popular Web and print publishing formats including Macromedia ShockWave 3D, Viewpoint VET, Apple QuickTime, Adobe Illustrator, VRML and more.
AWN is offering FREE one-year subscriptions to the ANIMATION FLASH for all qualified applicants! The ANIMATION FLASH keeps readers informed and up-to-date on the latest animation industry news from around the world. Apply for your FREE one-year subscription today! It will only take you a minute to fill out the on-line application form at http://news.awn.com/flashsub24.
Cornerstone Animation Inc. will host a free series of basic acting classes, May 7-11, 7 - 9 pm at its Glendale headquarters, taught by noted actor-teacher-director Al Ruscio.
* Wednesday, August 2, 2000. North Hollywood, California, U.S.A.
Customers who choose LightWave between now and the release of version 6will receive free upgrades from the current version (version 5.6).LightWave 6-- which is due for release later this year -- is said to be themost significant upgrade to the popular program in its long history as oneof the leading tools for visual effects and digital image creation.LightWave [6] is also the only 3D software system to run on MAC, WindowsNT, Alpha and Silicon Graphics systems. Version 5.6 is available now at a
Cary, North Carolina-based LIPSinc. is offering a free beta version ofVentriloquist for MAX, a new lip-synching plug-in for 3D Studio MAX R3.0.Ventriloquist for MAX automates the process of synchronizing correct mouthmovements to dialogue for animated characters. For more information visitwww.lipsinc.com.
