Animation Workshops in the New Year

Start the New Year off with a BANG! Release your own fireworks of creativity and begin the year with some new animation. As Dave always sings, “It’s fun to do the impossible. It’s fun to dream out loud.” Join us for some more fun beginning January 9th! Registration space is limited. Gift certificates are available.

Register Now For Winter Workshops

At a loss for what to give your aspiring animator this season? Give the gift of cartoons! They can see their ideas come to life in January’s Animation Workshops.

Winter Workshops
Saturdays
January 9, 16, 23, 30
$159

All supplies and equipment usage included. Each student’s animation will be showcased on the

Animatus website. Tapes or DVDs are available for an additional $10.

Register online at
http://animatusstudio.com/workshops

Or call (585) 232-3949

Special Price for Subway DVD

In honor of the Animatus 20th Anniversary, we’re offering The End Of The Line for the low price of $20 this holiday season.

“The End of the Line – Rochester’s Subway” tells the little known story of the rail line that operated in a former section of the Erie Canal from 1927 until its abandonment in 1956. The forty-five minute documentary recounts the tale of an American city’s bumpy ride through the Twentieth Century, from the perspective of a little engine that could, but didn’t.

“The End of the Line” Special Edition DVD contains over forty-five minutes of extra features, including three featurettes, a massive photo archive, outtakes, subtitles, and a subway map insert.

To buy your video directly from Animatus at this special price, go to http://animatusstudio.com/store/video.html

Play our animated holiday card!

One of our recent top secret projects was creating characters and artwork for Hopping Bird Productions’ new iPhone game, ASPERATA.

We’re pleased to announce that the game is now available for download!

Asperata is a warrior woman tasked with defeating a horde of desert sand creatures (commonly known as mummies). More than a simple shooter game, Asperata requires both skillful screen taps and tilting of the device to control your weapons, along with careful attack planning and defense.

Visit http://asperata.com to find out more.

Or search “Asperata” in the iPhone app store to download your copy.

Animatus Studio 20th Anniversary Special

For a limited time only, “The End of the Line – Rochester’s Subway” special edition DVD will be available at 30% off of the retail price.

The discounted price is $20.00 + shipping & NYS sales tax.

(No shipping if you pick it up from Animatus Studio.)

This offer is only valid from November 17th – December 31, 2009.

This limited offer is only good only at the AnimatusStudio.com web site and Animatus Studio at 34 Winthrop St. Rochester, NY 14607

“The End of the Line – Rochester’s Subway” DVD special edition makes a great gift for those who have never seen it or for those who only have the VHS. The DVD includes 45 minutes of extras including “Motherless Child” remnants of the subway including The Phantom Run, A Photo Archive of 150 still images, Closed Captioning, “The Steel Wheel” & much more.

Celebrate Animatus Studio’s 20th anniversary by saving money on the best documentary made about the history of transportation in Rochester. It’s the story about the smallest city in America to build and abandon a subway.

Makes a great holiday present!

This anniversary sale will end on January 1st, 2010.

The price will return to $29.95 plus shipping and NYS sales tax.

To purchase, go to http://animatusstudio.com/store/video.html

Special Price for Subway DVD

In honor of the Animatus 20th Anniversary, we’re offering The End Of The Line for the low price of $20 this holiday season.

“The End of the Line – Rochester’s Subway” tells the little known story of the rail line that operated in a former section of the Erie Canal from 1927 until its abandonment in 1956. The forty-five minute documentary recounts the tale of an American city’s bumpy ride through the Twentieth Century, from the perspective of a little engine that could, but didn’t.

“The End of the Line” Special Edition DVD contains over forty-five minutes of extra features, including three featurettes, a massive photo archive, outtakes, subtitles, and a subway map insert.

To buy your video directly from Animatus at this special price, go to http://animatusstudio.com/store/video.html

One of our recent top secret projects was creating characters and artwork for Hopping Bird Productions’ new Iphone game, ASPERATA.

We’re pleased to announce that the game is now available for download!

Asperata is a warrior woman tasked with defeating a horde of desert sand creatures (commonly known as mummies). More than a simple shooter game, Asperata requires both skillful screen taps and tilting of the device to control your weapons, along with careful attack planning and defense.

Visit http://asperata.com to find out more.

Or search “Asperata” in the Iphone app store to download your copy.

360 | 365 Shorts Contest

Animatus Studio is a sponsor of 360 | 365 (formerly the High Falls Film Festival), and we’d like to encourage Rochester filmmakers to get a pie in the face. That’s the theme for the current shorts contest! So get some friends together, get some pies, and get going. The deadline to upload your entry to Youtube is January 15th. There’s a $1000 prize! Visit http://film360365.com/shorts for more info.

“HF3 Shorts” Contest Screening

The Rochester High Falls International Film Festival has announced the finalists in its first-ever online short film contest. All 19 submitted films – which were based on the contest theme “Coming Home” – will be screened and the top winner announced at a special filmmaker celebration party on Monday, Oct. 12.

Entries include “I Enjoy Riding My Bike” by Dave Puls and finalist “The Lake” by Animation Workshop student Ben Doran.

Monday, October 12, 2009
5:30 p.m.
One Restaurant & Lounge
1 Ryan Alley in Rochester’s East End.

Featuring films and appearances of local filmmakers and actors from the Rochester area. Free, donations accepted.

Dave Puls will have a couple of his short films play at this event, celebrating the best of past fests.

Thursday, October 15, 2009
7pm
Strong Museum of Play
1 Manhattan Square Drive

Morning and Afternoon slots are still available!

Saturdays
October 10, 17, 24, 31
$159

Register online at http://animatusstudio.com/workshops

SPECIALTY CLASSES BEGIN IN NOVEMBER

3D Workshop
An introduction to Lightwave
Saturday Mornings 9am – 12noon
Nov 7, 14, 21, Dec 5
$189

Intro to Adobe Flash
Saturday Afternoons 1pm – 4pm
Nov 7, 14, 21, Dec 5
$189

Register online:
http://animatusstudio.com/workshops/workshop-registration

Visit the Animation Workshop website to see what our students have been up to this summer!

See a demonstration of archery in medieval times, an introduction to the Laundry Master, a bizarre walk in the woods, and much much more!

Watch cartoons online or download to your iPod:
http://animatusstudio.com/workshops/student-work

If you ordered a DVD, you can pick it up at the studio weekdays between 10:00 and 5:00. (Note: we’re not here on Saturdays except when classes are running.)

Sign up for Fall Workshops

Morning and Afternoon slots are still available!

Saturdays
October 10, 17, 24, 31
$159

All supplies and equipment usage included. Each student’s animation will be showcased on the Animatus website. Tapes or DVDs are available for an additional $10.

Register online at
http://animatusstudio.com/workshops

Or call (585) 232-3949

Thanks to everyone who joined us for the Animation Workshop Student Film Festival and open house! We had a great time sharing student cartoons from past and present. The evening culminated with the screening of our competition entries. It was great to see the pieces with an audience!

For those who missed it, here are the competition winners:

1st PLACE:
“The Dustbusters in Attack of the Killer Dustbunnies”
by David Zipeto

2nd PLACE:
“Super Maintenance Man”
by Greg Masceri

3rd PLACE (TIE):
“How the Wheel Was Invented”
by Adam Markajani
“Rates and Proportions”
by Eve Bobrow

All in all, we enjoyed spending the evening with our students and their families. We’re looking forward to hosting similar events in the future.

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Sign up for Animation Workshops in August.

There are still a few slots open for the Summer Animation Camp! We have 1 Thursday slot and 2 Wednesday slots available.

WHEN: Choose Wednesdays or Thursdays in August, 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM each day.  See our Schedule for exact dates.

PRICE: $88.00 per week. Sign up for all four weeks and get a 20% discount, for a total of $284.

Visit our website for more info:
http://animatusstudio.com/workshops/summer

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Dunderbeck Surprise Premiere

Those who attended the Workshop Film Fest were treated to the unexpected premiere of the long term collaborative animation project, “Dunderbeck the Butcher.”

For the last several months, guilt-wracked workshop instructor Mike was haunted by dancing sausages in his dreams. “Why haven’t you edited the Dunderbeck film?” they called out. “Don’t the kids deserve a finished product? Also, the world is clamoring to hear you sing!” Certainly, these were very persistent sausages.

After many sleepless nights, Mike finally got his act together and edited music and sound effects to the kids’ animation. The film festival crowd seemed to love it, despite Mike’s off key singing.

You can now watch it online. But beware… you’ll be humming the Dunderbeck song all day!

Dare to watch at http://animatusstudio.com/workshops/student-work

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Thanks for your support!

Sincerely,
Fred Armstrong
Animatus Studio

As part of the city’s 175th anniversary, a new laser light show will premiere this summer at High Falls.

Greg Winter of Wintek produced and designed the show, and Animatus contributed animation for the sports segments which pay tribute to Rochester athletes.

“Celebrate One City” includes a new recording by the Skycoasters. It features the marks Rochester-area residents have made on the world, from opera singer Rene Fleming and The Chesterfield Kings to Olympic track star Jennifer Stuczynski, George Eastman and Susan B. Anthony. The stories are told by area broadcasters.

Starting July 9, the 20-minute show will be every Thursday, Friday and Saturday through Labor Day weekend. The best viewing is from the Pont de Rennes pedestrian bridge. For information, call (585) 428-5990.