SIGGRAPH Convention and Conference Postcard Announcement

SIGGRAPH Convention and Conference Postcard Announcement
3 -7 August Siggraph Computer Graphics Convention
Poster Exhibitor

Siggraph Presentation!

(Sorry for the lack of updates, I've been in Turkey for the past two weeks.)

I'll be presenting my poster about the CF Medical Animation at the 2009 Siggraph Computer Graphics and Animation Convention in New Orleans in early August!

Website Count!

Thank you for all the great responses and sharing my website with others. This past Wednesday and Thursday, I had over 200 hits on my website from almost every state in the US and from other countries such as Australia and Canada.

Thank you all, and please, send me your feedback! I would love to further touch up the animation and will do so for the next few months.

Is there another cause you would me to create an educational animation for, please contact me! I'm open to ideas.

info.biomations@gmail.com

Siggraph Late-Breaking Timeline

I have updated my application and submitted my materials for the Siggraph Late-Breaking Poster Submissions. I will be notified of the status of my application between the 24th and 25th of May.

This year's SIGGRAPH 2009 Convention will be held in New Orleans from the 3-7th of August.

Rendering!

My thesis project is due this Saturday by 9am. I need to have everything complied by Thursday evening, just as a precaution. Currently I am rendering my final autosomes.

My 8-page 11 font, 1" margins, thesis paper was due yesterday.

My postcards for the thesis exhibit have finally arrived in the mail today, and I will deliver them to school tomorrow.

After this deadline, I will aim to resubmit my poster submission to Siggraph late-breaking deadline of May 6th.

For This Week's Agenda:

1. My faculty mentor, Mr. Baker, has told me about the new nParticles demonstration for Maya 2009. This week I will be doing R&D with nCloth dynamics and nParticles for creating mucus and other particle matter for the short.

2. Completing the block and rough models of mucus river with actual strands (nurbs geo) of cilia for a fly though shot.

3. Storyboard illustrations will be posted.

4. Complete first sequence models: chromosome, Punnett Square, title blocks.

5. Launch www.BioMations.com website. Home to Phoebe Coleman's online 3d digital animation and photography portfolio. | copyright 2009 www.BioMations.com | Complete with demo reel for application to LucusFilm Internship.

Dates & Goals

January 2009: Start preproduction and complete storyboards, script, and all other pre-visualization aspects.

January 23, 2009: Start animation research

January 29, 2009: Finish rough script

Feb 1, 2009: Complete dance animation for College of Arts & Media Student Orientation Presentation

February 1, 2009: Apply for UCLA, MFA program

February 1, 2009: Apply for Roski School of Fine Arts, MFA program

February 1, 2009: Create template for poster to submit. Set up demo reel website for Lucas Film Masters Program and Summer Internship Application.

February 6, 2009: Complete storyboards for medical animation. Create a list of all models needed.

February 9, 2009: Finish list of all models need. Commence modeling of all objects needed for the animation. Start texturing, lighting, and rendering of key boards to put together for the Feb 18^th poster deadline.

February 6, 2009: El Pomar Leadership Summit- Weekend off from production for leadership conference

February 15, 2009: Apply for SCAD graduate program

February 18th, 2009: Poster of a work in progress animation submitted to Siggraph 2009 Student Poster competition

February 19, 2009: Send clips of animation and copy of the poster to faculty mentor and doctors at the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation for feedback.

February 19, 2009: Put together demo reel and application for Summer Internship.

February 28, 2009: Apply for LucasFilm Jedi Academy Summer Internship

March 2nd: 80% of the productions complete to submit the animation to the SIGGRAPH 2009 Student Competition

March 6th, 2009: Send 2nd round of clips of animation to faculty mentor and doctors at the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation for feedback.

April 24th, 2009: Finish render and start composting and post-production process.

May 6th, 2009: Optional- Poster of animation, special late-breaking deadline for Siggraph. And, prepare for BFA thesis review and show.

May 11-May 15th, 2009: Show final medical animation, with all post-production aspects. Send to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

May 16^th, 2009: Graduate

Post-graduation: Apply for medical animation jobs.