Platform Day 3

There were lots of great people to meet at the ASIFA Social!

David Sproxton of Aardman, Dan Sarto of AWN, Ron Diamond of ACME Filmworks. I think they were actually near the ASIFA Social and not actually there, but I'm counting them as attendees.

Jerry Beck of Cartoon Brew, and Conch - local animator and radio host (Words and Pictures on KBOO FM)

Amy Collen of Happy Trails Animation

Marilyn Zornado, local Independent Animator and Platform Festival Coordinator

Theresa Drilling - one of only two American Animators at Aardman, Susanna Luck - Freelance Effects Animator.

Tommy Kiser - Asst Production Manager on "Jack and Ben" CG animated feature in development at Laika, Eric Vorland - Animation Appreciator, Andy Collen of Happy Trails Animation.

After the party was the ASIFA sponsored Open Screening. Bring a DVD, they'll show your cartoon. As you can imagine of any "open mic night" it was an extremely mixed bag. There were a few remarkably accomplished pieces and some that were truly painful to sit through. After each film they'd invite the animator to take a bow, but in retrospect it would have been much better to introduce the animator before viewing their film. That way you'd know if you were watching the work of a remarkably industrious youngster, or the worthless tripe of a recent art school graduate. They can look remarkably similar. I was embarrassed to have heckled someone's animation and then learn I was berating a 12 year old!