From: Seah Hock Soon (Assoc Prof) Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 8:20 AM Subject: SSC Update 98: 2 day Workshop by ED HOOKS Dear SSC members, The attached message may be of interest to you. Regards Seah Hock Soon, President ACM SIGGRAPH Singapore Chapter Website: http://singapore.siggraph.org Other events: http://singapore.siggraph.org/events.html Latest updates are now archived at http://singapore.siggraph.org/archives.html ----- Message----- ED HOOKS 2 day Workshop Acting For Animators Saturday & Sunday February 19 & 20 2005 "We've had acting teachers come here before (whom I liked very much) but none have been as inspiring or specific to what we do than you.", Jonathan Annand, animator Disney Feature Animation (Florida) Ed is the recognized expert in his field - he is an inspiring resource for our industry and we are fortunate to have him here in Singapore to conduct a workshop for animators and game-developers. Animators perceive and apply acting theory in a different way than do stage actors. Ed provides practical tools for everyday use. Topics include: . Creating the ‘Adrenaline Moment’ i.e. moments that are extra important to the characters and their success for storytelling. . The Psychological Gesture - not merely illustrations of the spoken word, they can operate in juxtaposition, reflecting a contradictory inner emotional state. . Deconstructing clips from live-action and animated films. Sponsored by MDA this workshop is open to all members of the media industry. Cost SGD$70 + GST. For more information and booking of tickets, pls write to info@asiamediamakers.com Definitely not to be missed. The talk will be very helpful to animators. About Ed Hooks The primary focus of Acting for Animators is to explore the connections between thinking, emotion and physical action as it relates to performance animation. Ed Hooks will be visiting Singapore February 18 – 20. He is the recognized expert in his field – an inspiring resource for our industry and we are fortunate to have him here in Singapore to conduct a public workshop for animators and game-developers. Ed Hooks has been a theatre professional for three decades and teaches acting to both animators and actors. He has taught for many companies, including Disney Animation (Orlando, Florida and Sydney, Australia), PDI, Lucas Learning, Animal Logic, Rising Sun Pictures, Microsoft ( X-Box/Fasa Studio), Will Vinton Studios, Valve, Midway Games, Big Idea, BioWare, Tippett Studio, Wild Brain, OddWorld Inhabitants, Mondo Media, Scanline Productions (Munich Germany) and Crystal Dynamics. He is a yearly guest instructor at Ringling School of Art and Design (Sarasota, Florida) and has taught at Ohio State University, Nanyang Polytechnic Institute in Singapore, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg in Ludwigsburg Germany and HFF in Potsdam. He was a featured speaker at Animex 2001,2002 and 2003 at the University of Teesside in England, at FMX '99 and '02 in Stuttgart and SAND/2003 in Swansea, Wales. He has twice taught at Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia and was a 2003 visiting artist at Victorian School of Film and Television in Melbourne, Australia. Ed Hooks has written 6 books. Digital Media FX review of Acting for Animators Acting for Animators by Ed Hooks is not a book filled with illustrations of emotions, no drawings of happy, sad or mad faces or poses. This is a book about how to breathe life into your character, not just stamping a preconceived cookie cutter facial expression on him. His latest book Acting in Animation is being released this month. This visit by Ed Hooks to Singapore is sponsored by MDA this workshop is open to all members of the media industry.