The Raptor Team is quickly approaching the end of out prototyping phase and entering the final build. We have come a long way. Here is an update on the class happenings this week. We were so fortunate to be able…
Category: guest artists
The Power of Collaboration: Bridging the digital divide
Building our future, together. Last spring, I reached out to Radio Television and Film Faculty wunderkind Ben Bays and invited him to join us as a guest artist for our Enron Raptor class. Our Department of Theatre & Dance students…
Tagged with: animation, artists, collaboration, creativity, design, fabrication, higher ed, Raptor Puppet, risk, teaching
Skin: The Fabric Of Our Lives
All three partners on the skin artistry team are tailors/dressmakers by trade. So, when tasked with the assignment of putting flesh on a velociraptor, our team decided to stick to what we know and approach this project as a sort…
Tagged with: Clay Sculpting, Dinosaur Skin, fabrication, Hydrostone, Mask Latex, raptor, Raptor Puppet, special effects, Templates, The Creative Process
“It is all about telling stories” – Guest Artist Joe Rial
The Enron Raptor Class is delighted to welcome guest artist Joe Rial via Skype. When sharing the concept of this class with my colleagues at the USITT BOD meeting last August, my friend and colleague Tammy Honesty reached out and…
Guest Artist: Ron Pardini
We are pleased to announce that Ron Pardini will be joining our class Sunday October 22 through Monday, October 23. Ron is a special effects artist who has been working in the entertainment industry for 29 years. Some of Ron’s more notable accomplishments…
