Save the Date- October 26th!!

Save the date- WIA's next general meeting titled "So You Wanna Make a Short?" is Friday, October 26th at the Dreamworks campus!

It's going to be a GREAT meeting for all you pitch night fans out there! If you've been slaving over a short or always wanted to know how to go about getting support to make one (financial, mental, etc) then you need to come to this meeting!

We're still ironing out litte details, but expect to announce panelists very soon.

Check back here for updates!!

Pitch Nite Meets NEXT Thursday, Sept. 20th...

It's that time again, folks! Come down to the Animation Guild next Thursday, Sept. 20th for WIA's monthly Storyboard Pitch Nite. We'll have a special guest in attendance, Melissa Suber, who is currently working on story for Hoodwinked 2, as well as illustrating/writing children's books. She'll be a great asset to the evening-- so if you have technical questions or want some feedback on your project, this is the month to stop by!

Sign up to reserve a spot in the audience OR for pitching. E-mail me at jesskreig@gmail.com to RSVP today.

Storyboard Pitch Nite
meets NEXT Thursday, Sept. 20th
7 pm to 10 pm at the
Animation Guild
4729 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood 91602

As always this event is FREE to WIA members, and only 5 dollars for non-members.
See you there!

~Jessica Kreig

Hot August Nights

One more pitch night down without a hitch. It was a smallish crew of intrepid pitch nighters, but a good time was had by all. I was happy to meet a group of Art Institute students who ventured up to see the workshop from Orange County. Their teacher suggested WIA's pitch night as a valuable resource for students to meet professionals in the industry and network. I completely agree. Students and professionals attend regularly, as well as voice over actors, directors, writers, and fans of the industry. Every month is different so you never know who you might meet!

This month was no exception. Our first pitcher of the evening was Ken Roskos. He pitched the third part of his short roughly titled "Pandora's Box." Ken had a lot of active shots, and put more focus on his main character this time around. After he pitched, the audience clambored for him to return with more of his ongoing saga. It just goes to show that when you know your characters you can really make a story shine.

Next up was Joanne LeCocq. She brought in a test for "King of the Hill" that she recently completed. Everyone was very impressed with her gags and that she followed the essence of the show well. Bravo, Joanne!

Lastly, Dahveed brought in TWO projects to pitch (honestly, I don't think this man SLEEPS). The first was "Supa Pirate Booty Hunt" which he pitched to us last month in rough thumbnails. This time he had an animatic put together as well as some quick gag panel ideas. Dahveed got a lot of great input the month before, and really used it to further his project. It's going to be fun to watch this one develop. His second project was "Joey the Whiny Tapeworm." It's almost completely finished in animation, and there's some nice gags and writing. The critique focused on just tightening up a few spots in the narration that seemed slow.

Congrats everyone to another great pitch night-- see y'all next month!