The workshops aim to convey the CalArts teaching philosophy—a philosophy embraced by leading figures in Hollywood production such as John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, and Brad Bird of Pixar, as well as Tim Burton, among others—and to study and apply the methodologies used by major Hollywood studios in the processes that lead to the creation of stories, their development, production, and post-production.
The series consists of three workshops:
- From the Idea to Pre-production
- Production
- Post-production
Workshop 1 - From the Idea to Pre-production
Date: May 3 to June 21.
Schedule: 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
Syllabus:
1) The Big Idea: Concepts and History
2) Script and Sketches
3) Characters, Concept Art, and the World Around Us
4) Teamwork and Role Definition
5) Storyboard, Animatic
6) Audio: Dialogue, Music, and Effects
George Scribner was born in Panama and currently works as animator the United States. He is best known for directing Oliver & Company, based on Charles Dickens’s novel Oliver Twist, and Mark Twain’s The Prince and the Pauper. He is currently working on several Walt Disney Imagineering projects as an animation director, animator concept artist. He teaches animation at CalArts, one of the most prestigious art schools in the United States. He has been commissioned by the Panamanian government to create a large-scale painting depicting the Panama Canal Expansion, scheduled for 2014.
His filmography includes: Tower of Terror (Director), Disneyland: The First 50 Magical Years (Director: Cartoon Sequence), Disney's California Adventure TV Special (Creative Consultant), Dinosaur (Additional Screenplay, Story Artist), Mickey's PhilharMagic (Director, Producer), The Lion King (Additional Story Material), The Prince and the Pauper (Director), Oliver & Company (Director), Rock Odyssey (Animator), CBS Storybreak (Storyboard Designer), The Black Cauldron (Character Animator), A Chipmunk Christmas (Animator), The Smurfs (Animator), ABC Weekend Specials (Animator: The Puppy Saves the Circus), Heavy Metal (Animator: Taarna segment), and Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over (Assistant Animator).