{"id":3790,"date":"2017-11-01T08:00:53","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T08:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kdanmobile.com\/blog\/?p=3790"},"modified":"2024-09-04T07:39:18","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T07:39:18","slug":"big-changes-for-ianimagic-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kdan.com\/blog\/big-changes-for-ianimagic-2017","title":{"rendered":"Big Changes for the 7th iAniMagic Animation Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Update:\u00a0the new submission deadline is on March 31 2018<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0To accommodate participants and allow them to create quality work they can be proud of we have generously extended the contest deadline. Happy animating \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n

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Squash and stretch<\/strong> your mind for the appeal<\/strong> is real. No exaggeration<\/strong>. The staging<\/strong> is perfect and there\u2019s no better timing. <\/strong>There is no anticipating<\/strong> the action<\/strong> that is straight ahead<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Get excited and freshen up on these basic animation principles! The 7th\u00a0iAniMagic\u00a0will soon commence and it\u2019s going to be better than ever! Make sure to put on your game face because we have some game changing announcements that will heighten this year\u2019s competition.<\/p>\n

Game Changers<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Could you imagine life without airplanes today? We couldn\u2019t. Building and flying the world\u2019s first successful aircraft took teamwork<\/em>, creativity<\/em>, and a lot of imagination<\/em>. We want to enable contestants to be game changers like the Wright Brothers. This year\u2019s contest will allow contestants to work in teams of up to five using any software of their choosing to create their animations.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In addition to broadening the resources contestants will be able to use, we are broadening the exposure that their hard work will have. Changing the game of audience reach. We have arranged for animations from this contest to be played publicly at the Fu Zheng Animation & Story Gallery<\/a> and Kaohsiung Film Archive<\/a>, as well as added a scoreboard feature for students and institutions to gain more exposure.<\/p>\n

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Drum Roll Please<\/strong><\/h4>\n

This year\u2019s theme is everlasting. Its creative boundaries have no limit. You have seen it in the movies, been asked to write papers about it, and probably even talked about it in the last 48 hours. This time elusive, mysterious, boundary less theme is the future. <\/strong><\/p>\n

This year we invite you to dig deep into your creativity and imagination and share your ideas about the future with us. Need a little inspiration to get your creative juices flowing? Grab some friends, make some popcorn and get comfy. The vast and varied list of movies that display someone\u2019s perception of the future is everlasting with films like Alien, Avatar, The Giver, The Hunger Games, Lucy, The Matrix, Planet of the Apes, Resident Evil, Serenity, Source Code, Star Trek, Transformers, and many others.<\/p>\n

Nuts and Bolts <\/strong><\/h4>\n

Every good time machine has some nuts and bolts to keep it from falling apart. Before your creative juices go running too far into the future, take a second to make sure all the nuts and bolts are in place and working properly. Here are some guidelines:<\/p>\n