Tom Snyder

Hey sorry my post is a couple hours late. I thought it was due with the sound clip tomorrow. Anyways on to my thoughts on Mr. Snyder. I thought that he was an awesome guest to have come into the class and speak. He was fascinating, and his stories about him making Dr. Katz were awesome. One thing that I found really interesting about him was he was one of the creators of squigglevision. That form of animation is used in one of my favorite movies to watch, Waking Life. They use a very similar style to Tom, with the lines moving to give the picture the appearance that it has much more movement then it actually does. I honestly believe that sort of animation is amazing. However the biggest thing that I took from Tom coming to the class is when he talked about not having to use the best tools to make something good. He spoke extensively about how he had used Movie Maker to create stuff that he did professionally. This really drove me to realize that like he said, it doesn't matter which interface you are using to create the projects, its only about the project that you create. I was certainly inspired. And after watching Tom's presentation in class, I searched one of my favorite TV shows, SOUTH PARK, and found the episode where Dr. Katz makes a special appearance. Definitely a funny clip to check out. If you are interested, the episode is called "Summer Sucks" in season two of South Park.