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An Evening with Legendary Disney Animator Dan Haskett

An Evening with Legendary Disney Animator Dan Haskett

Over the past 30 years, the art and techniques of animation have changed drastically. The advent of computer animation ushered in ‘better and faster’ ways to work. But at what cost? How did it affect the art of animation?
In this month’s motion+connect, Legendary Disney Animator, Dan Haskett shares his views and insights on the current [...]

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Dan HaskettOver the past 30 years, the art and techniques of animation have changed drastically. The advent of computer animation ushered in ‘better and faster’ ways to work. But at what cost? How did it affect the art of animation?

In this month’s motion+connect, Legendary Disney Animator, Dan Haskett shares his views and insights on the current state of animation. How has computer animation helped the industry – and how has it hurt.

Register now to attend this special motion+connect session.

about the speaker:
Dan Haskett, a Harlem native, is a master animator with four decades in the business.

With many credits to his name, he is well-known for creating the characters of “Belle” for Beauty and the Beast and “Ariel” for The Little Mermaid.

Haskett began his career setting up an animation department for a New York company that did commercials and corporate films. A co-worker told him about a man named Richard Williams, who would later go on to make Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Because of Williams, Haskett got an audience with Frank Thomas, one of Walt Disney’s famed “Nine Old Men” group of directing animators. Haskett was offered a job as a junior animator under Thomas on The Fox and the Hound.

Freelancing for Disney, Warner Bros. and many others since then, Haskett’s credits include Toy Story, The Prince of Egypt, Sesame Street, Scooby Doo, and has done commercial work for Kellogg’s and Nestle. He won an Emmy for his work on The Simpsons. Haskett helped pioneer a resurgence of classic Disney qualities and “organic” animation.

mini-session:
Immediately following Dan Haskett’s presentation, join Alicia VanHeulen from Toolfarm for a quick up-to-speed on Giving Life to Still Image Composites. You won’t want to miss it!

overview:
7:30-8:20 PM: Dan Haskett on Animation
8:20-8:30 PM: Q&A
8:30-8:40 PM: Giving Life to Still Image Composites
8:40-8:45 PM: Q&A
8:45-8:55 PM: reels@motion
8:55-9:00 PM: giveaway: Toolfarm Expert Series After Effects Camera Training, taught by Rob Birnholz

*all times are MST | UTC-7

when: tuesday, march 9, 2010
where: online | in ABQ**
time: 7:30 – 9:00 PM {MST | UTC-7}
url: http://experts.na3.acrobat.com/motionconnect/
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Join us as we watch the event live from the Art Center Design College, located at 5000 Marble NE. Doors open at 7pm. Network and enjoy the show!

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