Animatus News November 2009

Animation Workshop Cartoons!
Visit the Animation Workshop website to see what our students created this October!

See some spooky clay and cut-out cartoons, a riddle from a cave-man, the continuing adventures of Super Maintenance Man, Flappy Rabbit, 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.)

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

Asperata on the Iphone

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.