Hey guys, I should have posted this sooner, completely forgot about it.
In case you don't know, the MET is tomorrow (thursday) night at Trocadero's in downtown, doors are at 5. Pixar lighting TD Keith Cormier will be speaking. He'll also be speaking at MCAD at 1:30.
So all you minnesotans show up! It's gonna be a blast! There'll be lots of very tasty FREE FOOD! I guess this event is also taking the place of the normal 3December event.
Anyways, here's some official details:
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THE 2008 MINNESOTA ELECTRONIC THEATER.
Trocaderos Nightclub & Restaurant
5:00PM to 9:00PM
107 Third Ave. N.
Downtown Minneapolis
p:612.465.0440
http://www.trocaderos.com/Directions.htm------------------------------------------
Celebrate Animation
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Come and enjoy a showing of some of this
year's best locally produced animation.
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Hear Pixar's Keith Cormier.
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Keith will describe his
experiences working as a Lighter
on the feature film WALL-E.
Admission is free.
This year's event will include a complimentary
buffet of Pizza and appetizers from Trocaderos'
Kitchen. The food is provided by Autodesk, as part
of the 10th annual 3December celebration.
This event is an all ages event.
Please see below for more information.
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THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON
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AN ADDITIONAL LECTURE BY KEITH CORMIER
Keith Cormier is also speaking at
The Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD)
Room 150.
1:30 PM
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Keith will present his talk in an academic setting.
This event is also free and open to the public.
MCAD is located at 2501 Stevens Ave. in south Minneapolis,
adjacent to The Minneapolis Institute of Arts and
The Children's Theatre Company.
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The following is additional information about the 2008 MET.
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The 2008 Minnesota Electronic Theater will take place
Thursday, December 4th from 5PM to 9PM in Downtown Minneapolis
at Trocaderos Nightclub & Restaurant. Admission is free.
For 18 years, The Minnesota Electronic Theater has been the annual
meeting place for the state's computer graphics community. It has
served as the premiere showcase for locally-produced award-winning
animation and a unique venue for computer graphics professionals,
educators, and students to socialize.
The centerpiece of the evening is the MET Show Reel. The Show
Reel is an hour-long presentation of locally produced computer
graphics oriented short videos. They are selected from professional,
student, and independent entries submitted to a jury composed of last
year's award winners. At the end of the evening the 2008 MET
awards will be presented.
This year the MET is being supported as one of the events commemorating
the 10th anniversary of Autodesk's 3December. 3December is an annual
global community event celebrating 3D art and the artists who create it.
Thanks to Autodesk, The Minnesota Maya User Group and 3December for
supporting the MET. Due to this support the MET has been able to
return to Trocaderos in 2008.
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The schedule for the Evening event is as follows:
5:00-6:30PM Screening of international and local SIGGRAPH materials
6:30-7:30PM Guest speaker Keith Cormier
7:30-8:30PM Presentation of the MET 2008 Show Reel
8:30-9:00PM Awards ceremony and Panel discussion with the winners
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PIXAR'S KEITH CORMIER TO SPEAK AT THE 2008 MET
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The 2008 Minnesota Electronic Theater (MET) is proud to announce
that this year's guest speaker will be Keith Cormier.
Keith is a Lighting Technical Director at Pixar Animation Studios.
He will describe some of his experiences working
as a Lighter on the feature film WALL-E.
Keith is a graduate of the Minneapolis College
of Art and Design, and worked for several years in the
Twin Cities at the animation studio, Lamb & Company.
Prior to working at Pixar Keith worked at Kleiser-Walczak and
Blue Sky. While at Blue Sky he worked on films Ice Age and Robots.
While at PIXAR Keith has contributed to the films Cars,
Ratatouille, and WALL-E.
Keith Cormier will be giving two presentations on Thursday
December 4th 2008. Both talks are free and open to the public.
Claymation 600 posts04 Dec 2008Hey guys, I should have posted this sooner, completely forgot about it.
sounds like fun 
