CTN Animation Expo, November 20-22

[Steve G]

It was a very classy event and for the first day - a Friday - when a lot of the people interested should be at work - it was REALLY crowded.

You'd never know this was its first year.

[CosmicPencil]

I snapped a couple photos (mainly on Sunday) and will be uploading them on Flickr.

It was great to see a couple of the board members that I did run into (Senti/Mitchel, RodGuen, Cheeks) and I was looking for you this weekend Steve, although Senti and Cheeks both thought that I had a picture of you in my portfolio when it was a caricature of Gord MacDonald. It was kind of odd since I have no idea of what you look like Steve...

The expo was brilliant. I'll be back next year for it.
There is a lot to cover as far as what went on, but I am glad I had an opportunity to attend. It was educational, inspirational and this little 'diddy' might be replacing SDCC for me for a while (that is until I have some comics, then SDCC will be something I'll be attending).

It was a lot to take it to sum it up loosely.
There were four places where artists were working/doing demos, two of which were traditional and two that were digital. I had an opportunity to watch the workings of Derek Thompson, Peter De Seve and Eric Goldberg.
They had a costumed model it that people were actively drawing every day.
The panels I attended were more 'in preparation' to getting into the field, although I did also attend a couple Career Overviews (Mike Mignola, Peter De Seve, Harald Sieperman--who is thinking about doing a book!!).
Inside on the floor wasn't as large as San Diego, but I do agree with Steve on the crowds (and for this being the first one). I did get a chance to walk around and talk to the artists and studios so it was a busy weekend and one I won't forget.

I'll post a link to my CTN-X photos when I get them uploaded.
See everyone at CTN-X 2010.

-matt

[Steve G]

I wasn't there Sunday (too much freelance) and I never swa Rodolphe - sorry we didn't hook up...maybe next time. Not sure who Gord Macdonald, but I'm sure he's very good looking

I did a lot of networking as well as chatting with old friends and making some new ones. Definitely will be part of my calendar next year.

Next year I might have to get another book together and setup a table.

[Guest]

Thanks for letting us know how things went, sounds like it was a pretty good event. Did you guys get to submit yout sample portfolios or at the very least get a chance to show your stuff to the studios ?

[CosmicPencil]

twisted_animator:
To answer your questions. I did submit my portfolio for the portfolio reviews, but didn't get any to my knowledge although I wasn't sure where to look if I was selected for a portfolio review.

I did however have the opportunity to talk to some of the recruiters from various studios as well as artists, all of which reviewed my portfolio (and part of the reason I am relocating to California next month).

I wholeheartedly agree with everything Steve had said. This convention really served as an opportunity for me to get some face time with some studios and figure out what direction I should go from here. While I love SDCC, CTN-X did have more so what I was looking for as far as employment wise. My personal favorite event of the whole convention was to listen to Harald Sieperman speak and get a chance for him to review my portfolio.

Haven't been able to upload the photos I took at CTN-X because I am busy getting ready to move, but will try to upload them at the earliest convenience.

-matt