Production Illustration with James Hegedus~!!

Hi Everyone,

I have created a new flyer with art & descriptions for James Hegedus’ Production Illustration class. It is an environment design class for film production where you explore the visual look by translating from a story or movie script. Topics such as storyboards, set design, production painting and cinematic storytelling will be covered in the course.

To find out more info on James Hegedus, you can visit him at:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0373701/
or see his artworks and reel at:
http://www.jameshegedus.com/Site/My_Albums/My_Albums.html
Thanks and have a great weekend :)

Summer 2009 Enrollment Status (updated 8/22/09)

Available:
None

Full:
Environment Design with James Paick - Full
Environment Design with Cecil Kim & Jung Park - Full
Sketching for Environment with Ed li - Full
Intro to Character Design with David Colman - Full
Analytical Figure Drawing with Kevin Chen - Full
Cinematic Storyboard with Jay Oliva - Full
Creature Design with Jerad Marantz - Full
Production Illustration with James Hegedus - Full
Advance Figure Drawing with Kevin Chen - Full

Vehicle & Mechs with Darren Quach - Locked
Entertainment Project with Carlo Arellano - Locked

Environment Design for Animation with Robert Kondo -Locked
Visual Development for Games with Moby Francke - Full
Digital Maquette with Bryan Wynia - Locked
Color Design for Entertainment with Nathan Fowkes - Full

(*** For all FULL classes or workshops, there is a waiting list available. Sign up if you wish to be notified when there are any last minute openings from cancellations. Thanks for your support. ***)

Sign up soon as spaces are limited. Thanks for your support.

CDA Summer 2009 enrollment starts today~!!

Hi Everyone,

Our new summer schedule is released today and it is ready for enrollment.

The full brochure is still under works and should be updated on the website during the next week.

In the meantime, to find information about the class schedule and prices you can visit here:
Schedule

For class descriptions and artworks you can visit here:
Class Descriptions

For enrollment instructions and school policy you can visit here:
Enrollment Form and School Policy

Due to the large e-mail volume we receive on the first two weeks, please allow us 2~3 days to get back to you with a reservation confirmation. Please do not send any payments or until you have receive an availability confirmation e-mail and payment instruction from us.

Thanks again for your time and hope to see you next term :)

Kevin Chen
Concept Design Academy

Summer 2009 Schedule coming soon~!!

Hi Everyone,

I just got back in town last night and wanted to let you know our new Summer 09 schedule is coming very soon.

The first day of Summer term will start on Friday, June 5th, 2009.

Enrollment will officially start on May 1st, or as soon as you receive our schedule through e-mail (for mailing list students). To be added on our mailing list, you can simply send your request e-mail to contact@conceptdesignacad.com.

Here is a sneak peek on our upcoming workshops next term:

Robert Kondo - Set Art Director from Pixar Animation (Ratatouille) - June 27th
Moby Francke - Art Director from Valve (Team Fortress 2) - July 11
Bryan Wynia - Character Artist from Naughty Dog (Drake's Fortune 2) - Aug 1 & 8
Nathan Fowkes - Visual Development Artist from Dreamworks (Prince of Egypt) - Aug 22

Laguna Special Fall Workshop - coming up on Sept 26th & 27th. Stay tuned~!!

Here are a couple of new and returning instructors:

Carlo Arellano - Entertainment Projects (Sunday 2~5PM)
Darren Quach - Vehicle & Mechs (Saturday 7:30 ~10:30PM)
James Hegedus*** - Production Illustration for Film (Thursday 7:30~10:30PM)

(*** James Hegedus have worked on numerous film productions such as Forest Gump, Terminator 4, Shrek, Monster House, Rocketeer, Rain Man, Mars Attack and many more)

Thanks for your time and have a great weekend~!!
Kevin Chen

Keystone Game Studio - Art Director Opening in Taiwan

In case there are any Art Director interested. Keystone studio in Taiwan is looking for an Art Director for their project. For more information, you can visit their site at:
http://www.kgsmail.com/english/main.php

Job Listings:
http://www.kgsmail.com/english/joinus-art.php

This might be a great opportunity for anyone who is interested in traveling and working abroad.

Cheers,
Kevin

Junction Point/Disney Interactive Studios - Concept Artist Opening

Junction Point studio is a game studio located in Austin Texas. It was founded by Warren Spector and is a part of Disney Interactive Studio since 2007.

Currently they are looking for a 16 month contract concept artist to work full time at their Austin office with possible permanency after the contract expires.

Here is their website and current job listings:
http://www.junctionpoint.com/jobs/careers.html

To summit, send your resume or questions to:
DISJunctionPointRecruiting@disney.com

Kazu Kibuishi Graphic Narrative Workshop on April 18th ~ May 16th !!

Kazu Kibuishi, creator of Amulet, Daisy Kutter and Flight Comics is teaching a 5 week Graphic Narrative course at Gallery Nucleus from April 18 ~ May 16, 2009 (9AM~12PM).

This is a great workshop for anyone interested in story development or creating their own project.

For all current students of Concept Design Academy, Nucleus is offering a special $50 discount toward the course. (Just show them your spring 2009 term receipt as proof)

Basically you get the $500 class for $450.

For more info, you can visit Gallery Nucleus website at:
http://www.gallerynucleus.com/event/192

For more info on Kazu's work, you can visit his blog at:
http://www.boltcity.com/

Space is limited, so RSVP soon while spaces are available.

Thanks,
Kevin Chen