Premiere of Pete's Odyssey tonight at Westminster

October 9, 2009 The world premiere of Pete's Odyssey will begin tonight at 6:00 p.m. in the Van Fossan Theatre at Westminster Arts Center. This collaborative effort began several months ago in the Creative Arts and Technology animation studio as part of a learning project that was directed by award winning animator Larry Lauria and co-produced by Charlotte Rinderknecht of Studio Kinate in Fairfax, VA. CAT students and alumni and students from the East Orange Public School district, under the direction of Vincent Potuto, adjunct CAT instructor, worked for months to develop the drawings, animation, and set it all to the song Unafraid to Find by musician Michelle Armstrong.

The 2-D animation project was the basis for what Lauria calls an incubator studio in which students learn all facets of the animation project. This experience gives the students a view of the whole scope of the project as well as giving them more marketable skills in the world of animation arts. The film short will be entered into national and international film festivals for review.

The premiere will include a talk back with the artists, producers, and composer. It is free to the public. Van Fossan Theatre is located at the corner of Franklin and Fremont Streets in downtown Bloomfield.
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