Report From the Animation Educators` Forum

We had a very productive meeting at Loyola Marymount last night. The plan now is to launch an L.A./Orange County Student Animation Festival for October of 2008. We are still in the early stages of planning with none of the details worked out yet. But we are planning to create a festival geared to the needs of college animation students. I will keep you updated as more details come available.

One of the other subjects covered was the compiling of a broad set of Universal Core Skills that would cover all the different areas that should be taught in different types of animation programs. It is hard to believe but as animation moves into its second century the debate over what animation is still rages. Big in the industry news right now is if Mo-Cap is animation.

The next Animation Educators` Forum meeting will be held on Thursday, January 10th , 2008 at Cal State Long Beach. We will be starting a Yahoo Group forum in the next couple of days and I will give you details on how to join when that comes about.