tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738814364413384768.post4305908175960936185..comments2024-03-13T23:42:25.845-07:00Comments on Animondays: A Stritch In TimeDavid B. Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12611160893518781463noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738814364413384768.post-40528623952517171052009-02-10T06:09:00.000-08:002009-02-10T06:09:00.000-08:00Hey All,Thanks for the comments/congrats. I'm real...Hey All,<BR/>Thanks for the comments/congrats. I'm really excited about teaching these classes. <BR/><BR/>Stephen, on your comment: "he's not teaching a technical skill per say--he's teaching a way of thinking."<BR/><BR/>...I think you got right to the heart of the matter. When I started working at Nick I was exposed to a large amount of former NYU students for the first time and I noticed something different in their work, a higher level of thought. I think the whole NYU program of classes follow in John's example and lead to a really solid educational experience. Each of the school's has their selling point and this could be NYUs.David B. Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12611160893518781463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738814364413384768.post-20336604484742415232009-02-10T06:05:00.000-08:002009-02-10T06:05:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.David B. Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12611160893518781463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738814364413384768.post-56443164441726655212009-02-09T13:45:00.000-08:002009-02-09T13:45:00.000-08:00Dave: That's great news. I'm sure just getting thi...Dave: That's great news. I'm sure just getting this opportunity will energize your own methods even more.Robert Schaadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06075177380054332719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738814364413384768.post-81867980081898167222009-02-09T13:17:00.000-08:002009-02-09T13:17:00.000-08:00I loved taking john's classes at NYU. His style r...I loved taking john's classes at NYU. His style really grows on you throughout the semester. More and more you realize he's not teaching a technical skill per say--he's teaching a way of thinking.<BR/><BR/>Through live action, dance, and animation, he shows what all good filmmakers learn sooner or later. The audience needs a character to root for or hate, to identify with or puzzle over. We need to see them thinking. This makes them real.<BR/><BR/>His lessons aren't just for animators either. It's a tough class sometimes just because there's such a mix of students. Live action, animation, from drawing superstars to more technical students looking to understand character animation better. But there's something there for everyone who wants to learn. Like school, it's whatever you make of it.<BR/><BR/>Have fun with the class, David!stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15584521465654665967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738814364413384768.post-21834347585088529092009-02-09T12:04:00.000-08:002009-02-09T12:04:00.000-08:00I would love to sit in on one of John Canemaker's ...I would love to sit in on one of John Canemaker's classes. I wrote him to see if he taught a graduate's program, but he said there wasn't one. But with his own work and everything he has written, I would be fascinated by what he could teach. Also, I think Canemaker went into acting very early on, before turning to animation full time. That may have something to do with his intuition in the workings of character animation.<BR/><BR/>Congrats on the fill-in, Dave. Must have been quite an honor.Emmetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02550182438003731076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738814364413384768.post-64700827767131412722009-02-09T09:16:00.000-08:002009-02-09T09:16:00.000-08:00Congrats on getting to fill in for John Canemaker,...Congrats on getting to fill in for John Canemaker, that's great. It's refreshing to hear such a class is being taught.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06772444559021808468noreply@blogger.com