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25 years of Photoshop

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It all started from 1987 when the developer Thomas Knoll created a very simple pixel imaging program called Display.  It was displaying gray scale photos on a black and white monitor. His brother John Knoll was supervisor at ILM (Industrial Light and Magic). The other digital artists were impressed at the post production facility of George Lucas with Display and eventually it was used into James Cameron‘s The Abyss. Later on Knoll brothers renamed it to Photoshop.

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Above is the very first Photoshop image ever edited  which is a photo of John Knoll’s wife in Bora Bora. Kinda cool…

Adobe bought the software from Knoll brothers and Photoshop 1.0 released on Feb. 19, 1990 for the Macintosh. As a storm, it took the entire Media and Entertainment industry talking about it. Digital photo retouching was costing $300 by an hour and one time buying price of Photoshop 1.0 was only $1000.

Just by end of the decade, it sold over 3 Million copies and the rest is history.

I remember being introduced to Photoshop (and Premiere) back at Hanna Barbera around 1994 when it was at version 2.0 and the things I remember most is that it had one Undo and no layers so you really had to be diligent with your saving iterations to make sure you didn’t destroy hours of work. Still it was a fascinating program even then!

Watch John Knoll demonstrate the very first iteration of Photoshop below. We’ve come a long way, baby!

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DreamWorks Animation To Sell Glendale Studio As It Grapples With Liquidity

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Sad news for the animation community here in L.A.

Deadline.com is reporting that DreamWorks Animation execs apparently failed to impress investors with their cautiously upbeat financial forecasts in a conference call after releasing a generally disappointing Q4 earnings report. The company stock price continued to fall in post-market trading as the call progressed, falling 9.1%.

Read the entire article here.

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New music video “Feel the Light” from DreamWorks’ upcoming film “Home”

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DreamWorks Animation and 20th Century Fox are pleased to share a NEW lyric video for “Feel the Light” by Jennifer Lopez, for the upcoming animation HOME! Featuring Jennifer Lopez and members of HOME‘s star studded cast including Rihanna and Jim Parsons, the new video gives you a sneak peak at the heartwarming and inspirational journey, that hits theaters everywhere on March 27!  
Watch the brand NEW “Feel the Light” Lyric Video on Yahoo here: https://www.yahoo.com/movies/first-listen-j-los-heart-warming-hip-shaking-111965209857.html
HOME hits theaters everywhere on March 27, 2015!  
Please find additional information about the film below and feel free to share with your readers.
Thanks!
DeAnna
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HOME
Animation
Release: March 27, 2015, in 3D
Director: Tim Johnson
Screenplay:  based upon the novel The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex
Producers: Chris Jenkins, Suzanne Buirgy
Cast: Jim Parsons, Rihanna, Steve Martin, and Jennifer Lopez
SYNOPSIS
When Oh, a loveable misfit from another planet, lands on Earth and finds himself on the run from his own people, he forms an unlikely friendship with an adventurous girl named Tip who is on a quest of her own. Through a series of comic adventures with Tip, Oh comes to understand that being different and making mistakes is all part of being human. And while he changes her planet and she changes his world, they discover the true meaning of the word HOME.
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Bernie Petterson

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What is your name and your current occupation?
My name is Bernie Petterson. Which is the condensed version of the name on my driver’s license: Stephen Bernard Petterson. I work as a storyboard artist on a children’s TV show called Phineas and Ferb. My employer is The Walt Disney Company.

 

What are some of the crazier jobs you had before getting into animation?

It was all minimum wage scut work. I worked in a hotel as a “Houseboy”. I learned that hotels are very creepy places. Places that are inhabited by people who, now that they’ve found themselves in a new town where nobody knows them, will allow the meanest and most debauched parts of their personality come out. If you ever get a chance to work in a hotel, don’t.

How did you become interested in animation?
I saw a really ugly brochure in the College Resource Room at my high school. It was green with avant garde purple-ish scribbles on it, and it was the marketing material for a place called California Institute of the Arts.The brochure claimed that you could major in

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Titmouse’s 5 second Animation Night

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Ever wonder what sort of morbid, politically incorrect thoughts are going on in your quiet coworker’s brain? Curious to see how others around you interpret this mystery of a world that we’ve all been mercilessly tossed into…through cartoons? Are you in the mood to laugh, cry, frown, smirk, and sneeze, for 5 seconds (or longer) at a time? Want to see lots of different colors, creatures, and designs dance across the silver screen? Then five-second day is your jam, and the Egyptian Theatre is your toasted sourdough bread.

Titmouse Inc. proudly presents a day of cartoons, created by the employees for your viewing pleasure. Other than creating at least five seconds of content, there really are no rules or limitations. Both the general public and Titmouse’s animation gurus are welcome to attend this annual celebration, which will be held at the Egyptian Theatre on Friday, February 20th at 7:30pm. The employees have worked tirelessly to dazzle you with their creativity, so please come out and support them and keep the tradition alive!

 

If you happen to inexplicably wake up in NYC or Vancouver on the day of the screening, our sister studios are having screenings as well:

 

Los Angeles:

Where: The Egyptian Theatre – 6712 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA

When: Friday, February 20th – 7:30pm

Cost: $11 general, $9 students & seniors, $7 members

Tickets: http://www.fandango.com/egyptiantheatrehollywood_aaofx/theaterpage?date=2/20/2015

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NYC:

Where: The School of Visual Arts Theatre – 333 West 23 Street, New York NY

When: Friday, March 6th – 8:00pm

Cost: $10 general/$5 students

Tickets: http://svatheatre.com/events/titmouse-5-second-animation-night/

 

Vancouver:

Where: The Rio Theatre – 1660 E. Broadway Vancouver, BC

When: Thursday, March 12th – 7:30pm

Cost: $5

*19+ event, ID required

Tickets: purchase at box office 

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Joel Trussell

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What is your name and your current occupation?
Joel Trussell.  Director and such.  Currently directing Tom Hanks’ “Electric City” series at Six Point Harness in Hollywood.

What are some of the crazier jobs you had before getting into animation?
Tip of the iceberg…

I waited tables at a Japanese hibachi restaurant.

I served Bloody Mary’s for breakfast on a golf course.

I reluctantly danced the “Macarena” while serving crab legs at a seafood restaurant.

I worked in the firearm, exercise equipment and toy department at a Service Merchandise store.

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What are some of your favorite projects you’re proud to have been a part of?
For 7 years I worked out of my house in Tennessee directing music videos and commercials which I dug pretty well.  I guess the “War Photographer” video I directed for Jason Forrest (DJ Donna Summer) was spread the furthest, but I had fun doing them all.

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How did you become interested in animation?
Fate.

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