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Project!Overview!and!Purpose!!

The!Stan!Winston!Arts!Festival!of!the!Moving!Creature!is!an!initiative!of!the!Fabrication! Facilities!of!the!Departments!of!Drama!and!Studio!Art,!and!the!Architecture!School!at!the! University!of!Virginia.!Based!in!the!Jeffersonian!ideals!of!interdisciplinary!research!and! innovation,!The!Stan!Winston!Festival!of!the!Moving!Creature!draws!from!a!wide!variety!of! subjects!and!research!from!across!Grounds!and!beyond!to!bring!students!a!singularly!unique! experience!in!a!yearlong!designIbuild!of!larger!than!life!moving!creatures.!!For!the!first!time,! the!Arts!Grounds!shops!and!fabrication!facilities!are!working!together!on!a!curricular!project!to! promote!full!scale!building!opportunities!and!the!collective!use!of!the!shops'!resources!and! knowledge,!which!will!begin!to!support!all!of!Arts!Grounds!in!a!Shops!Consortium!that!can! better!serve!the!university's!academic!and!creative!mission.!! The!project!is!spearheaded!by!Melissa!Goldman,!the!Fabrication!Facilities!Manager!of! the!School!of!Architecture,!Steve!Warner,!a!Lecturer!and!Technical!Director!in!the!Department! of!Drama,!and!Eric!Schmidt,!the!Gallery!and!Studio!Technician!in!the!Department!of!Studio!Art.! Melissa,!Steve,!and!Eric!thought!up!the!project!proposal!and!now!teach!the!Creatures!course! and!oversee!all!the!lectures!and!builds.!These!project!leaders!are!aided!in!the!production!and! publication!of!Festival!events!by!Molly!Joyce,!a!4th!year!Arts!Administration!Student!at!the! University.!!! Melissa,!an!architectural!and!scenic!designer,!has!developed!a!passion!for!design!at!all! scales,!a!penchant!for!developing!digital!and!analog!fabrication!techniques,!and!an!obsession! for!large!moveable!objects!that!challenge!the!scale!of!the!built!cityscape.!!As!the!Fabrication! Facilities!Manager,!Melissa!oversees!three!shops!at!the!Architecture!School!that!integrate!new! and!traditional!building!techniques!and!has!taught!seminars!on!design,!fabrication,!and! material!development!in!the!Department!of!Architecture.!!Melissa!graduated!with!her!Masters! of!Architecture!from!the!Columbia!Graduate!School!of!Architecture,!Planning,!and!Preservation,! and!she!has!worked!in!New!York!and!Cambridge,!MA!as!a!scenic!and!puppet!designer.!!She!won! a!grant!to!study!the!puppets!of!the!Royal!de!Luxe!and!Les!Machines!de!lile!as!part!of!her! research!on!machines,!spectacle,!public!space,!and!the!scale!of!the!city.! Steve,!as!a!lecturer!and!Technical!Director!for!the!Drama!Department!at!U.Va.,!!has! overseen!the!successful!build!of!over!50!stage!productions!and!the!renovation!of!the!Culbreth! Theaters!rigging!and!stage!floor!system.!As!Technical!Director,!Steve!supervises!students! producing!shows!for!both!UVAs,!Drama!Department!and!the!Heritage!Theatre!Festival.!He! came!to!the!University!of!Virginia!from!Las!Vegas!where!he!worked!with!the!internationally! renowned!entertainment!company!Cirque!du!Soleil.!!Having!held!management!positions!for!"O"! at!The!Bellagio!Hotel!and!Casino,!Cirque!du!Soleils!Resident!Shows!Division,!and!KA!at!the! MGM!Grand!Hotel!and!Casino,!he!gathered!an!inIdepth!knowledge!of!production!management.!! Additional!credits!include!Ringling!Brothers!and!Barnum!and!Bailey,!Utah!Shakespeare!Festival,!

The!Alley!Theater,!and!the!Texas!Shakespeare!Festival!in!roles!such!as!Technical!Director,! Carpenter,!Welder,!and!Operations!Manager.!Steven!graduated!from!the!University!of! Delaware!with!a!Master!of!Fine!Arts!degree.!!!!! Eric!joined!the!U.Va.!Art!Department!in!2001!as!the!Department!Tech!and!is! responsible!for!the!updating!of!the!wood!and!metal!shop!equipment,!creating!and!maintaining! the!departments!safety!website,!managing!graduate!shop!monitors,!and!training!students!in! the!use!of!all!shop!tools.!!For!the!rest!of!the!studio!department,!Eric!has!been!responsible!for! various!tasks,!among!them!the!construction!and!installation!of!displays!for!the!Ruffin!Hall!art! gallery!and!overseeing!the!build!of!gigantic!puppets!of!Jefferson!and!Poe!for!a!performance!on! the!Lawn.!Eric!is!a!UNCIChapel!Hill!graduate!with!a!BFA!concentrating!in!painting.!He!has! worked!in!the!commercial!sign!business!creating!a!wide!variety!of!signs!and!displays.!!Working! in!the!industry!for!8!years,!Eric!attained!a!wealth!of!knowledge!for!creating!commercial!art! with!hand!lettering,!pictorial!painting,!logo!design,!metal!and!wood!fabrication,!and!running!a! CNC!router!for!multiIdimensional!signs.!! ! ! Molly,!a!4th!year!interdisciplinary!major!with!a!focus!in!Arts!Administration,!is!interested! in!event!management!and!production.!She!is!involved!in!groups!around!Grounds!such!as!the! Elmaleh!Gallery!Board!and!Delta!Delta!Delta!sorority.!She!has!experience!in!event!production! through!both!organizations!as!the!Vice!President!of!Public!Relations!for!Delta!Delta!Delta!and! the!former!logistics!chairman!of!the!Elmaleh!Gallery!Board.!Additionally,!she!is!an!intern!for! Starr!Hill!Brewing!Company!and!has!particular!skills!in!event!production!through!her!work! there.!She!will!be!using!her!involvement!in!the!Festival!as!the!basis!for!her!4th!year!thesis.!! ! ! ! ! From!giant!urban!mechanical!puppets!to!windIdriven,!beachcombing!beasts,!moving! creatures!are!a!mix!of!joyful!spectacle,!precise!engineering,!fearless!experimentation,!and! resourceful!fabrication!techniques.!The!proposed!project!is!an!interdisciplinary!endeavor! consisting!of!two!parts.!! ! The!first!is!a!set!of!U.Va.!courses!crossIlisted!in!the!Departments!of!Architecture!(ARCH!5500),! Drama!(DRAM!7690I002!and!4598I004),!and!Studio!Art!(ARTS!2580).!The!first!course,!entitled! Creatures!I!engaged!University!students!this!fall!in!collaborative!workshops!to!research,!to! design,!and!to!construct!moving!creatures.!It!focused!on!research,!design,!and!engineering!of! the!creatures!through!material!studies,!fabrication!tests,!and!fullIscale!prototypes.!The!class! was!held!twice!a!week.!One!day!of!the!week!typically!consisted!of!a!lecture!while!the!other!day! was!a!handsIon!workshop,!in!one!of!the!Arts!Grounds!Shops,!concentrating!on!learning!tools! and!techniques!in!design!and!making.!The!second!installment!of!the!course,!Creature!II,!will! further!the!design!and!fully!realize!the!final!creatures!in!fullIscale!over!the!course!of!the!spring! semester.! ! The!classes!not!only!allow!for!a!unique!study!experience!and!crossIpollination!of!the!arts! disciplines!throughout!U.Va.!but!stretch!far!beyond!that!into!real!world!experience.!Students! are!given!the!opportunity!to!work!with!visiting!HollywoodIbased!artists!from!The!Stan!Winston! School!of!Character!Arts,!in!three!weekIlong!workshops!throughout!the!year.!!

! Stan!Winston!was!one!of!UVa's!most!successful!arts!alumni,!having!graduated!from! Studio!Art!in!1968!he!became!one!of!Hollywood's!greatest!masters!of!creature!design!and! fabrication.!!His!studio!designed!the!creatures!for!"Jurassic!Park,"!"Aliens,"!"Predator,"!"Iron! Man,"!and!"Avatar,"!to!name!just!a!few.!!After!Stan's!passing!four!years!ago,!his!son!Matt! Winston!started!an!online!school!for!the!Hollywood!masters!of!effects!to!give!tutorials!in!the! art!of!making!creatures.!!The!Winston!family!has!generously!donated!subscriptions!of!these! videos!to!each!student,!and!Matt!has!set!up!three!visits!to!UVa!with!Hollywood!artists.!!! ! The!first!visit,!in!midISeptember,!was!run!by!creature!mechanist,!Peter!Clarke,!and! OscarInominee!and!Legacy!Effects!coIfounder,!Shane!Mahan,!who!helped!students!to!develop! six!prototype!creatures!that!performed!in!a!Creature!Bash,!to!a!public!audience,!at!the! Architecture!School.!During!the!November!workshop,!the!students!successfully!completed!one! fullIscale!moving!creature,!aptly!named,!Winston,!with!the!help!of!Special!Effects!and!MakeIup! Effects!experts!Shannon!Shea!and!Ted!Haines.!The!students!then!paraded!the!creature!around! Grounds!gathering!a!large!public!following!along!the!way.!!

! ! The!third!and!final!workshop!will!take!place!in!February,!under!the!guidance!of! Animatronic!Creature!Effects!Mechanic,!Richard!Landon,!and!Creature!Effects!Fabricator,!Bill! Bryan,!and!will!also!incorporate!a!public!element.!! ! The!second!component!of!the!project!is!the!culmination!of!the!classes!in!the!Stan! Winston!Festival!of!the!Moving!Creature,!to!be!held!on!April!20,!2013.!At!this!spring!arts!festival! the!creatures!built!by!the!students!will!come!to!life!and!be!presented!to!the!public!in!a!Creature! Parade.!The!Festival!will!also!include!an!interactive!afternoon!of!lectures,!Q&A!sessions,!food,! live!music,!and!dance!performances,!celebrating!the!arts!on!grounds!and!in!the!community.!We!

have!recently!sent!out!a!Call!for!Entries!(see!attached)!in!order!to!give!other!groups!on!Grounds! the!opportunity!to!perform,!exhibit,!and!showcase!their!work!during!the!Festival.! ! Through!work!in!the!shops!and!lectures!by!visiting!professors,!our!objective!is!to!introduce! students!to!a!wide!variety!of!tools!and!skills!from!analog!to!digital!fabrication,!biomechanical! analysis!to!animatronics,!sketching!to!modeling!to!prototyping.!!Through!this!project,!the! students!not!only!bring!their!individual!skills!and!studies!to!the!table,!but!also!tap!into!a!wealth! of!knowledge!beyond!their!departments!and!further!their!interests,!push!their!design! sensibilities,!boost!their!skills!in!making!and!thinking!through!making,!and!foster!connections!to! other!disciplines!that!will!help!them!in!their!future!careers.!! ! The!core!of!this!research!endeavor!and!design!build!process!is!innovation!and!collaboration! amongst!the!arts!disciplines!for!the!pursuit!of!new!knowledge,!tools,!and!techniques.!!The!class! at!the!center!of!the!Festival!directly!engages!and!fosters!this!new!knowledge!through!designing! and!building,!and!the!Festival!will!promote!the!work!done!at!Arts!Grounds!to!the!larger! University!community!as!well!as!to!a!national!audience.!!! ! ! ! !

% Matt%Winston,!son!of!Stan!Winston,!is!the!Co/Founder/Owner!of!Stan!Winston!School!of!Character! Arts!(SWSCA)!and!also!a!well/known!Hollywood!actor.!Matt!is!with!us!for!all!workshops!and!the! Creature!Festival!in!April.!Matt!will!bring!his!immediate!family,!his!mother,!Karen,!and!his!sisters! family!with!him!to!the!Final!Festival!in!April.!!!! ! John%Ales!is!a!Creative!Producer/Director!of!Photography!at!Stan!Winston!School!of!Character!Arts.! John!joined!us!for!the!first!time!at!U.Va.!for!the!second!workshop!in!November.!He!will!be!here!in! February!for!the!third!workshop!and!again!with!his!family!in!April!for!the!final!Festival.!! % Shane%Mahan!is!an!Academy!Award!nominated!Animatronic!and!Special!Effects!Makeup!Character! Creator.!He!has!been!a!Supervisor!at!Stan!Winston!Studios!for!25!years!and!he!is!a!Co/Founder!of! Legacy!Effects.!!Shane!facilitated!the!first!workshop!in!September!and!hopes!to!return!to!U.Va.!in!April! for!the!Creature!Festival.!! ! Peter%Weir%Clarke!is!a!Creature!Effects!Mechanic,!Sculptor!and!teacher!at!The!Art!Institute!of! California.!Peter!helped!conduct!the!first!workshop!in!September!and!hopes!to!return!to!U.Va.!in!April! for!the!Creature!Festival.!! ! Shannon%Shea!is!a!Special!Effects!Character!Creator!&!Monster!Maker!and!a!Character!Creation! supervisor!at!Stan!Winston!Studio,!KNB!EFX!Group!&!Cinovation!Studios.!!Shannon!conducted!the! second!workshop!in!November!and!hopes!to!return!to!U.Va.!in!April!for!the!Creature!Festival.!! ! Ted%Haines%is!a!Special!Effects!and!Makeup!artists!at!Legacy!Effects.!Ted!conducted!the!second! workshop!in!November!and!hopes!to!return!to!U.Va.!in!April!for!the!Creature!Festival.!! ! Richard%Landon%is!an!Animatronic!Character!Effects!Mechanic!for!Legacy!Effects!and!a!Stan!Winston! Studio!"Lifer."!Richard!will!join!us!in!February!for!the!third!and!final!workshop!and!hopes!to!join!us! again!in!April!for!the!Creature!Festival.!% % Billy%Bryan%is!a!Creature!Effects!Fabricator,!Sculptor,!and!Prosthetic!and!Makeup!Effects!Artist.!Billy!will! join!us!in!February!for!the!third!and!final!workshop!and!hopes!to!return!again!in!April!for!the!Creature! Festival.!! !

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! Overview'of'Fall'Semester'Events'

! Thursday,'November'8,'2012'! ! ' Creature'Video'Shoot/'Parade'Around'Grounds''! ! 6:30!pm!|!Grounds! ' The!University!and!Charlottesville!communities!were!invited!to!join!the!creature!class!and!visiting!artists! as!they!filmed!a!short!video!of!the!creature!parading!around!Grounds.!! '

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Wednesday,'November'7,'2012'! ! ' Workshop'Open'House'! ! 7:308:30!pm!|!Drama!Studio! ' The!University!and!Charlottesville!communities!were!invited!to!visit!the!Drama!Studio!to!observe!the! students!and!artists!constructing!the!creature!during!the!second!workshop.!! '

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' ' Friday,'November'2,'2012'! ! ' Creature'Appearance'at'the'screening'of'the'Oscar'winning'film'Aliens! ! 8:00!pm!!|!!U.Va.!Amphitheater!! ' Students!from!the!creature!class!displayed!their!work!outside!of!Old!Cabell!Hall!before!the!Virginia!Film! Festival!screening!of!Aliens.!! ! !

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' Friday,'September'28,'2012'! ! ' Creatures'at'the'TomTom'Founders'Festival'McGuffey'Block'Party'' ' 5:00!8:00!pm!|!McGuffey!Art!Center! ! Students!and!professors!from!the!creature!!class!brought!their!inflatable!creatures!Downtown.!! ! !

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! ' Thursday,'September'13,'2012'! ! ' Lecture'on'the'Concept'of'the'Moving'Creature! ! by!Matt!Winston,!Shane!Mahan!&!Peter!Clarke! ! 6:30!!7:30!pm!|!Campbell!153,!School!of!Architecture! ' ' Creature'Bash!! ! 7:30!!9:30!pm!|!North!Terrace! ! Over!150!people!came!out!to!the!North!Terrace!to!see!the!creatures!!! '

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' ' ' Tuesday,'September'11,'2012'/'Wednesday,'September'12,'2012'' ' ' First'Workshop' ' All!Day!!|!!Drama!Studio!! ! Students!worked!long!hours!over!the!course!of!three!days!to!put!together!6!prototype!creatures.!! ! !

THE STAN WINSTON FESTIVAL OF THE MOVING CREATURE

University of Virginia Arts Grounds +

Calling all artists and architects, designers and dancers, composers and engineers, and all sculptors of clay, bone, landscape, and the written word.
The University of Virginia proudly presents The Stan Winston Arts Festival of the Moving Creature on Arts Grounds on April 20, 2013! The Festival is calling for entries that will showcase student, faculty, and staff work from across Grounds that foster a discussion about creatures, spectacle, the built and natural environments, and creative material and building processes at all scales. This is a family friendly event which will draw audiences and participants from across the University, the Charlottesville/Albemarle community, and the United States. We are looking for projects that address the creation, home, life cycle, or movement of creatures, and we encourage projects to have an interactive component and are open to interdisciplinary discussion. The format of the project could be a performance, a concert, an exhibit, a lecture, a screening, a reading, or an installation. While we are not providing funding, each project selected will be given space and time on Arts Grounds to perform, exhibit, lecture, or screen during the Festival. We will assist with technical needs of a projects set up and clean up and do promotion for all events, though all participants are encouraged to invite their fans of all sorts. We have a variety of spaces, and some will be available April 18 and 19 for performances as well. At the heart of the Festival is The Parade of the Moving Creatures which will showcase the work of a full year interdisciplinary class hosted by the Fabrication Facilities of the UVa Departments of Drama and Studio Art and the UVa School of Architecture and partnering with the Stan Winston School of Character Arts in LA. Funded by an Arts in Action Grant from the Vice Provost of the Arts Office, the UVa Parents Committee, the Stan Winston Fund for Studio Art, and the Winston family, the class has researched and designed moving creatures that have already begun to feature on Grounds this Fall, and will be built in full scale in the Spring. The Parade will kick off the days activities, and bring audiences to the other projects hosted on Arts Grounds. The proposals for this Call for Entries will be selected by a committee of the Festival directors and artists from the Stan Winston School of Character Arts. We encourage any member of the UVa community to apply with new work, works in progress, or past research. If you would like to volunteer for the Festival, please contact Molly Joyce at mjc8zn@virginia.edu. For more information about the Festival, visit www.virginia.edu/arts/creatures or check us out on Facebook at The Stan Winston Arts Festival of the Moving Creature at UVA.

Please provide the following information: 1. Project Title 2. Brief biography of the Collaborators (indicate student/faculty/staff) 3. Briefly describe the project you envision. How does it fit into the discussion of creature and spectacle? Who will be involved? What would a performance be like? Who is your audience? 4. What kinds of needs would you have for your performance? (Please include space needs, practice needs, storage needs, technical requirements, performance time, etc.) Important Dates: Final Deadline for Entry Proposals: January 20, 2013

We will have a rolling admission for proposals so that Spring class or group projects can be considered ahead of the beginning of the semester.
Festival Dates: Saturday, April 20, 2013

April 18 + 19 can be made available based on the project

Submit Proposals or Questions (via email) to: Melissa Goldman goldman@virginia.edu This Festival is directed by Steven Warner, Lecturer and Technical Director of the Department of Drama, Eric Schmidt, Studio and Gallery Technician of the McIntire Department of Art, and Melissa Goldman, the Fabrication Facilities Manager of the School of Architecture. The Creatures are coming

Recent Media Coverage Creatures at College https://www.stanwinstonschool.com/blog/stan-winston-school-at-university-of-virginia Stan Winston School of Character Arts Blog, December 1, 2012, by Molly Joyce UVA students team up with Hollywood designers for first ever creature course http://www.c-ville.com/uva-students-team-up-with-hollywood-designers-for-fist-ever-creaturecourse/#.ULUnjK536Sp The C-Ville, November 13, 2012, by Laura Ingles UVa Students Create and Parade Creature Around Grounds http://www.newsplex.com/home/headlines/UVa-Students-Create-and-Parade-Creature-AroundGrounds-178042711.html Newsplex.com, November 8, 2012 U.Va Students and Hollywood Artists Bring Creatures To Life http://news.virginia.edu/content/uva-students-and-hollywood-artists-bring-creatures-life UVA Today, September 18, 2012, by Lisa Kessler Monster Mash http://uvamagazine.org/only_online/article/monster_mash#.UNIOD6X_ja7 UVA Magazine, October 16, 2012, by Erin OHare U.Va. Students Learn Character Art from Hollywood http://www.newsplex.com/home/headlines/UVa-Students-Learn-Character-Art-FromHollywood-169725956.html Newsplex.com, September 13, 2012 Creatures Come to Life on U.Va. Campus http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/article_4cc6dc7d-ac93-5509-8302-708c68c7b7cc.html Daily Progress, September 11, 2012, by Ted Strong