Since most people visit the site to learn about upcoming events, we’ve de-emphasized the blog-portion of the site, but most recent posts will still be accessible lower on the main page. The blog itself is also available from the menu at the top.

We’re customizing this theme quite a bit, so if you notice any oddities, please let us know.

Here’s to 2012.

UPDATE 12/17/2010 10:15am – We will be meeting right at the iPic bar around 7:00pm tonight.

UPDATE 12/10/2010 5:10pm – General consensus seems to be iPic. As of right now, there are still 53 seats available (out of 73) for the 9:15pm screening, so I’m sure we won’t have a problem. Now the question is one of meeting beforehand…

For our December meetup, we’ll be taking it easy once again. On Friday, December 17th will meet at a bar (TBD) around 7pm or so, catch up on what’s going on with each other and the industry, then head out to see a 9:30/10:00pm showing of Tron: Legacy. We will hopefully be going to see the film in 3D at iPic in Bayshore Mall.

The good part is that all the iPic theaters are digital and it’s limited to 21+ after 7pm. The downside is, we’ll have to order tickets ahead of time, and they are $19 (includes popcorn). Now, if the general consensus is that this is too steep of a price, we can look at going to a Marcus theater instead, such as South Shore, Majestic, or Ridge, or the Showtime theater in Franklin. But since those are all a bit further out, we may have to adjust the schedule a bit.

So here’s the deal: leave a comment on this post, or on the Facebook event page to RSVP, leave a suggestion for a bar, and your feelings on movie theater. The deadline to RSVP is Sunday, December 12th at 11:59pm, I will order tickets Monday morning. Then, at the meetup, I will collect money from everyone attending. So please, only RSVP as yes if you really, honestly, truly will attend, and not just as a nicety. Don’t worry, our feelings won’t be hurt if you say no.

To recap, relevant details:

• Friday December 17th
• 7pm iPic Bar Some Bar (Jackalope? Tonic? iPic itself?)
• 9:00pm Head out to the 9:15pm screening of  Tron: Legacy (or later screening at another theater depending on group consensus)
• RSVP by Sunday December 12 at 11:59pm

We’ve been invited to attend the Milwaukee Adobe User Group’s 4th Annual Holiday Networking Event this Wednesday December 8th. It’s at The Irish Pub on Water & Irie in the Third Ward from 6-10pm. It will be a great opportunity to meet some of the other designers in the area.

I’ll be there. Will you?

Stay tuned…

Post your completed video to the Vimeo Group or upload it to the FTP account listed below by Friday September 17th at 11:59pm. Some people are using alpha channels, in that case, definitely use the FTP.

FTP Info:
ftp.mographmilwaukee.net
user: mgmke
pass: m0gr@ph

We’ll have it assembled and posted by the next meetup on September 22nd.

Employment Status:
Full-time; non-exempt

Education:
High School Diploma required; BA in related field preferred; degree in illustration/design and/or broadcast computer graphics preferred.

Skills:
Advanced level skills with 2D and 3D graphic animation programs
Experience in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, DVD authoring tools
Experience working on both Windows and Macintosh environments
Deep experience with digital photography execution and composition
Excellent leadership and organizational skills
Ability to set, manage and meet deadlines
Demonstrate creative leadership
Effective verbal and written communication skills

Duties:
Consult with clients and develop creative treatments/storyboards
Create motion graphics and animations and edit video projects
Use Adobe Creative Suite 4/5 including Photoshop, Illustrator and AfterEffects. Use Final Cut Studio 3 (including Color, Soundtrack Pro and DVD Studio Pro), 3D modeling and animation software (Cinema 4D), digital photography execution and composition (Canon, Nikon DSLRs)

Provide creativity and expertise to the design and development of graphic and video productions
Provide graphics and video production design services and expertise to other projects, both within Video/Media team and throughout organization
Review and provide feedback on existing and proposed projects for visual quality and creativity
Establish and support style guidelines for all of Kohl’s video/media production

Send cover letter and resume to:
Click here to apply to this position.

Graphic Artist
Posted: 2010-08-04

Employment Status:
Full-time; non-exempt (hours 4pm-1am)

Education:
High School Diploma required; BA in related field preferred; degree in illustration/design and/or broadcast computer graphics preferred.

Skills:
VizRT experience strongly preferred; must be a wizard in using Adobe Photoshop; Adobe Illustrator and After Effects; ability to produce high quality graphics – both still and animated; strong design sense accompanied by composition and layout skills; ability to meet deadlines and detail orientation; must be efficient and able to work well under pressure; possess strong interpersonal skills; excellent written and verbal communication skills required; strong problem solving and organization skills; high work ethics and standards.

Experience:
Minimum of 1 year experience working in live television; 2 years experience in computer graphics preferred; print graphic and web-site design experience preferred.

Duties:
Create and implement news graphics both still and animated; promotional announcements; other broadcast, web and print graphics as directed.

Send cover letter and resume to:
Gregg Schraufnagel
Director of Creative Services and Marketing
720 E Capitol Drive
Milwaukee, WI 53212
gschraufnagel@todaystmj4.com

Journal Broadcast Group is an equal opportunity employer.

#T by JAwS

Keywords: Industrial, Chase
Do with them as you will. Be as vague or literal as you want.

Color Pallete: Old Tyme

You can also download the ASE file. You don’t have to strictly use only these colors, but you should try to include some or all of them.

Technicals: 1280×720, 23.976fps
You can work at 1080p if you want, but we’ll assemble the final compilation at 720p.

Order of Animators:

1. Rick Kump [audio file]
2. Tim Chiappetta [audio file]
3. John Fischer [audio file]
4. Pete Prodoehl [audio file]
5. Miles Fabishak [audio file]
6. Paul Conigliaro [audio file]
7. Chris Larkee [audio file]
8. David Kopidlansky [audio file]
9. Jack Packard [audio file]
10. Jon Richter [audio file]

Each section is roughly 10-12 seconds. I tried to make them about equal, but the breaks don’t all land on a natural musical phrase. It won’t be that easy on you! [If you want, you can download the full song here, and the last half (the one we're animating) here.]

We’re encouraging you to contact the person before and after you to figure out how the pieces will fit together. But if you don’t, that’s okay too. This is a giant experiment and pretty much anything goes. (If you don’t know how to contact the other animators, let me know and I’ll probably be able to help out.)

So that’s it! We’ll talk progress at our next meetup on July 21st. The tentative deadline is our August meetup on August 18. Let’s see what happens!

After Effects Whiz Needed for Feature Film

Wisconsin Filmmaker is starting post-production on a sci-fi movie, and is
looking for an After Effects expert to create explosions & muzzle flashes,
computer screen motion matching & design/animation, prosthetic makeup
fixing, and various other special effects.

This is a funded project, and the director is looking for a portfolio that
demonstrates the artists’ ability to create the above effects.

The artist that is chosen will be expected to work at their own facility and
use their own equipment, have solid, professional communication skills, be
able to take direction accurately, offer creative feedback, and be available
to work starting In August.

Interested parties should contact Howard Waddell:

h.waddell@midweststudios.com