2003 & 2004 Meeting Archive
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December 8th, 2004
Tutorial: the Expression Language, preview of Digital Fusion and Shake
Movies: Andy Martin, DJ Format, Psychic TV, Man Ray, the Beatles and more
Raffle: a 4x5 Graphire Tablet, 'The Anvel' Tutorial Sets, and more books
November 10th, 2004
New Place: Chicago Art Department
Main Event: Video from the Barnstormers, tutes from Mason, raffle
October 22, 2004
Chicago Motion Graphics Festival 2004
Chicago Historical Society
August 11th, 2004
Main Event: Vidas Neverauskas, Apple's Midwest Pro Video Rep presenting a more in-depth look at Apple Motion.Check out the Winners!
July 14th, 2004
Using Expressions, Null Layers, & Parenting to re-create the "Waking Life" look: tutorial by Mason Dixon
Motion Graphics Sample Films:
Letter to the President by David Ellis and the Barnstormers
Kid 606 music video by Joel Trussell
Regret by Tronic Studios
and various demo reels
June 9th, 2004
Featured Works :
MK12's new BestBuy Ad
Apple's new iPod Ad
Also: Checking out the new (6.5) version of After Effects.
Tighter integration with Photoshop - importing editable text on a path
Animation Presets
Final Effects plugins now ships w/AE as Cycore plugins
Color Correction - SA Color FIness now ships w/AE - separate install
Enhanced scripting
May 25th, 2004
Lumen Eclipse
An evening of digital art, experimental video, and a musical performance accompanied by live video mixing at Wicker Park’s lounge-eatery Rodan.
The experimental video art of Walter Wright (inventor of the music video)
The AFX interview w/ controversial punk rock group The Locust
AMODA’s (Austin Museum of Digital Art) experimental contemplative audio performance series with Brent Fariss & Bill Thompson
Select features from the Illegal Art Exhibit
The Passengers with a one-hour set with
live video mixing by digital artist Mason Dixon
April 14th, 2004
Featured Video : Lobo's new designs for Diesel's spring line
Motion Graphics Festival Planning
if you want to volunteer for the festival, then this is the meeting to attend.
March 10th, 2004
Demo: GenArts Sapphire Plugins
Project Annoucement: Passive Video
March 3rd, 2004
AEChicago Mixer and Showing
@ Rodan Video Art Bar
1530 N. Milwaukee Ave
General gathering: hang out, drink, network, enjoy
tunes from Positron and DJ Sanchez Ali
drink specials : $6 martinis and $2 PBR
door prizes:
- "Zoom In" Training DVD on Soundtrack, Combustion, and DVD Studio 2
- Final Cut Pro 4 On the Spot by Richard Harrington
- ReelHouse Digital Backgrounds DVDs
Premiering video artwork:
"Heaven & Hell"
the dueling video art of Ted Schroeder and Mason Dixon
Sponsored by: DV Magazine, Magnet Media, ReelHouse.com, DesignAfterNext.com, and GenArts
Feburary 11th, 2004
Master Classes: MK12's Worm Text by Nick Campbell
Combustion 3 Demonstration by Kenneth La Rue
Open Project: Sliver Corpse
Door Prize: Final Cut Pro 4 On The Spot by Richard Harrington
AND 2 advanced training DVD sets for combustion
January 14th, 2004
Walter Wright, pretaped Interview with Samples of his work
video artist and member of the Boston collective VideoSpace, Walter is a pioneer of video performance. His work at the Experimental
Television Center in 1973 is considered by many to be the first Music Video.
Tutorial: Introduction to Track Mattes by Mason Dixon
December 10th, 2003
Columbia College's Student Motion Graphics Preview
November 12th, 2003
Premier of the Chicago Motion Graphics Tour tape.
If you missed the festival this is your chance to get a preview of great materials shown.
Mason Dixon, Generative Techniques in Motion Graphics Design
generative design techniques are growing in popularity in every area of digital design, it once only used by artists the unique set of tools was recently the subject of a Friends of Ed book. Mason will be focusing on how generative design concepts can be applied and created with adobe after effects.
Video Corpse Project Signup
this new AEChicago project is a Exquisite Corpse project for after effects. Each participant will only see the few frames preceding their segment. At the conclusion of the project all the pieces will be stitched together and shown at an AEChicago meeting.
Discussion : Best & Worst MG Companies to work for in Chicago
Before November 12th, 2003
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