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Come listen and learn from Through a series of hands-on activities, case studies, demos, and formal presentations, Featured artists: experienced story artists workshop speakers and instructors will focus from Hollywood's hottest on topics such as: Ronnie del Carmen, Story Supervisor and Story Artist at Studios studios at the Banff New • The feature story process Kris Pearn, Story Arist and Storyboard Media Institute Accelerator’s • Story structure Artist at Pictures Imageworks "Boarding: Stories and • Visual pacing and storytelling • The story artist: what are studios are looking Snow" workshop. for? Chris Tougas, Character Designer, Screenwriter, and Story Artist • Your place in line: what reality do you face Storyboarding is an essential skill out there in the market? Woody Woodman, Co-Founder and Head employed by filmmakers, designers, and of Story at Ravenwood Entertaiment animators to create compelling stories This four-day workshop will incorporate through various mediums, both digital business with pleasure by offering participants the opportunity to enhance their storyboarding Jorden Oliwa, Storyboard Artist, Animator and traditional. Geared towards media and snowboarding skills. The optional ski/ producers and artists, the workshop will snowboard days will take place at Banff’s Peter Hansen, Independent Producer, offer beginner and advanced world-class mountain resorts on Saturday, Program Chair, Digital & Interactive Media storyboarding techniques, and will March 26, 2005 and Monday, March 28, 2005. Design (NAIT) highlight future trends and technologies A snowboarding clinic will also be offered by for storyboarding. certified Canadian Snowboard instructors.

About the The Banff New Media Institute (BNMI) at The Banff Centre plays a unique role in the world of Canadian and International television, video, interactive/convergent media, and research. Banff New Media Institute BNMI is Canada’s premiere resource for providing Western and technology companies the support needed to drive innovation in the digital interactive media sector and expand the exports of their products and services to readily accessible markets. The agenda

Four days of "boarding" workshops:

Thursday, March 24 Participants arrive at The Banff Centre. Welcome reception.

Friday, March 25 Full day of storyboarding workshops. Featured evening speaker: Kris Pearn of Imageworks.

Saturday, March 26 Attendees head out to Sunshine Village for a full day of snowboarding clinics. Evening banquet featuring keynote speaker: Ronnie del Carmen of Pixar Animation Studios. Featured Speakers & Kris Pearn Story Artist and Storyboard Artist Sunday, March 27 Instructors Another full day of storyboarding workshops. Ronnie del Carmen Educated in the Classical Animation program at Sheridan College, Kris Pearn has spent Story Supervisor and Story Artist Monday, March 28 most of his career in both Feature Animation Pixar Animation Studios An optional day of snowboarding and and Television Animation at several studios skiing at Sunshine Village. Attendees across the U.S. and Canada. He is currently a Ronnie del Carmen joined Pixar Animation depart. Studios in early 2000, contributing his skills Story Artist and Conceptual Artist at Sony and talent to several of Pixar's features and Pictures Imageworks, working on several shorts, all in the capacity of Story Artist, Story features in development including "Open Supervisor, Character Designer, and Illustrator. Season" and "Surf's Up". Ronnie was Story Supervisor Pixar's Academy Award®- winning "", one of the Previous to his feature work at Sony Pictures most successful and beloved animated films Imageworks, Kris was a Conceptual Artist and of all time. He is currently working on several Character Designer at Fox Feature Animation Pixar features and shorts in development. Studios, where he worked on features such as "Around the World in 80 Days", "Titan A.E.", Prior to his work at Pixar, Ronnie was Head of and "Africa". Story and Story Artist on several feature films at DreamWorks SKG, including "Prince of Over the years, Kris has also worked Egypt", "Road to El Dorado", and "Sinbad". As extensively as a Storyboard Artist, Character Head of Story, he earned an Annie Award for Designer, and Conceptual Development Artist Storyboarding in an Animated Feature in Television Animation, for studios including Production (2002). Funbag Animation Studios, Amberwood Animation Studios ("Hoze Houndz", "Zero In the early 90s, Ronnie worked as a Man"), Phoenix Animation Studios and most Storyboard Artist and Character Designer for recently Animation Studios ("Jacob studios such as DIC and Warner Bros. Two Two and the Hooded Fang", "Max and Get your tickets now Animation, with his work featured in animated Ruby", "Rescue Heroes", "Franklin", Attend the entire four-day workshop, or television series including the Emmy-winning "", "Seven Little Monsters", and purchase single tickets for the featured ": The Animated Series". "Maggie and the Ferocious Beast") evening speakers, which include Fergal Reilly (Sony Pictures Imageworks) and Ronnie also has been dabbling in comics over From 2001 to 2003, Kris returned to Sheridan Ronnie del Carmen (Pixar Animation the years for companies such as DC Comics College as a Professor of Classical Animation, Studios). and Dark Horse. He self-publishes his own instructing character design courses. successful , Paper Biscuit. Ronnie Single tickets can be purchased holds a degree in Fine Arts from the University through Ticketmaster. of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines. Chris Tougas television series, short films, commercials, and Additional Options: Character Designer, Screenwriter and Story video games. Artist Option 1 - Skiing/Snowboarding Package Peter Hansen Includes lift ticket and transportation to your Chris Tougas studied fine arts at the Cornish Independent Producer, Program Chair, choice of three premiere ski resorts: Lake College of the Arts in Seattle as well as the Digital & Interactive Media Design Louise, Sunshine Village or Ski Banff at University of Alberta, followed by character Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Norquay animation studies at the Institute of (NAIT) the Arts where he earned a merit scholarship. Cost: $66.00/person/day Chris was offered an internship with Disney in Peter Hansen has been involved in innovative Choice of attending Saturday, March 26, 1996, and began working there shortly after. new media initiatives and projects over the Monday, March 28, 2005 or both Since then, Chris has become a highly past sixteen years, as an educator, writer, experienced and talented character artist, designer, and multimedia producer. With a Option 2 - Snowboarding Clinic providing his services for clients including Fox background in Fine Art and Design, Peter Held at Sunshine Village with private Kids, Disney Feature Films, Jim Henson Hansen became active in the film and instructors Productions, Disney Channel, Warner Brothers television industry during the late 1980s in Cost: $30.00/person/day Television and Sesame Workshop. He is also England. After moving to the , the author and illustrator of a number of Peter produced several corporate, industrial, Choice of attending Saturday, March 26, children’s books published through Wacky and broadcast video projects, including Monday, March 28, 2005 or both Farm Books and Disney Publishing. training, episodic television and broadcast Note: The skiing/snowboarding package must advertising. be purchased in conjunction with this option. Chris also has created a series of TV and Feature Film original properties including In 1996, Peter moved to Canada where he Tickets for featured evening speakers “Santa Claws” for the Fox Family Channel, joined TELUS Multimedia as Program “Gilleon the Chameleon” for Sesame Development Manager, where he was Friday, March 25 Workshop, and most recently, “Pet Peeves” responsible for the production of over 6o Kris Pearn, Sony Pictures Imageworks produced by Warner Brothers Feature Films. episodes of a magazine format television Includes ticket to evening presentation. He has also written a number of screen plays program promoting NVOD movies over an IP Cost: $30.00 and treatments during his 8 year career. network. In 2000, Peter returned to independent production, specializing in the Friday, March 26 Woody Woodman integration of video in interactive media Ronnie del Carmen, Pixar Animation Co-Founder and Head of Story products. His clients have included a number Studios Ravenwood Entertainment of provincial government departments, Includes banquet dinner and evening Canadian National Railway, the Certified presentation. Cost: $50.00 Woody is an experienced storyboard artist and Engineers of Alberta and a variety of other clean-up animator for Walt Disney Feature companies. For more information and to register visit our Animation. He has worked on several feature website or contact: animated films including "Emperor's New Among the latter was Alberta College, which Groove", "Tarzan", "Mulan", "Treasure Planet" brought him on as a consultant to assist in Lindsey Aufricht and "Brother Bear". In 2003, he was Director refining their early-stage Multimedia program. Special Events Coordinator, Accelerator and Head of Story on "Tugger: The Little Jeep This he did successfully and was asked to Program, Banff New Media Institute Who Wanted To Fly" and "Tugger Twister". head the program as it transitioned to the 403.762.7591 Woody is a former United States Marine and Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) [email protected] received his Bachelors Degree in Illustration where he is currently the chair of the www.banffcentre.ca from the Ringling School of Art and Design in successful Digital and Interactive Media 1997. Design program. Sponsors and presenters Jorden Oliwa Storyboard Artist, Animator Registration and tickets Educated in the famous Classical animation program at the Film School, Jorden Registration for full four-day workshop Oliwa is an accomplished animation director and lead animator. Jorden has numerous years Package 1: of experience within the industry, acting as Includes the cost of the workshop, four nights either Animation Director or Lead Animator for accommodation, meals, banquet dinner, and several series, including “Mucha Lucha” the registration processing fee. Cost: $395.00 (Warner Bros), “Christmas Orange” (ABC Family), “What About Mimi?” (), Package 2: "Angry Beavers" (), and "Courage Includes the cost of the workshop, flex-meal the Cowardly Dog" (). plan, banquet dinner, and registration processing fee. Cost: $155.00 His illustration, storyboard and character design has also been featured in several