Friday, March 26th, 2004, The Brampton Guardian

Photo by Bryon Johnson
Instructor Dave Quesnelle demonstrates a digital animation program for students (left to right) Allister Thomas, Shawn Thomas, and Nick Moreau.

Animex has returned for third year to the Visual Arts Brampton Studio on Monday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m. The annual fee remains the same at $250 which entitles the member to free studio use at other times.

In Animex, you can discover the magic of animation by using the traditional methods of animated drawings.

In a series of workshops they will cover topics that explore the specialized fields in animation, such as storytelling, drawing for animation, acting, cinematic visual language, animation timing, storyboarding, cartooning, design, art direction, sound, computer hardware and software for animation.

Students will be encouraged to participate in class discussions and produce animated pieces of work that can be critiqued by the instructor and the class to help strengthen artistic and storytelling skills.

The goal of Animex is to introduce the techniques of animation to people who wish to go to school to pursue an animation career, want to make animated movies on their own or even improve their drawing skills.

Visual Arts Brampton has increased the number of computers in its Digital Creations area of the studio to ten, from last year's three, thanks to a grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation.

Animex will be mentored by animator Dave Quesnelle, who has approximately 20 years in the animation industry at various studios including Disney, Don Bluth, Nelvana and is currently a professor of animation at Sheridan College.

For 17 years, VAB has offered workshops, exhibits and creative space to professional and casual members of the artistic community. For more information, contact 905-453-9142, or visit their Web site at www.visualartsbrampton.com.