“FJORG! 2008”

Conference:

• SIGGRAPH 2008

Experience Type(s):

• Competitions

Competition Type:

• Fjorg!

Title:

FJORG! 2008

Competition Coordinator(s):

• Patricia G. Beckmann-Wells

Competition Jury Member(s):

• Julien Bocabeille
• Bill Kroyer
• Dan Sarto
• Simon Smith
• Maggie Malone
• Jim Levasseur
• Jacob Gardner

Competition Participants:

• Alessandro Ceglia
• Jacob Patrick
• Kevin Rucker
• John Nguyen
• Hunter Brown
• Lindsey Olivares
• Kim Hazel
• Valerie Morrison
• Brad Bradbury
• Sean Coleman
• Jon Gutman
• Andy Lyon
• Benjamin Rosales
• Christopher Ryan Torres
• Krys Wada
• Ken Robkin
• Bill Buckley
• Jay Grenier
• Daniel Lane
• Jae Park
• Kelly Kim
• Jonathan Wondrusch
• Ian Weyna
• Danny Southard
• Jeff Gill
• Will Patrick
• Will White
• JJ Pastore
• Chris Schloemp
• Mark DeRidder
• Natascha Evans
• Kevin Scott
• Francine Mangin
• Neil Bonsteel
• Brianne Francisco
• Riannon Delanoy
• Remi Tjon Ajong
• John Coomey
• Philip Rudolph
• Wes Storhoff
• Ignacio Barrios
• Brian Monroe
• Francisco Martinez
• Mihai Cernusca
• Erik Eidukas
• Clayton Miller
• Troy McCormick
• Bryan Larson

Description:

Sixteen three-person teams of CG animators from around the world forgo sleep and resist several staged distractions for 32 non-stop hours to produce the best character-driven animation in the universe.

Other Information:

FJORG! Winners

First Place: Grojf

Jacob Patrick
Kevin Rucker
John Nguyen

Second Place (Tie): The Mexicutioners

Hunter Brown
Lindsey Olivares
Kim Hazel

Second Place (Tie): The Fjantastic Fjorgers

Valerie Morrison
Brad Bradbury
Sean Coleman

FJORG! Participants

Monsieur Goldswarthy Alessandro Ceglia Jon Gutman Andy Lyon Ragnarok Ken Robkin Bill Buckley Jay Grenier DeMenteed Jonathan Wondrusch Ian Weyna Danny Southard Studio teAM JJ Pastore Chris Schloemp Mark DeRidder Team Rocketpants Neil Bonsteel Brianne Francisco Riannon Delanoy The Re-Animators Wes Storhoff Ignacio Barrios Brian Monroe Mouthful of Cookies Clayton Miller Troy McCormick Bryan Larson

CBK Benjamin Rosales Christopher Ryan Torres Krys Wada Super Special Awesome Daniel Lane Jae Park Kelly Kim Trikings Jeff Gill Will Patrick Will White Digital Shamans Natascha Evans Kevin Scott Francine Mangin Crappy and Happy Remi Tjon Ajong John Coomey Philip Rudolph DarkNauts Francisco Martinez Mihai Cernusca Erik Eidukas

FJORG! Judges

FJORG! judges included Team MoCap, winners of FJORG! 2007, as well as several industry experts including:

Julien Bocabeille, Co-Director of “Oktapodi,” Best of Show Award Nominee, SIGGRAPH 2008 Computer Animation Festival

Bill Kroyer, Senior Animation Director, Rhythm & Hues

Maggie Malone, Director of Creative Development for Walt Disney Animation Studios

Dan Sarto, Co-Founder and Publisher, Animation World Network

Simon J. Smith, Director of “Bee Movie” for DreamWorks Animation Studios

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SIGGRAPH 2008: Competitions

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