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Jobs: Zynga is looking for a Flash/3d animator

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Zynga

Animator (Contract)

Zynga Austin is looking for a Flash/3D Animator to join their growing team!

We are committed to developing high quality casual and multi player games! Come join us … we’re having a ball!

Responsibilities:

Build,. Texture, rig, and animate efficient, game-ready assets using Maya or 3dsMax
Work closely with developers
Passion for gaming and building viral consumer products for a general audience
Thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced, team-based environment
Required Skills: Continue reading

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Jobs: 3D Generalist

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RTT is looking for a 3d Generalist.

From the site:

Job Responsibilities
Create Photo-Real Cars, Understand Pipeline Development, Maintain Communication
• Ability to create photo-real cars exhibiting a strong foundation in photo-realistic digital art skills
• Strong understanding of pipeline development and implementation. Will be looked to for creation of work flows and to help facilitate processes for different types of outputs varying from effects based work to more hard body surface live action integration, and into motion graphics heavy outputs
• Maintains clear communication with Compositing Supervisor, VFX Supervisor, Art Director and teams to ensure timeliness in meeting milestones and quality assurance every step of the way
• Set supervision/on set experience in a commercial setting a huge plus
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Frank Abney

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http://vimeo.com/41565987
What is your name and your current occupation?
Frank Abney, Animator at Crystal Dynamics.

What are some of the crazier jobs you had before getting into animation?
I actually haven’t had any crazy jobs before Animation, lol. I worked at a few retail places, but nothing out of the ordinary.

What are some of your favorite projects you’re proud to have been a part of?
My favorite projects so far has been a tv show pilot I worked on called “Miles Across the Sea” at Lightstream Animation Studios, and “Tomb Raider”, at Crystal Dynamics which I just finished work on. “Miles” really stands out to me because we were a small intimate team that felt like a creative family all driving towards the same goal. It was a lot of fun!

Where are you from and how did you get into the animation business?
I was born in Alameda, Ca and grew up mainly in a city called Suisun City. I got into the animation business shortly after Continue reading
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Jobs: Blue Sand Studios need AE/Cinema 4D animator and designer

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Blue Sand

From the site:

Blue Sand Studios need AE/Cinema 4D animator and designer to work on 2 music videos we have shot recently on Red

You will be working closely with the director and the VFX/Post Production supervisor to insure best quietly. Must have an online reel

Must have his own MAC station and decent internet connection and some knowledge of FTP but not necessary. Please send us your rate and reel.

http://www.bluesandstudios.com
Apply to: Kimo

You can find out more here.

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Pressure sensitive stylus for your iMac, iPad & MacBook Pro! by Cregle Inc. — Kickstarter

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A reader posted this in the comments of my post yesterday about a Cintiq alternative and I felt it too needed it’s own post. Cregle Inc has come up with  away to turn your iMac, iPad or MacBook Pro into a more or less what is a Cintiq. For small change!

The whole process works by putting calibration discs on the edges of your monitor and having it sync with the included pen. It’s actually pretty damn ingenious if you ask me. It seems the reason it works on the iPad, iMac and MacBook Pro is mostly because they all have glass over their lcds whereas not all monitors do. If i press my monitor it has a squishy feel to it and you get some liquid spreading out from under my finger. I can see my monitor breaking quickly. the iMacs have glass over that part though and so do the iPads and MacBook Pros so it seems it would probably work on anything that has glass on it. Anyway, check the link out below. I hope it gets funded because it could change the way we do business.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ipen/ipen-2-for-ipad-imac-and-more?ref=live

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News: A Cheaper Cintiq alternative

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Yiynova-tablet-monitor

One of the things prevalent in today’s animation industry is the ramant digital takeover. It’s everywhere and only a short-sighted artist can dodge it. Pencils, paper and erasers have given way to digital screens and styli. Many in our industry do not like it and yet, we really have no choice but to either embrace it or get out of the way for those who do. If you read this site’s posts with any regularity, one thing stands out more than the rest; in the fact that while many of us artists work on money making juggernauts of humor and fun, not many of us make a lot of money doing it. Most artists are not rich and shelling out over two grand for a piece of equipment is not easy.

Well, I came across a post by an talented artist named Luc Latulippe who brought my attention to an new device called the Yiynova MSP19U Tablet Monitor

This in turn was from another Tumblr site of another talented artist named Ray Frenden who bought one and reviews it. Apparently he loves it even tohugh it does not have the extra buttons on the Cintiq. Whatever, for around $500 bucks it’s a steal and you really can’t beat it.

Ray has an Amazon store set up where you can buy the Yiynova but it seems to be out of stock now. I’m sure that’s because his site has gotten 35,000+ hits since he posted. It’ll come back. If you buy one let us know!

http://www.yiynova.com/en/proddetails.php?proid=1&clsid=1&fid=1