Animatus News April 2006

Here's the latest news from Animatus Studio...


CARTOONED CLASSICS at the RPO

This past Saturday, we were pleased to be involved with the Rochester Philharmonic's presentation of CARTOONED CLASSICS. It was an afternoon of classical pieces made famous (at least to us) through their use in cartoons. Conductor Michael Butterman was gracious enough to invite our fearless leader, Fred Armstrong, to speak about the process of animation and the use of music in cartoons from the golden age. There was also a quiz to test the animation knowledge of the audience.

We'd like to thank everyone at the RPO for the wonderful experience.


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ANIMATUS SHORTS AT THE ROCHESTER FILM FEST

This year we're happy to announce the screenings of two Animatus shorts in the Rochester International Film Festival.

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MOTHERLESS CHILD - REMNANTS OF THE SUBWAY
Fredrick Armstrong & James P. Harte
After a close-up study of decay, the viewer is taken on a phantom ride through a vacant tunnel where the now-abandoned Rochester, NY subway once ran. A lone piano and the resurrected sounds of the subway accompany the ride. (Color, 9 min)

8pm Thursday, May 4, 2006
Dryden Theatre, George Eastman House
900 East Avenue, Rochester, NY

Admission is free. Donations are gratefully accepted.

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SHARKS IN THE WATER
David Puls
A disconcerting look at the corporate corruption and political collaboration that plague the US. (Animated, Color, 4 min)

4pm Saturday, May 5, 2006
The Little Theatre
240 East Avenue, Rochester, NY

Admission is free. Donations are gratefully accepted.

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For more about the festival and the Movies on a Shoestring organization, visit http://www.rochesterfilmfest.org

See a preview from Motherless Child at http://animatusstudio.com/subway/subwayphantomrun.html

Find out more about Dave Puls' Fresh Toones at http://animatusstudio.com/freshtoones


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The Animation Workshop Presents

FLASH WORKSHOP II
Advanced lessons in Macromedia Flash

Four Saturdays
May 13 & 20, June 3 & 10
(No class Memorial Day Weekend)

Time: 1-4 PM
Price: $189.00
Limited class size of four.
Pre-requisite: Flash Workshop for Beginners

In this workshop, we’ll be building on the basics of the Flash program (buttons, sounds, and animation tweening) to create an interactive self-contained website for each student.

Students can create menus and set up personalized pages about topics of their choice. Following this workshop session, students will receive a data CD of their work. Their work can be viewed from the CD or transferred to a computer hard drive.

If they wish to post webpages online, we can recommend several free hosting options.

To sign up, give us a call or send a check to:
Animatus Studio
34 Winthrop Street
Rochester, NY 14607
(585) 232-1740