Summer 2011 Issue - The Art Institutes
Summer 2011 Issue - The Art Institutes
Summer 2011 Issue - The Art Institutes
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<strong>2011</strong><br />
Blockhead Festival<br />
By Robb Main,<br />
11th Quarter Media <strong>Art</strong>s & Animation (BS)<br />
In its 6th year, the Blockhead Festival has “come of age,” according to<br />
Media <strong>Art</strong>s & Animation Instructor Steve Paul.<br />
It’s taken a while, but Blockhead has become one of the premiere<br />
student animation, live-action film, and visual effects festivals in the Midwest.<br />
Categories include: Animation, Modeling and Rendering, Visual Effects,<br />
Motion Graphics, and Short Film. <strong>The</strong>re’s also an Alumni category. Taken<br />
together, this festival of student work is a visual extravaganza!<br />
Each category is open to all students, no matter their program of study. <strong>The</strong><br />
festival is judged by prominent industry professionals. Though generally local,<br />
last year there were some national judges for the Short Film category. Winners<br />
receive cash prizes and a commemorative icon, but the real reward for participants<br />
is having their work showcased on the big screen in front of an enthusiastic<br />
audience.<br />
This is the first year that there has been a committee to organize and promote the<br />
event, as well as acquire judges. Media <strong>Art</strong>s & Animation Instructors Steve Paul,<br />
Shannon Gilley, and Lafe Smith; Visual Effects & Motion Graphics Instructors Mike<br />
Heagle and Kinsey Engelmann; Digital Film & Video Editing Instructor Ben Gottfried;<br />
and Academic Advisor Claire Hilgeman comprise the Blockhead Committee.<br />
Engelmann and Hilgeman have been the ‘PR dynamic duo,’ marketing the event<br />
with banner on the school’s website and posters in display cases around campus.<br />
Engelmann was the architect of the Blockhead Festival web page;<br />
www.blockheadfestival.com. Interested parties visiting the website will find submission<br />
guidelines, the Best of Blockhead reel, archives, and other highlights.<br />
This year’s Blockhead Festival will take place at 5:00pm on October 27 at<br />
Block E <strong>The</strong>ater in downtown Minneapolis. To stay on top of developments,<br />
follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Entries are now being accepted through<br />
Monday, October 10th, <strong>2011</strong> in room 316.