4th Year BAA -- Week 7 - Special Events

Greetings, 4th Year BAA!

This is a big week, because in addition to the usual Guest Lecture and Workshop, there are two important events pertaining to your film production.

Animation Guest Critique
The first is the Animation Guest Critique, which takes place during your Mentor Group meeting. Every Mentor invites an Industry Guest to review and comment on your film's rough animation (2D), posing (3D) or partial animation (Stop Motion.) This is an important meeting, so please show up to your Mentor Group this week with a well prepared Leica/Pose reel.

Demo Music Delivery Deadline
The second production highlight this week applies to those of you working with a U of T Musician (roughly half the cohort.) This week is the deadline for delivery of their demo version of music. The idea is that this allows you to ensure that your musician understands the dramatic & musical requirements of your film and is developing in the right direction. Now is the time to offer comments and criticism, and to change the direction of the music if necessary. I know from speaking to several of you that you are already well into this process.

The Business of Animation - Networking
Of course we also have the Wednesday Lecture and Workshop, both of which are this week hosted by Ben McEvoy, who continues our emphasis on "The Business of Animation" with his discussion of the importance of forging friends, contacts and networks in the animation industry.


COMING UP: Week 8 Screening
After the Reading Week break we will screen the Leica/Pose Reels for the third time this year. The screening will take place in S235, 10 am Wednesday March 5. (Note that this is one hour earlier than our usual start time on Wednesday, which is necessary to allow enough time for everyone's film.)

The submission deadline is Monday March 3, 8 am. Mario will provide a special folder on the HANDIN server for this.

Note that participation in this screening is required and contributes toward your final mark for the year.