Lego Movie Video Conference & Screening

Lego Movie Video Conference & Screening

John Berton Screening and discussing “The Lego Movie” (2014) on Thursday, Oct. 23 at 6:30pm in URBN 239 Screening Room. Special guest, Rob Coleman, Head of Animation for Animal Logic, will be teleconferencing in from Australia to discuss his team’s...
Digital Media Symposium October 24

Digital Media Symposium October 24

Drexel’s Digital Media Department is pleased to announce this year’s Digital Media Symposium! Please join us on Friday, October 24 in the URBN Annex Screening Room (3401 Filbert Street) featuring four sessions with leading researchers in game studies,...
Alumni Work on Guardians of the Galaxy

Alumni Work on Guardians of the Galaxy

Marval Studio’s Guardians of the Galaxy features work of Drexel Alumni: Dan Bodenstein (Class of 2010) – Effects Artist: Method Studios Ari Teger (Class of 2007) – Postvis: Proof, Inc.
2014 Digital Media Showcase – May 31

2014 Digital Media Showcase – May 31

This year’s Digital Media Showcase is coming fast … THIS SATURDAY! Digital Media Showcase Saturday, May 31, 2014 URBN Annex 3401 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 1:00 pm Stage Presentations 2:30-4:00 pm Exposition Be sure to attend to see the best in...
Benjamin Button Screening/Discussion

Benjamin Button Screening/Discussion

A special, two part screening of “Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (2008) on Fridays, May 16 & 23, 2014 at 1pm in URBN 349 Screening Room, with discussion lead by Nick Jushchyshyn. Students and faculty are invited and encouraged to attend the first of...
Citizen Kane Screening & Discussion April 25

Citizen Kane Screening & Discussion April 25

Friday, April 25, students and faculty are invited and encouraged to attend a screening discussion of “Citizen Kane” (1941) offered by Jeremy Fernsler, presented by the Westphal Animation, Capture and Effects Lab (ACE-Lab). Citizen Kane was revolutionary...
The Mummy Screening & Discussion

The Mummy Screening & Discussion

John Berton Screening and discussing “The Mummy” (1999) on Friday, April 11 at 1pm in URBN 349 Screening Room. Students and faculty are invited and encouraged to attend a screening discussion of “The Mummy” (1999) offered by John Berton Jr.,...
Alumni work on Divergent

Alumni work on Divergent

The feature film Divergent features work of visual effects work Drexel Alumni: Simon Littlejohn (Class of 2012) – Visual Effects Artist: Method Studios Nate Shaw (Class of 2011) – Visual Effects Artist: Method Studios
Garret Brown

Garret Brown

Three-time Academy Award-winning cinematographer Garret Brown revolutionized filmmaking with his 1975 invention, the Steadicam – a stabilizer motion picture camera mount that mechanically isolates it from the operator’s movement, allowing for smooth shots when moving...
Facial Rigging

Facial Rigging

Join Drexel’s Student SIGGRAPH group this week for a facial rigging session with Ross Reagan, perfect for any student currently in Character Animation 2, or just looking to learn more about facial rigging. Ross will speak a bit about using the tools in the Edit...
2014 Oscar Contenders

2014 Oscar Contenders

Congratulations to Drexel Alumni that provided work on Animation and Visual Effects Oscar Contenders Frozen and Iron Man 3! Nominated for Best Animated Feature Film – Disney’s Frozen, featuring work of Drexel Alumni: Amol Sathè (Class of 2007) – Lighting...
Acting For Animators

Acting For Animators

On Friday, February 21st, Ed Hooks will be presenting his Acting for Animators masterclass to Drexel students in the URBN Annex Screening Room! Hooks, author of “Acting for Animation”, is a prolific actor who has appeared in over 100 shows and films...
Graph Editor

Graph Editor

Secrets of the Graph Editor Meeting: January 16, 2014 at 9:30pm Join Drexel’s Student SIGGRAPH chapter for this week’s presentation by the ever-wonderful Jason Kirk, as he explains to us the mysterious graph editor and how using it can make all our...
Render Farm

Render Farm

Using the Render Farm Meeting: January 9, 2014 at 9:30pm For our first SIGGRAPH session of 2014, we’re going to briefly flash forward to the Week 9 render crunch that we all know is going to happen, and see what we can do about making it easier for everyone....
Alumni Work on 47 Ronin

Alumni Work on 47 Ronin

47 Ronin, directed by Carl Rinsch and starring Keanu Reeves, features work by Drexel Alumnus: Greg Ruane: Digital Production Administrator
Amol Sathe Campus Visit

Amol Sathe Campus Visit

Drexel Digital Media alumnus Amol Sathe (BS’06/MS’07) will be on campus to discusses his experience at Disney including his work as Lighting Supervisor on the Academy Award-winning Paperman and the new film Frozen as well as his work on past films including Bolt and...
Alumni work on Catching Fire

Alumni work on Catching Fire

Lionsgate Studio’s Hunger Games: Catching Fire features work of Drexel Alumni: Ari Teger (Class of 2007) – Postvis Animator
Alumni Work on Disney’s Frozen

Alumni Work on Disney’s Frozen

Disney’s animated feature, Frozen, features work of Drexel Alumni: Amol Sathè (Class of 2007) – Lighting Supervisor Justin Dobies (Class of 2008) – Lighting Artist