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Boston MGFest 2010 :: Featuring a daylong conference in Motion Graphics

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  1. xchicago

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    * Boston Motion Graphics Festival 2010 *

    April 1st through 5th, all around the city

    --- The Motion Graphics Festival launches its 2010 tour by returning to Boston from April 1st to 5th. MGFest will bring a new wave of artists and technologists to awaken those sleeping synapses. Witness and participate in a convergence of motion, sound and interactivity, embrace new ideas, celebrate the inquisitive spirit, and at evening's approach, dance.

    MGFest stands as the premier creative conference for motion
    design, visual effects, sound design and interface technology, presenting a wide array of events including: art showcases, workshops, classes, panel discussions, theater screenings and industry mixers.

    Featured artists include: The Mill, Dvein, Pleix, Psyop, Herzog & De Meuron, Three Legged Legs, Jean-Paul Frenay, Yoshi Sodeoka, Alan Sondheim, Addictive TV, Warp Records, The Crystal Method, Royksopp, Assassin's Creed 2, LucasArts, N.A.S.A., Larry Carlson, Ken Adams, Jen Stark, Shantell Martin and many more.

    The Festival debuts the 2010 schedule with screenings by Lumen Eclipse, "Psychedelia" and "Somatic Death, Soma Life". Journey down the road set by thirteen artists exploring a new
    mind-manifesting experience, challenging afresh perceptions and pointing towards a reawakening unhindered by the prosthetic body.

    The Boston Motion Design Conference on Friday, April 2nd is a full-day conference featuring presenters from AVID, Fox, MIT, School of the Art Institute of Chicago and more.

    Friday night's Best of 2009 screening by Stash DVD Magazine
    highlights music videos, virals, short films, commercials,
    broadcast designs and game cinematics from top-tier studios
    across the world.

    Following the conference on Saturday, April 3rd, are two days of workshops on Animating: ActionScript 3, Animation in a Browser with jQuery and After Effects Fundamentals.

    Saturday night's performance by Z.E.E. in the 2012 Lounge at
    Machine features a completely integrated audio + video live
    performance set. The visuals are rendered in realtime, seamlessly spread across 3 full-HD resolution projections. The entire evening experience brought to you by Zebbler, Vermin Street and MGFest.

    << Boston MGFest Schedule >>
    http://mgfest.com/10/boston/

    << Boston MGFest Tickets & Registration >>
    http://mgfest.com/10/boston/#tickets

    Red Badge gets you entrance to all inspiration events:
    4 screenings, 1 performance showcase, 1 networking party
    Special Student Discounts!

    Sponsored by Massachusetts School of Art & Design, Lumen
    Eclipse, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Stash and Future Media Concepts.

    Posted 1 year ago #
  2. Yeraze

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    Joined: Jan '09
    Posts: 35

    Thanks! If you're the same guy, I saw your post on our Facebook page as well :)

    Expect to see a front-page article tomorrow on this.

    Posted 1 year ago #

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