the Animation Lodge

Mar 18, 2015

DePaul Faculty Heinz Schuller's Work from New Game Release, Savage Lands

DePaul Animation Faculty, Heinz Schuller of Caustic Photon LLC, has just posted the trailer from his latest endeavor, Savage Lands. Take a look at the link below to see some of Heinz's amazing art direction on this impressive looking game.

Click here to find the game on Steam.

Congratulations to Heinz and his team!

Feb 20, 2014

Best of Ottawa Screening, February 28, 6pm

Feb 4, 2014

Visiting Filmmaker: Kevin Schreck, February 14, 6pm

Striving to make the best animated film of all time, visionary animator Richard Williams (Oscar-winning animation director of Who Framed Roger Rabbit) toiled for nearly three decades on his masterpiece, The Thief and the Cobbler -- only to have it torn from his hands. Filmmaker Kevin Schreck has woven together mind-blowing animation, rare archival footage, and exclusive interviews with key animators and artists who worked with Williams on his ill-fated magnum opus to bring this legendary, forgotten chapter of cinema history to the screen for the very first time.

PERSISTENCE OF VISION
with Kevin Schreck in person!
Friday, Feb, 14th
6 p.m.
The CDM Theater
14 E. Jackson, LL

This event is FREE but seating is limited so come early!

PERSISTENCE OF VISION - Trailer from Kevin Schreck on Vimeo.

Jan 11, 2014

Need Extra Drawing Practice?

Nov 13, 2013

Heat Spell!

Heat Spell, directed by DePaul Animation's Jo Dery and produced by Simple Machine Studio, will debut on November 19 at 6pm in the CDM Theater, 14 East Jackson. Join us for the celebration!

Oct 30, 2013

Re-Title projects from Advanced Motion Graphics, Fall quarter 2013

The Advanced Motion Graphics students were assigned to create title sequences for films in the style of a designer whose work they studied.

Samantha Harris: The Wizard of Oz (1939), in the style of Enter the Void (2009) designed by Tom Kan.

Tyler Gobberdiel: Moon (2009), in the style of Yusaka Kamekura.

Chelsea Henshaw: Almost Famous (2000) in the style of Stefan Sagmeister

More videos from the project here.

Apr 22, 2013

Persistence of Vision: Doc about lost Richard Williams masterpiece

Persistence of Vision is a documentary about animator Richard Williams and his unfinished film "The Thief and the Cobbler." Persistence of Vision is coming to the Gene Siskel Film Center on May 3, 4 & 5. Treat yourself after MayDay!

From the press release:
"Striving to make the best animated film of all time, visionary animator Richard Williams ("Who Framed Roger Rabbit") toiled on his masterpiece, "The Thief and the Cobbler," for nearly three decades -- only to have it torn from his hands. Filmmaker Kevin Schreck has woven together mind-blowing animation, rare archival footage, and exclusive interviews with key animators and artists who worked with Williams on his ill-fated magnum opus to bring this legendary story to the screen. A tale of art, obsession, and dreams, "Persistence of Vision" is the untold story of the greatest animated film never made."

Screenings:
Friday, May 3rd, 6:00 PM
Saturday, May 4th, 3:15 PM
Sunday, May 5th, 3:15 PM

Gene Siskel Film Center
164 North State Street
Chicago, IL 60601

Order tickets: http://bit.ly/PoVChi

Apr 11, 2013

MAYDAY!

It's that time again, animators!

Save the date! Gather your supplies! (Pencil, Paper, Cintiq, Chipotle, etc.) More details to follow!

MAYDAY!
Friday, April 26 - Sunday, April 28

Below are some photos of last year's MAYDAY!

Apr 6, 2013

Animation Capstone Voice Actor Session

Students from the Animation Capstone worked with some amazing voice actors to provide voices for their films. Some incredible voices were coming out of that booth, and these characters really came to life!