J. Schuh presents on Flashforward Austin

10am – Noon
Saturday
September 30th, 2006
C-104
Spring Creek Campus
Collin College

we have several items planned for this meeting:

The GUILD will present it’s first check to ABOSG for proceeds from training classes. The GUILD hosts training sessions on behalf of other organizations and returns proceeds from these events back to those organizations! ZBrush, taught by Mark Leon, was the most recent training class.

J. Schuh will present on Flashforward Austin, which he attended during the second full week in September. “The Flashforward Conference and Film Festival brings together the best minds in the Flash design and development community, with an optional intensive workshop day, a three-day conference, and the largest International Flash-related film festival on the planet.”

See http://www.flashforwardconference.com/ for information and event coverage.

J. Schuh is one of ABOSG’s Community Ambassadors, representing the group to other organizations, most notably the Texas Motion Picture Alliance (TXMPA). J. is an adjunct professor with Collin College and ((Texas A&M Commerce)) downtown Dallas, teaching Animation, Art Direction, Multimedia and Storyboard classes using Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects and Flash. He is a co-founder of A Bunch of Short Guys, a member of the Logo Crew, and founder of the GUILD (Graphical User Interactive Learning and Development), a training based multimedia organization dedicated to the career development. J. is a member of the Dallas Producers Association, Dallas Society of Visual Communicators (DSVC), and the National Association of Photoshop Professionals. He began his career in Animation working for LSG Animation doing 2D animation, illustration and design. He started his own company Toons-N-Design in 1997. He later helped start the local animation studio Element X Creative in 2004. J. enjoys spending time with his wife Rachel and his young son Benjamin, as they await their soon-to-be-born daughter!

Each quarter, the Short Guys show off their demo reels and shorts at the General Meeting. All kinds of demo reels and shorts are welcome, both animated and live. If you have something to show, “bring it on!”

Please bring your reel/short on DVD Video or PC-readable media for quicktime or windows media player. (No exotic codecs, please.) For all other formats, including plugging your laptop into the overhead projector, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.”>marshall@abunchofshortguys.com to make technical arrangements. If there are any special considerations, you will need to show up before the meeting starts (10am) to test your media. To show your demo, an email RSVP is appreciated.

We will have a brief discussion where you can express how you would like your membership in A Bunch of Short Guys to benefit you. The Executive Committee is seeking to define ABOSG membership costs and benefits, and it needs your valuable ideas and suggestions!

With the numerous Animated Features being released this summer, it’s hard to keep track! This weekend, it’s Open Season! Several Short Guys will be going after lunch (after the September General Meeting) to the opening weekend showing in IMAX 3D (Saturday, September 30th, either 2:15 or 5:30 shows):

Open Season (opens September 29th)
Cinemark Imax Theatre
11819 Webb Chapel Rd.
Dallas, TX 75234
http://www.cinemark.com/theater_showtimes.asp?theater_id=407&show_date=9/30/2006