Art of Tech - Animation Show of Shows
2018-10-24 11:00 - 13:30 UTC | MAGIC Screening Room – Building 8, Room 8106, 315 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL, 33132, United States
Miami Dade College Foundation and
Miami Animation & Gaming International Complex
cordially invite you to
Art of Tech
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Program times:
Skype Session: 11:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Screening: 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Skype Q&A: 1:00 – 1:30 p.m.

The Animation Show of Shows is a feature-length collection of contemporary animated shorts curated from around the globe and we would like to bring the program to the students of Miami Dade College. We have had an incredibly enthusiastic response from students on campuses where we have screened as these films speak with authority across the academic spectrum in our current show: a global perspective featuring 16 profound, award-winning films including the work of 8 women directors composing The 19th Animation Show of Shows
Event Sponsored by Sprint.

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Screenwriting Masterclass - "Making a Scene"
2018-10-25 14:00 - 15:00 | MAGIC Incubator – Building 8, Room 8119, 315 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL, 33132, United States
Masterclass Workshop III
Producer/ Screenwriter/ MDC Professor David J Schroeder will speak about “Making a Scene” in Screenwriting.
FREE event.

Stream Workshop: Intro to Maya Part 5
2018-10-30 14:00 - 14:30 | FL
Workshop5 – MAYA
When and how to combine models, show pros and cons of building one-sided vs. symmetry, importance of deleting history, how to get the perfect mirror, weld and target weld.
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MAGIC Halloween Pizza Party
2018-10-31 15:00 - 19:00 | Miami Animation & Gaming International Complex @ MDC, 315 NE 2nd Ave - Building 8, Miami, FL, 33132, United States
DATE: Wednesday Oct 31st, 2018
TIME: 3PM-7PM
LOCATION: Screening Room 8106
EVENT DESCRIPTION: MAGIC’s student/faculty engagement day on Halloween.
Students will get to interact with other students and faculty. There will be a Halloween Costume & Art Contest and a Halloween/Horror screening.
Costume Contest & Halloween Art Work Contest with Special Prizes
ART WORK CONTEST
Submission date for Art Work: Monday Oct 29th, 2018
Art Work Criteria:

Halloween Themed Art Work (PG 13)
Still Image
HD: 1920 X 1080
Resolution: 72-300 dpi

Selection of winner: The Art Work winner will be selected by a vote from the MAGIC Staff on the 30th and announced at the end of event.
COSTUME CONTEST

Costume contest sign up (sign in sheet) upon arrival at event

Selection of winner: The Costume winner will be selected by Mauricio (TBC) once the screening starts and announced at the end of event.
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Prizes (for both contest): 3D printed Character & a Magic Shirt each (Suggested)

Workshop Tutorial – MAYA 4
2018-11-05 18:30 | MAGIC Open Lab – Building 8, Room 8108, 315 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL, 33132, United States
Quick and informal workshops for students
Tutorial5 –MAYA* Rendering*
*Subjects and software covered are prone to change depending on needs of students at that time*

Art of Tech - Chance Glasco, CCO of Doghead Simulations (Creator of Call of Duty)
2018-11-07 11:00 - 12:30 | MAGIC Screening Room – Building 8, Room 8106, 315 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL, 33132, United States
Miami Dade College Foundation and
Miami Animation & Gaming International Complex
cordially invite you to
Art of Tech
Wednesday, November 7, 2018
Guest Lecture: 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

As one of the founding members of the Call of Duty franchise’s team, senior animator Chance Glasco has had a profound impact on the last decade of video games. “When you work on it you don’t realize how well known your game is,” says Chance.
It wasn’t an overnight success story, though. After graduating from Full Sail’s Computer Animation program in 2001 and trying to find work in Los Angeles, Chance visited family in Oklahoma and hooked up with an old friend who was working at a local studio. Chance worked as an animator on Allied Assault, which was released in 2001 to critical acclaim. From there, Chance and a group of co-workers took a gamble and launched their own studio. The result: Infinity Ward, the Call of Duty franchise, and more than 100 million copies sold. Chance’s specialty from the start has been creating the animations for the arsenal of weapons players use during the games. Their level of realism is among one of the highlights of the Call of Duty experience – and has helped the game earn celebrity endorsements and break sales records.
“Looking back, starting by coming out to California, sleeping in my car, and then going to where we are now – on a franchise that’s the biggest in the world right now … it’s amazing,” says Chance. “I’m so blessed to have gone from that to this. All these numbers, the amount of people playing it, the popularity of the game – I feel humbled.”
Credits:
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, Call of Duty, Call of Duty 2, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Call of Duty: Ghosts d. DEC 5th – Tell Tale Games
Event Sponsored by Sprint.
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Screenwriting Masterclass - "Introduction to Screenplay Formatting"
2018-11-08 14:00 - 15:00 | MAGIC Incubator – Building 8, Room 8119, 315 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL, 33132, United States
Masterclass Workshop IV
For his fourth and final MAGIC workshop of 2017, Producer/ Screenwriter/ MDC Professor David J Schroeder will speak about will speak about and “Introduction to Screenplay Formatting.”
Also covered: Software & Formatting

Holiday – Veterans Day
2018-11-12 | FL

Workshop Tutorial – Zbrush 1
2018-11-12 18:30 | MAGIC Open Lab – Building 8, Room 8108, 315 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL, 33132, United States
Quick and informal workshops for students
Tutorial6 – Zbrush* Basic UI and UI customization*
*Subjects and software covered are prone to change depending on needs of students at that time*

Stream Workshop: Intro to Maya Part 6
2018-11-13 14:00 - 14:30 | FL
Workshop6 – MAYA
smoothing normals, reversing faces, playing with curves, and turning nurbes into polygons.
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Holiday – Thanksgiving
2018-11-22 - 2018-11-23 | FL

Workshop Tutorial – Zbrush 2
2018-11-26 18:30 | MAGIC Open Lab – Building 8, Room 8108, 315 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL, 33132, United States
Quick and informal workshops for students
Tutorial7 – Zbrush* Beginner techniques*
*Subjects and software covered are prone to change depending on needs of students at that time*

Stream Workshop: Intro to Maya Part 7
2018-11-27 14:00 - 14:30 | FL
Workshop7 – MAYA
UV unwrapping tips…Pt1
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Town Hall - November
2018-11-29 14:00 | MAGIC Screening Room – Building 8, Room 8106, 315 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL, 33132, United States
Student currently enrolled in the MAGIC program, or a
MAGIC faculty or staff member will have the chance to
voice their opinions, concerns or suggestions with the
goal of improving MAGIC.
This special session will be moderated by MAGIC Lab Manager, Phil Ferretti.

Art of Tech - Leah Hoyer, VP Creative at Tell Tale Games
2018-12-05 11:00 - 12:30 | MAGIC Screening Room – Building 8, Room 8106, 315 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL, 33132, United States
Miami Dade College Foundation and
Miami Animation & Gaming International Complex
cordially invite you to
Art of Tech
Wednesday, December 5, 2018
Guest Lecture: 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Leah Hoyer is a former attorney who left that field to pursue her passion for cartoons. After completing her MFA coursework at UCLA’s Animation Workshop in 2001, Leah began working at Disney Television Animation, where she was the Director of Development for Disney Channel Animated Series. During her tenure at Disney, Leah worked on numerous series, including “Recess,” “Kim Possible” and “Phineas & Ferb.”
I create entertainment experiences. Actually, I work with teams of talented people who make truly incredible, interactive, entertainment experiences—because nobody makes something that is loved by millions of people on their own. I build teams, mentor people, foster great ideas, and find the best way to the get those produced.
Specialties: Portfolio Strategy, Franchise Development, Video Games, Animation, Narrative, Interactive, Television, Creative Management, Team Assembly and Talent Development.
Event Sponsored by Sprint.
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Pratt Institute Alumni Reception
2018-12-05 18:30 - 21:00 | MAGIC Screening Room – Building 8, Room 8106, 315 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL, 33132, United States

Workshop Tutorial - Character Design 1
2018-12-10 18:30 | MAGIC Open Lab – Building 8, Room 8108, 315 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL, 33132, United States
Quick and informal workshops for students
Tutorial8 – Character Design* Anatomy*
*Subjects and software covered are prone to change depending on needs of students at that time*

Stream Workshop: Intro to Maya Part 8
2018-12-11 14:00 - 14:30 | FL
Workshop8 – MAYA FINAL for Fall
UV unwrapping tips…Pt2 +how to import your model into Zbrush for texturing. Final Workshop for the Fall 2018.
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Fall Term - Last day of classes
2018-12-14 | Miami Animation & Gaming International Complex @ MDC, 315 NE 2nd Ave - Building 8, Miami, FL, 33132, United States

Final exams.
2018-12-17 - 2018-12-21 | Miami Animation & Gaming International Complex @ MDC, 315 NE 2nd Ave - Building 8, Miami, FL, 33132, United States

Winter Recess
2018-12-24 - 2019-01-04 | FL
Winter Recess. The college will be closed for winter recess. The college will be open on Friday December 28, 2018 from 8 am to 4:30 pm, Thursday January 3, 2019 from 8 am to 7 pm and Friday January 4, 2019 from 8:00am to 4:30pm.

Spring Term - Classes begin
2019-01-08 | FL

Holiday - Martin Luther King Day
2019-01-21 | FL

On The Road to Success - Career Coaching with Chris Delboni
2019-01-23 12:00 - 13:00 | MAGIC Screening Room – Building 8, Room 8106, 315 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL, 33132, United States
On the Road to Success will help students recognize and change what may be preventing them from reaching different goals and perform at their full potential. The program was designed to guide participants toward a successful professional future and life.
“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” — Winston Churchill
As part of the program, coaching sessions will be offered to students with Certified Professional Coach Chris Delboni, an educator and award winning journalist who has taught and guided students for more than 10 years at both University of Miami and Florida International University. Don’t miss it! It’s an unique opportunity being offered at MDC MAGIC. Space is limited and interested students should sign up for the program on Jan. 23, 2019 at 12pm during the introdutory lecture of On the Road to Success, with Chris Delboni.

Chris Delboni, award-winning journalist, was a foreing press correspondent in Washington D.C. from 1993 till 2005, when she relocated to Miami, FL. In Miami, Delboni has taught journalism at both University of Miami and Florida International University for more than a decade and served as the first news director at the South Florida News Service at FIU, serving local mainstream newspapers such as the Miami Herald.
In 2016, Delboni left her position at FIU embarking on a new chapter of her professional life creating Delboni Communications, focusing on designing workshops and trainings aimed at personal and professional development and success. Currently she holds workshops on “media training” and “mobile video training”. As a Certified Professional Coach (CPC), she has developed “The Happiness Code” methodology and coaches journalists and college students on succeeding in their field of choice and career changes. She also publishes “Direto de Miami”, a column/blog that features Brazilians in South Florida, as well as news and things-to-do around Miami.

Digital Figure Drawing Workshop
2019-01-25 10:00 - 13:00 | MAGIC Open Lab – Building 8, Room 8108, 315 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL, 33132, United States
Digital Figure Drawing Workshop
FREE to all MAGIC students
Starting Friday January 25th, 2019
Fridays from 10am – 1pm @ open lab

3D Sculpting Workshop
2019-01-26 12:00 - 15:00 | MAGIC – Building 8, Room 8109
Z Brush Workshop
FREE to all MAGIC students
Starting Saturday January 26th, 2019
Saturdays from 12pm – 3pm @ Room 8109

Practice Pitch Meetings Every Tuesday @ 11:30AM-1:00PM
2019-02-05 11:00 - 13:00 | MAGIC Incubator – Building 8, Room 8119, 315 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL, 33132, United States

Town Hall Meeting – February
2019-02-08 15:00 - 16:00 | FL
Student currently enrolled in the MAGIC program, or a
MAGIC faculty or staff member will have the chance to
voice their opinions, concerns or suggestions with the
goal of improving MAGIC.

Art of Tech: Sander Schwartz (Warner Bros Animation, former President)
2019-02-13 11:00 - 12:30 | MAGIC Screening Room – Building 8, Room 8106, 315 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL, 33132, United States
SANDER SCHWARTZ Bio
As an independent producer, Sander develops live-action and animated content for domestic and international exhibitors and distribution platforms. In addition, he currently provides advisory services to TV and film companies in the U.S., Europe, China, Russia and Australia respecting all aspects of media and entertainment. With a unique expertise in children’s content, Sander has in recent years developed and produced the “Skylanders Academy”series for Activision Film & Television Group, which is available on Netflix worldwide, and “Subway Surfers”, based upon the iconic (and most downloaded in history) mobile app game.
Sander has received multiple Daytime Emmy Award nominations from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and was awarded an Emmy for his role in producing “The Batman” series for Kids WB. He has also received numerous other awards for kids programming, including the Humanitas, Peabody Award, KidScreen and the Prism Awards.
From 2009 through 2013, Sander was President, Kids and Family Entertainment for FremantleMedia Enterprises (“FME”), a division he founded within the world’s leading independent television production, distribution and brand management company. Within four years of its inception, the division had produced 13 series for top-tier networks and become the most prolific independent producer of children’s programming in the world
Before joining FME, Sander was President of Warner Bros. Animation and responsible for the production of theatrical, television and made-for-video animated programming. Sander also worked with Warner Bros. Pictures to develop animated feature films based on all-new characters, as well as the Studio’s classic Looney Tunes, DC Comics and Hanna-Barbera properties. During his tenure at Warner Bros., its slate of TV series grew from two to eleven series in the span of just three years. Warner Bros Animation’s TV projects overseen by Schwartz include the multiple Emmy Award winner “What’s New Scooby Doo”, the Emmy-nominated “Xiaolin Showdown”, “Teen Titans”, “Justice League Unlimited”, “Johnny Test”, and “Krypto the Superdog”.
Sander joined Warner Bros. from Sony Pictures Family Entertainment, where he served as the division’s first President, responsible for creating family-orientated entertainment and animation across all media, including “Jackie Chan Adventures”, “Max Steel”, Dragon Tales” and “Men in Black: The Series”. While at Sony Pictures, Sander also established Columbia TriStar Television Children’s Programming. Under his leadership, over a dozen new television series were developed, produced and distributed in syndication and network television.
Prior to joining Columbia TriStar Television, he was Executive Vice President of TMS Entertainment, a subsidiary of the iconic Japanese animation production company, Tokyo Movie Shinsha.
Lecture: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Q&A: 12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.
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MDC Works - Resume Building Workshop
2019-02-20 12:00 - 14:00 | MAGIC Screening Room – Building 8, Room 8106, 315 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL, 33132, United States
Join MDC Works for this workshop and learn how to professionally represent yourself:

Introduction to MDC Works
Resume/Cover Letters
Resume Building
LinkedIn profile
