Animatus News & World Report

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12/12/2007

Animatus News December 2007

ANIMATION WORKSHOP SAVINGS

Happy Holidays from all of us at Animatus Studio!

As a special expression of our appreciation we would like to give all of our previous students a 10% discount ($16) to use towards the January workshops. (Returning students who have already paid for the January session can apply the 10% discount towards the March workshops.)

Thanks again to all of our students who have helped to make The Animation Workshop a fun place to learn.

Winter 2008
Saturdays
January 5, 12, 19, 26
With the discount: $143 (regularly $159)

What a great way to start the new year! Experience the joys of animation in a professional animation studio. Gift certificates are available -- makes a great holiday gift!

Because we don't want to rewrite the code for the entire website, this offer is only available through check and cash sign-ups.

Print out a registration form today at http://www.animatusstudio.com/workshops/register.html

Confused? Call 585-232-3949

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CARTOONS FOR THE POLITICALLY FRUSTRATED

Come out to see cartoons and artwork from Dave Puls this Friday! Dave will share his creative process at the ANTI-WAR CRISIS CENTER on Monroe Avenue. While you're there, pick up his latest Fresh Toones compilation, I'M THE DECIDER.

SHOW INFO:
Friday, December 14th 5pm-9pm.
Anti-War Crisis Center
658 Monroe Avenue
(near Oxford Street)

what's on the I'M THE DECIDER collection? The latest political Fresh Toones, including "When Georgie Goes Marching Home," "Sharks in the Water," "Hate Preachers," "Parallel Worlds," and "True Believers." Plus, a bonus collaboration with artist Bob Barancik entitled "Soldiers of Sisyphus."

Read more about Fresh Toones at
http://animatusstudio.com/freshtoones

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A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW

If you've been watching Oprah, Good Morning America, and R-News lately, you may have seen the ads for Rochester boutique, "A Different Point of View." This store on Monroe Avenue is unlike any other, so we at Animatus created the "shopping fairy" to help demonstrate that fact.

Watch the animated commercial online at http://animatusstudio.com/cartoons/adpov.html

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NEW ANIMATUS VIDEOS ONLINE

Visitors to the Animatus website can now see a fine selection of cartoons and samples in our new video player!

Go to http://www.animatusstudio.com/cartoons to see our recent work, including the Jack Garner Roast and the ad for A Different Point of View.

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A MESSAGE FROM SANTA'S WORKSHOP

Animatus Studio recently produced "intro" and "outro" animation for a series of online video messages from the North Pole.

That's right, the people at Yoorit.com can arrange for Santa himself to record personal holiday greetings for your son or daughter.

Visit http://www.yoorit.com to find out more and see a sample video.

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D'OH! HOMER COMES HOME DECEMBER 18

If you missed THE SIMPSONS MOVIE in the theater, don't fret -- it's coming to DVD and Blu-Ray! That's right, you can get the Simpsons' big screen adventure for your small screen this coming Tuesday the 18th.

We at Animatus are perfectly happy to sell out and promote this movie for a few crumbs of promotional material from Fox. It's just that good!

The Simpsons Movie finds the fate of Springfield -- the suburban setting that has been home to "The Simpsons" clan for more than 18 years -- hanging in the balance when Homer and his new pet pig inadvertently cause a major ecological disaster in their hometown. Forced to flee, it is up to the paunchy patriarch to save his family, the Springfield community and possibly... the world.

The Simpsons Movie DVD is loaded with bonus features including commentaries with "Simpsons" writers/producers, actors and directors, numerous deleted scenes and promotional spots including The Simpsons Judge American Idol and Homer's Monologue On The Tonight Show. The Simpsons Movie single disc DVD will be available at a suggested retail price of $29.98 U.S.

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ANIMATUS GOES ON HOLIDAY

Please note that we at Animatus will be out of the office between December 22nd and January 1st. We'll be back to the grindstone January 2nd.