Jeff Atherton, a foundation art professor, can recall two semesters ago when a dead mouse fell from the ceiling of his color theory class in Fine Arts 4 room 222. “I think that the mouse had eaten some of the poison bait that has been placed around the building,” Atherton[Read More…]
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24-hour animation contest returns with teams representing 45 schools
Last weekend, over 900 students from seven countries competed in a contest requiring teams of five to craft a thirty-second animated film within 24 hours. The halls of Cal State Long Beach’s Fine Arts 4 building were filled with the drawing materials, yawns and work of nearly 100 animation students[Read More…]
Pixar pays a visit
One animation writing class got a special treat this summer after computer animation company Pixar sent artists to their class to work with the students and help them develop their writing. Students learned how to come up with a story idea, do research for a story pitch, how to pitch[Read More…]