Toon Boom Newsletter: June 2009

Animate “More for Less” Tour
	An Opportunity not to be missed! Toon Boom CEO Joan Vogelesang and CTO Francisco Del Cueto will be presenting “More for Less”. As the animation software global leader, Toon Boom is well placed within the animation network. Come and learn about the current state of the worldwide animation industry and find out directly how you can access our global corporate network. Some of the best animation talent lies right here in North America! Let us examine together how we can maximise your potential through Animate. Francisco will demonstrate why Animate is quickly being recognized as the tool of choice by animators and studios around the world. Exclusive $399.99 Animate vouchers for attendees. Appetizers and drinks will be served. Attendance prize: One copy of Toon Boom Animate. See why more and more people are migrating to Animate... 7 cities from East to West across the US: June 10th - Columbus, OH June 17th- Chicago, IL June 18th - Orlando, FL June 23rd - Denver, CO July 13th - San Francisco, CA July 20th - Seattle, WA July 21st - Portland, OR To RSVP, please visit the Animate "More for Less" Tour page, select RSVP then your city and register.
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New Sections on toonboom.com
	Check out the live testimonials now available in the From the field tab in the Animate Family section. Both Adam Phillips, Publisher of Bitey Castle (www.bitey.com) and creator of the Brackenwood series and Justin Dike, Owner/Lead Instructor and Designer at CartoonSmart.com share on their experiences using Toon Boom Animate and Animate Pro.
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Remaining True to Traditional Animation Digitally
	A member of SAG and AFTRA, Michael Roche has appeared on television and commercials, as well as numerous stage productions. Michael currently teaches grades 7 - 12 in Philadelphia, Pa. Classes including "Film and Stage Acting", "Writing for the Stage and Screen", "Public Speaking", "Narrative, Documentary and Animated Filmmaking" and "Racism, Sexism and Other Isms in Film". Michael currently uses Animation-ish and Toon Boom Studio in his various class projects as well as in his personal projects. While he applies traditional animation principles, he certainly appreciates the ability to work paperless. “The ability to reshape or resize and image, to change a background, or the color of the characters skin, clothes or other aspects without having to redraw the image is a huge time saver,” says Michael.
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Learning Animation Principles Using Toon Boom Studio
	Brandon Ray grew up drawing with Commander Mark on the PBS children’s drawing series, The Secret City. Somewhere along the way, he became interested in film and video, and got a degree in filmmaking from the University of Texas in Austin. While he was doing some editing and motion graphics for television and film, he ran across Toon Boom Studio, and it re-ignited his childhood passion for drawing and cartoons. Nowadays, Brandon is creating animation in his spare time, which eventually led him to actually meet and collaborate with his childhood mentor, “Commander” Mark Kistler! “So as my animations have progressed, my workflow has evolved to incorporate both my motion graphics experience and the ‘traditional’ animation techniques I’ve taught myself with the help of Toon Boom Studio” shared Brandon.
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Reviews
	Toon Boom Animate Video Review http://www.reel-show.tv/, under Software Channel, May 2009 Adam Fenwick reviews Toon Boom Animate and demonstrates how easy it is to create simple animations using the program and Wacom's Cintiq 12WX drawing tablet. Toon Boom Animate Pro Justin, Cartoonsmart.com, May 2009 "Okay now the REALLY cool part about Pro that I discovered today ( but I know there’s more to be found) was the Network and Module Library. Together these two new windows really make me feel like the software is living up to the name “Pro” First timers to the program might find the Network window a little crazy, but once you get used to it, it is very simple. Or let’s put it this way, if you have trouble connecting your DVD player to your TV, you might be confused by the Network. And that’s probably a good way of describing this window."
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Animation Festivals
	11th Mo&Friese Children's ShortFilmFestival Hamburg, Germany June 01 - 07, 2009 25 th International ShortFilmFestival Hamburg Hamburg, Germany June 02 - 08, 2009 Sydney Film Festival 2009 Sydney, Australia June 03 - 14, 2009 Annecy International Animated Film Festival 2009 Annecy, France June 08 - 13, 2009 CourtsFx 2009 Begles, France June 12 - 14, 2009 Edinburgh International Film Festival 2009 Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K. June 17 - 28, 2009 Kecskemet Animation Film Festival 2009 Kecskemet, Hungary June 17 - 21, 2009 Melbourne International Animation Festival Melbourne, Victoria, Australia June 22 - 28, 2009 Neum Animated Film Festival 2009 Neum, Bosnia And Herzegovina June 26 - July 02, 2009 View the complete list here
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Register for Life
	Last year, Toon Boom Animation began a campaign to save Emru Townsend, the man behind the voice of the Toon Boom Animation tutorials. He was diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukemia in December 2007, and in early 2008, he discovered he needed a bone marrow transplant. His only sibling was not a match, and he quickly learned about the unrelated registries of donors worldwide, and the lack of visibility of accurate information about registration as a donor and the donation process if someone proves to be a match. Pictures of Emru: Courtesy of Vicky Vriniotis
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Toon Boom Supports Actions Against Hunger
	With the same dedication it has for delivering leading-edge technology and creating animated content for children, Toon Boom supports Action contre la Faim/Action Against Hunger (ACF), an outstanding organization dedicated to fighting hunger and malnutrition in more than 45 countries around the world. For almost 30 years, ACF has pursued its vision of a world without hunger, saving lives of malnourished children and families while seeking long-term sustainable solutions to hunger. ACF responds to emergencies caused by war, conflict, and natural disasters and is an international, non-governmental, non-religious, non-profit organization that was created in Paris in 1979. Since then, the organization has developed within the framework of an interdependent international network, with headquarters in Paris, Madrid, London and New York. In 2005, the network proudly opened its Canadian headquarters in Montreal to further strengthen their efforts in fighting global hunger. www.actionagainsthunger.ca.
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In this Issue

Toon Boom on the Road

NEW "From the Field" Section

User Story: Michael Roche

User Story: Brandon Ray

Reviews

Festivals

Other news