The First CTN Animation Expo!
Posted in Personal Musings, Demo Reel, Animation Events on November 23rd, 2009 by kdrastalThe first ever animation expo right here in my own backyard! What a great event!! We had such a great time. It was like a tiny little comic con except EVERYTHING was tailored to animation! There were booths and tables full of artists, several locations where demonstrations were constantly taking place (Including a fully set up animation desk complete with light table!) aaaaaannnndddd the most AMAZING life drawing model I had EVER SEEN;
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And the pirate costume was only one of the amazing costumes he had with him! I tried to get a picture of him with this great pose with a telephone but it was at night and my camera kept using the flash and washing the picture out They had benches all set up so that anyone could just sit down and start drawing him. I think I was most impressed by this Expo because it was obviously planned by someone that knows animators and what they do. And it was nice because it was small enough to include fun events like after parties and book signings and things like that. But it was still crowded enough where the lines for panels and speakers was still out the door and we only got to actually go in and see one. I would also say that another gripe of mine is that the animation studios really weren’t represented at all. There were a couple but I would have liked to see more of the smaller studios come and show what they do and how they do it. And when it came to the bigger studios like Disney and WB all they had at their booths was…well… nothing…just some people standing there ready to look at portfolios. I’m not complaining about that it’s awesome but I would have liked to see maybe just a little more info on what projects and ideas they are up to for the future. I love hearing about the inside stuff like that. Maybe it’s because it’s the first year and all everyone is still feeling things out. But in general the booths and tables really seemed to be more artist oriented rather than animation oriented. Which isn’t necessarily a terrible thing. Well we had a blast and plan to attend next year for sure! If you’re into animation I’d say this convention is a MUST because I’m sure it’ll just keep getting bigger and better!
Now to dive into my bag of shwag and new artists books! I’m like a kid on Halloween!
~Karen
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