{"id":2689,"date":"2019-04-05T23:20:16","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T06:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10124\/?p=2689"},"modified":"2019-04-05T23:24:19","modified_gmt":"2019-04-06T06:24:19","slug":"animation-as-a-career-rescheduled-job-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aascend.org\/?p=2689","title":{"rendered":"Careers in Animation (Rescheduled Job Club)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

At the April 13<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0Job Club<\/strong>\u00a0(rescheduled from the 8th),\u00a0A<\/span>A<\/span>S<\/span>C<\/span>E<\/span>N<\/span>D<\/span><\/strong> \u00a0hosts\u00a0<\/span>Ken Pontac<\/strong>, an American writer who has written for children’s shows like ToddWorld<\/strong><\/span> and LazyTown.<\/span><\/strong> He also writes for the dark humor cartoon Happy Tree Friends<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0Pontac’s company, Danger Productions, employed a staff of one hundred artists and animators. With this company\u00a0Pontac created, produced, wrote and directed the\u00a0ABC TV animated program Bump in the Night.<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Danger Productions also designed and produced the characters for the best-selling video game ClayFighter for Interplay, as well as creating animated assets for Microsoft Office 97 and My Personal Tutor. From 1990 to the present Pontac has written scripts for animated television episodes that have been translated into a dozen languages and shown around the world. During that time he has also worked as a director for the UPN prime time animated program Gary & Mike, for which his episode Phish Phry won an Emmy for Best Art Direction. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Don’t miss this rare view into the life of a professional creator in animation!\u00a0Come with your questions<\/strong> for this experienced and engaging presenter. As always, attendees on the spectrum will offer their experience and perspectives\u00a0throughout the program.<\/span><\/p>\n

Special thanks to the Autism Studies Department at SFSU for volunteers!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Who: <\/b>Adults on the autism spectrum, families, mentors and professionals all welcome. For more information, please contact: info@aascend.org
When:<\/strong> Sat Apr 13, 10am \u2013 1pm<\/strong><\/span>
Where: The Arc of SF<\/span> 1500 Howard St. @ 11th St. SF, CA 94103 map<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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For more information about employment on the autism spectrum, join us at:
Spectrum Employment Community by AASCEND<\/a>\u00a0on LinkedIn<\/b><\/p>\n

Parking is usually available in the garage at 255 12th Street, with a reasonable flat rate for Saturdays. There is also metered street parking for $2.25\/hr.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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