Randy Rockafellow

For the second meetup in a row there was a job opportunity that surfaced and those in attendance got to hear about it first.

Dave O’Connell of Skidmore studios, http://skidmorestudio.com presented a possible job opportunity for freelance motion graphics artists. The job would involve for working to create a a commercial spot animatic.

Here is a color line test by Michael Winn.

Greg Good was in attendance again and is quickly becoming a regular. He showed off some great photography work on his new fathers day I-Pod touch present. You can check out some of his work at http://www.pixeloasis.com.

Terry Howald,(Twitter @terryhowald, http://fourthorderlight.com) made it out again as well. I actually got to see him twice today as he also attended the DWIFF Tech Fair. http://www.dwiff.org.

Here are some of the other interesting creatives that were in attendance.
Suzanne Dalton, online media, project manager/creative director/solutions architecture
http://suzannedalton.com, Twitter:@suzdalton
Ended up talking wither her about cool spots to visit in New Orleans. Found out she spoke fluent Italian.

Rob Kubaiko, motion Graphics/3D, http://www.digitalimagemaker.net.
Michael Winn, Storyboard Artist/Character Design/ Character Animation, http://mikewinnart.blogspot.com
Adrienne Gelardi, recent graduate of Columbia College, in Chicago Illinois showed of a short film that was a mix of 2d cel/ 3D animation.
Dewayne McAllyster II, CG artist/Animator.

The next Animation & digital media meetup for the Detroit / Southeast Michigan area is Friday August 28th 7-9pm in Royal Oak Michigan. Visit www.semafx.com for more details.Michael Winn\'s Color line test

Another great turnout for our 2nd Animation Meetup in Royal oak Michigan.
Students just graduating from Ferris State Grand Rapids Digital Media & Animation program were out in force.
It was great to see so many laptops, phones, portable DVD players out with lots of great networking going on.

The story of the night came when I introduced Bob Wilson as a motion graphics artist to Shelli (Twitter @shelligutholm ) & Mariam (Twitter @mariammcc) of Aquent. They said “Interesting, we need someone with your skills for an opportunity in Ann Arbor”. Bob replied ” What a coincidence I live in Ann Arbor.” Another connection made.

Rendered Image by Jay Hoelscher

Also got to sit and talk with Boti, CEO/founder of BoTech a non profit that puts together Science Technology and arts programs for youths and Adults.
Check it out at http:/www.botechcorporation.org
We are pleased to welcome him as a new Southeast Michigan ACM SIGGRAPH member!!

It was also great to have another first timer Greg Good, a photographer/web/design/ and especially application and sql database development, http://www.pixeloasis.com make it out to the event

I’ve Got to Thank Terry Howald (Twitter @terryhowald, http://fourthorderlight.com) for the retweets and helping encourage Eric Litwin (Twitter @elitwin) an artist from Pluto Post out to the event.

Here is a quick mention of other attendees that if you didn’t get to meet or see their work in person you can connect with them online.

Rich Jackson, Animator/Producer, http://www.animationworksllc.com
david Vantuyle, Animator
Sandra Vera Rojas, Digital Artist, http://www.sandravrojas.com
Jay Hoelscher, 3D artist, http://www.jayhoelscher.com
Brandy Gort, digital artist, http://www.brandygort.com
Jeff Tiensivu, 3D artist, http://www.juiceanimation.com
Dan Kessler, 3D modeling/Animation, http://www.kessler3d.com
Jon Synnestvedt, 3D Animator/Generalist, http://home.comcast.net/`synnestvedt
Shane Wilson, 3D artist
Pat Jackson, Storyboards/Character Design/Motion art, http://ibelowground.blogspot.com/
Jeremy Salo, Producer-Cinematography/Editing/Visual Effects, Creative Long lasting Visions(CLV) Productions - http://www.clvpro.com
Jon Shaffer, http://www.shaffer3d.com

The next Animation & digital media meetup for the Detroit / Southeast Michigan area is Friday June 26th 7-9pm in Royal Oak Michigan. Visit www.semafx.com for more details.