ShrunkenHeadMan Presents...

"Fumi and the Bad Luck Foot"
Fumi is a young girl whose left foot attracts bad luck. Click to view.

"With malice toward none..."
This 30-second PSA was created from scratch in three and a half days by our team at the 2005 KAFI Cartoon Challenge. The team: Konstantin Abadjiev, Lauren Andrews, David Coffman, Tim Heitz, and Megan Kelly. Click to view in Quicktime format.

Stoopid Movie
This series of short films was completed in the Spring of 2005 by the advanced animation class at San Jose State. It won first place in the Animation category of the Radio Alice 3-Minute Film Festival 2005. Click here to view Stoopid Movie in Quicktime format.

Neighborhood Roots
Even in the winter we are still firing it up! In January of 2005, the students of the animation program got together and animated this film in just three weeks! Click here to view Neighborhood Roots in Quicktime format.

25 Ways to Die
This was a colaboration with other animation schools and has been seen on MTV2! Click here to view 25 Ways to Die in Quicktime format.

KAFI 2003
Our team at the 2003 KAFI Cartoon Challenge won first place with this animation, created from scratch in only four days. The team: Dela Longfish, Theary Meng, Audrey Lee, Natalie Repp, and Adan Chung. Click here to view KAFI 2003 in Quicktime format.

Animation Awards...

SJSU Animation wins TWO awards in the 37th ASIFA-EAST Animation Festival, on May 7th

posted Sun, May 14, 2006

Fumi and the Bad Luck Foot was awarded Best of Show, placing among animation legends Bill Plympton and Igor Kovalyov!

Stoopid Movie!!!, created in the Spring 2005 Advanced Animation class, takes 3rd place in the Independent Films category.

http://www.asifaeast.com/

"Neighborhood Roots" a Finalist at Adobe Design Achievement Awards

posted Thurs, June 2, 2005

SJSU animation department short film "Neighborhood Roots" has been selected as a finalist in the Animation category of the 2005 Adobe Design Achievement Awards. Student representatives will attend the 2005 Adobe Design Achievement Awards Event held July 21st at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City, at which winner rankings will be announced.

"Neighborhood Roots" has also been awarded BEST COLLEGE ANIMATION from the 2005 International Student Film Festival in Santa Barbara, California.

Festival details are available at www.studentfilmfestival.org.

"Neighborhood Roots" has also recently screened at the Kalamazoo Animation Festival International as well as the Ohlone College Film, Video, and Multimedia Festival, both in May of 2005.

"Stoopid Movie" Takes the Prize at Radio Alice

posted Fri, May 13, 2005

Stoopid Movie has won first place in the Animation category of the Radio Alice 3-Minute Film Festival 2005! Cole Higgins and Hee-Young Son accepted the prize of $3,000 on behalf of David Chai.

Acme Animation Online

The curriculum in Animation/Illustration is enhanced by a unique distance-learning classroom in which students are given the opportunity to work with leading professionals through weekly closed circuit television transmissions with Acme Animation. Students can now register online with Acme Animation and post their work to be viewed by all in either Showtime or the Shark Tank. You can also look at their many challenges including acting, story, layout, mechanics, effects, and comics. ENJOY!

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