Master Classes
Sander Schwartz & Rita Street
Animation Development Master Class
Think you’ve got the next SpongeBob SquarePants? Think you have what it takes to become a global animation producer? Then, let two award-winning world-class producers teach you how to turn your animated dreams into reality!
Instructors
Sander Schwartz: The Emmy Award-winning producer of such hits as The Batman, and former President of International Production for Sony Pictures Television International, as well as President of Warner Bros. Animation.
Rita Street: The award-winning producer of Ruby Gloom for YTV and Nelvana and the executive producer of the upcoming Cartoon Network series, Hero:108. Current President of Radar Cartoons.
Who it's for
Ideal for animation, commercial production, visual effects and marketing executives as well as independent artists. Anyone who wants to develop and sell an animated television series, feature or webisode. Perfect for producers looking to understand high-end global co-productions, contracts and investments as well as pipeline infrastructure steam-lining for major productions.
What's New
This is the third annual development workshop sponsored by New Zealand Trade & Enterprise. This year, we are expanding our focus on international co-production strategies, production strategies for staying on budget and on time and new info on what U.S. broadcasters are seeking and how to win their hearts with your properties.
What You’ll Learn
- The Animation Business Today (including global trends, what the competition is making in the U.S. and around the world, and what to avoid)
- Creating Pitches That Sell
- What the Networks Want
- Global Branding
- Pipeline Efficiency Strategies
- How to think like a successful producer
View the detailed outline of the Animation Development Master class.
Attendees are expected to prepare concepts for pitching critiques.
Joseph Olin & Sean Kauppinen - with Jim Simmons and Christian Svensson
Game Industry Master Class (GIMC)
The AnimfxNZ Game Industry Master Class (GIMC) will be an intensive one-day course on the games industry, from the current state of the market to design philosophies for emerging platforms. International experts including Joseph Olin, president of The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, and Sean Kauppinen, CEO of International Digital Entertainment Agency (IDEA), and other leading specialists will cover a variety of topics that will better prepare attendees to participate in today’s rapidly growing game industry. Topics that will be covered include:
- State of the Market – A look at market data and dynamics as games shift to include new platforms and audiences.
- Design – Hands-on design workshop focused on the elements of play and matching them to the hottest trends in social gaming and mobile platforms.
- Production – An examination of production planning, pipeline management and completing the project.
- Business Development – A discussion of the preparations you need to make in order to present your value proposition to potential publishers, partners, and financiers, as well as feedback on the process.
- Game Marketing – Practical approaches to launching games for Consoles, iPhone, Social Networks and the Casual Online market including the development of communities.
What you should bring
Any working demos or builds of games you have in development that you would like to be reviewed during the hands on segment of the workshop. Any other relevant documentation or presentation materials that attendees would like international industry feedback on.
View the detailed outline of the Game Industry Master class.
Trevor Brymer & Tim Murphy
CG Animation Pipelines for Television
Trevor and Tim take you through their experiences and lessons learned from building a successful pipeline over two very different animated productions.
Covering all aspects of the pipeline and facility infrastructure needed to deliver high quality, on time, and on television budgets.
Topics covered include:
- What is a pipeline?
- Pipeline vs Hand Crafting
- Pipeline Elements
- Production needs
- Departments
- Data management
- Flow
- Tools
- Glue
- Hardware and Infrastructure
- Choosing the tools
- Identifying the missing pieces
- Making the plan
- Changing the plan
- Our Pipeline Philosophies
- Schedules
- Q&A
