Hey, a Ray & Clovis sighting at SIGGRAPH! Checkout the tweet @TheoryAnimation. An ep was played at the Blender BOF meeting on Sunday!
Bring it on Dave!
And we have a selfie tweet from our good friends at TheoryAnimation.com getting ready for their BOF panel Working Remotely in Animation.
Look at those big smiles! They are almost as cute as Ray & Clovis! ; )
Hi Gang - Heads up that a recording of our last meeting and participation in World Blender Meetup Day is now online. More information here: http://www.blendernation.com/2014/09/02/world-blender-meetup-day-2014-recorded-talks-are-online/
Also, note an upcoming LA SIGGRAPH panel on the state of the VFX industry (9/9/2014):
http://la.siggraph.org/events/title/state-visual-effects-industry
Hi all,
There is a LA.blend Blender User Westside Local Meetup THIS SATURDAY!
Same place, same time:
Santa Monica Main Library
Community Room
601 Santa Monica Blvd. cross of 6th St.
Santa Monica, CA 90401
310-458-8600
This Saturday
October 18th
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Check out our Meetup Community Page for more information and the webcast link:
http://www.meetup.com/Blender/Los-Angeles-CA/1227192/
Join us and meet your fellow LA Blenderheads.
Session Agenda (subject to change):
Time-lapse Animation Using HDRI Sequence Environment Maps
Using Blender for Professional Music Video Animation
What’s New in Blender and the Blender Community
Addon Potluck: Short Audience Sessions On Favorite Blender Addons
Blender Visual Effects Case Study
This meeting will be webcast by our outstanding sponsor TheoryAnimation.com!
Thanks Dave! Don’t forget to checkout their awesome collaboration platform at MakeTheory.com.
Thanks, JT
Today is the big day! LA.blend Westside Local Meetup!
Here’s additional info to the post above:
The meeting today is in the Community Room on the second floor above the Cafe.
If you can’t make it in person here’s webcast information:
Our virtual online meeting is generously sponsored and hosted by David Andrade of TheoryAnimation.com.
Zoom virtual meeting info:
Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device.
Link to join https://zoom.us/j/529377199
To join from dial-in phone line call +1(424)203-8450 (US/Canada only).
Location and parking:
The Main Library is on the corner of Santa Monica Blvd. and 6th Street.
There is a library parking structure accessible from 7th Street.
Rates are $1 per hour for the first two hours and thirty minutes.
After that the rate is $1 per thirty minutes with a maximum of $5 on Sat.
The Fracture Modifier is shaping up nicely and getting more love. Here’s a BN article: Fracture Modifier Development Update
This is a SoCal Blender Users Meetings - Working Groups supported project.
Also check out dafassi’s VFX blog on the subject: DF-VFX Blog and his download page: FM Branch downloads
Thanks to Martin(scorpion81), the development team and supporters for a fantastic project!
Hi all,
There is an LA.blend Westside Local Blender User Meetup in two weeks!
Same place, same time:
Saturday
January 24th, 2015
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Santa Monica Main Library
Community Room
601 Santa Monica Blvd. cross of 6th St.
Santa Monica, CA 90401
310-458-8600
More information to come soon. We have some open slots for presenters. So if you have anything you would like to show or share please let us know and we will fit you in.
Webcast:
If you can’t make it in person we will be web casting it. Stay tuned for more information!
Our virtual online meeting is generously sponsored and hosted by David Andrade of TheoryAnimation.com.
Thanks Dave! Don’t forget to checkout their awesome collaboration platform at MakeTheory.com.
Venue and parking notes:
The meeting is in the Community Room on the second floor above the Cafe.
The Main Library is on the corner of Santa Monica Blvd. and 6th Street.
There is a library parking structure accessible from 7th Street.
Rates are $1 per hour for the first two hours and thirty minutes.
After that the rate is $1 per thirty minutes with a maximum of $5 on Sat.
Thanks, JT
The meeting planning is coming along nicely. We will be showing some great presentations. Dave from TheoryAnimation.com will be sharing about their outstanding production platform that they use on Ray and Clovis productions.
It’s also available for other productions so make sure and check it out and then ask Dave any questions at the meeting. So check out MakeTheory.com and the outstanding production platform that they offer.
Just a reminder THE MEETING IS TOMORROW! Lol 
We’ll be broadcasting on Zoom as well, compliments of the awesomeness of Theory Animation:
Webcast – https://zoom.us/j/529377199
or join with audio only from a dial-in phone line:
Dial: +1 (424) 203-8450 or +1 (209) 255-1200
Meeting ID: 529 377 199
International numbers available: https://zoom.us/teleconference
You may be asked to download the small Zoom addon. It is a simple addon and can easily be removed.
Zoom is compatible with most computers, tablets and phones.
See you there!
It’s that time again. Blender 2.74 is close to being released. We are organizing a Westside Local Blender Users Meeting.
So save the date:
Saturday March 21st
11:00am-2:00pm
Santa Monica Public Library
Community Room
601 Santa Monica Blvd
Corner of 6th and Santa Monica Blvd.
More information coming soon!
Ray and Clovis are at it again! Our friends at TheoryAnimation.com have been busy producing this awesome top quality animation series. So check out the latest ep:
http://theoryanimation.com/watch/rnc/clovis-vlog-ray
Also the March 21st Westside Local BUMs meeting will be interactively webcast by our friends at TA.
Thanks guys, you rock!
We still have some slots left for people to present at the LA.blend Westside Local Blender Users Meeting.
Here’s a survey to let us know what topics you would like to see presented or topics you are interested in presenting.
So attendees please make sure and let us know what topics you would like to see presented by filling out the survey. Even if you can’t make it on the 21st we would still like to hear from you on topics that interest the community.
Prospective presenters can fill out the survey on topics they are interested in speaking on. We will contact you. We can also help you with coaching and setup assistance if you have never presented before. We are a fun group and it’s very rewarding to present among other Blenderheads.
Here’s the link so both attendees and presenters please fill out the survey when you get a chance. Thanks always for everyone’s support.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/97NV9BC
Hello everyone thanks for good conversation. all the best.
Just a reminder THE MARCH MEETING IS TOMORROW! Lol
LA.blend Westside Local Blender Users Meetings(BUMs)
We’ll be broadcasting on Zoom as well, compliments of the awesomeness of Theory Animation:
Webcast – https://zoom.us/j/529377199
or join with audio only from a dial-in phone line:
Dial: +1 (424) 203-8450 or +1 (209) 255-1200
Meeting ID: 529 377 199
International numbers available: https://zoom.us/teleconference
You may be asked to download the small Zoom addon. It is a simple addon and can easily be removed.
Zoom is compatible with most computers, tablets and phones.
Meeting Agenda info so far:
·Intro and What’s New With Blender
·Cube Surfer Addon
·Theory Animation Mystery Speaker
·Blender VFX/3D for Production TV
·Personal Blender Projects
See you there!
Is this free? Do you need to register beforehand? Ill be at the applestore around then so would be awesome to check out!
Yes it’s free as in beer as they say! Yes you will be right by us. The 3rd Street Promenade is very close to the library. All are welcome and we have a friendly group so it’s lots of fun. We usually have free bagels also, lol.
See you there. Please let Stirling or I know that you found us on BA.
Laters, JT
Do you have a link with the recorded session?
We will have to do some cleanup on the video and audio then David from TA will post a link.
The LA.blend Westside Local BUMs had a packed meeting. Thanks to everyone who showed up and contributed. We had some great conversation after the meeting at the cafe.
On a side note, we are getting a lot of VFX peeps at the meetings so I might organize a what I call a Coffee Clutch meeting sometime soon to brainstorm how our user meetings and contributors can help this specific segment. It would help to get specific feedback from small studios. Keep an eye out for that announcement. It will probably be a Saturday morning meeting for 2 hours at a cafe and focused specifically on VFX studio needs.
If you are a studio with employees please feel free to post some ideas here on this thread in the meantime.
Had a great time meeting fellow Blenderheads today! When and where can we expect to see the photos taken at the meeting : )
Stirling sometimes posts the photos here. At least one. On the new website we will have a gallery. Check #b3d also, sometimes he tweets them there. I’ll try to remember to ping him about posting at least one.
Ya, that was a fun meeting. Blenderheads are cool folks. Keep an eye out for working group meetings. A bunch of us get together on a Saturday or Sunday at a cafe and work on our personal projects while helping each other out. It’s a good time.
