Monday, 12 April 2021
Cartoon Springboard 2021
Friday, 2 April 2021
Charlie and Yip Wins Best Trailer at Onkyo
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The short is really a teaser/trailer for my indie feature film project "My Haunted House", which is still in development.
Monday, 29 March 2021
Summer Class Starts on Monday 4th May 2021
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Below is a brief list of stuff to get you under way. No need to do all of it, but tick off a few of the things on this list and you will be a making a great start on your animation career.
Sunday, 28 March 2021
Speed Lipsync - How to Animate Dialogue Fast
Thursday, 25 March 2021
Why Animators Should Apply for Jobs Twice
Wednesday, 24 March 2021
Priya Chitnis 3D Layout Artist at ILM
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Priya Chitnis |
Monday, 22 March 2021
Save The Date! Cartoon Forum 2021
For all our students and graduates with an idea for an animated TV or web series, Cartoon Forum is the place to pitch it.
The deadline to submit your series project this year is in May. So, there is plenty of time to sharpen your pencils, fill out some forms - and make your pitch perfect.
Sunday, 21 March 2021
Dog Walk Cycle Reference
Thursday, 11 March 2021
Blue Zoo To Keep Remote Working Post-Covid
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Tom Box (right) with animation students |
According to Tom: "Blue Zoo is no longer really a London based company, even though we have (empty) offices there. Now, just 30% of our team live in London. Over last 10 months lots of staff relocated across the UK for a better work/life balance. London has changed forever".
Friday, 5 March 2021
How Animators Work Under Direction
Sooner or later all animators have to learn to take direction. The short video above (9 minutes) explains in brief what it is like working in an animation studio, who you are likely to have to answer to, and how to take direction from directors, lead animators, and other supervisors. It's a video about day to day survival and is aimed at anyone starting a studio job for the first time, or working on a team in a group project, where everyone has to pull together to achieve a successful result. The second part of the video is continued below.
Wednesday, 3 March 2021
How to Use the Grid in Autodesk Maya
Tuesday, 2 March 2021
February 2021 Animation Demo Reel
Check out our latest animation demo reel, showcasing the best work done by our students in 2020 and early 2021. Many congratulations to all our talented students on their superb work. Our latest demo reel showcases some of the best work done by our animation students, including Kent Sunde, Kristis Bandzevicius, Michael Davies, Lisa Springett, Adam Sale, and Verity Clarke.
Tuesday, 23 February 2021
Spring Class Begins on 3 March 2021
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Saturday, 13 February 2021
Why Animators Need an Animatic
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"Giles and Rupert's Prehistoric Predicament" |
An animatic is an essential first step in the creation of any animated content. Don't start animating until you have made your animatic - this is where you will test your material and make sure that your story makes sense.
Friday, 12 February 2021
No Audio Playback in Maya 2020
Mode is set to DG (check your preferences to find this. Go to Preferences / Settings / Animation / Evaluation / Evaluation Mode), then right-click on your timeline and disable "Cached Playback". Once this is done, you should get audio back in Maya when you press play.
Wednesday, 10 February 2021
Charlie & Yip Wins Best Trailer at Fantastic
The short is really a teaser/trailer for my indie feature film project "My Haunted House", which is still in development.
Wednesday, 3 February 2021
Charlie and Yip Wins "Best Trailer" at Art Awards
The short is really a teaser/trailer for my indie feature film project "My Haunted House", which is still in development.
Sunday, 31 January 2021
Sarah Al Runner at ILM
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Sarah Al |
Tuesday, 19 January 2021
Getting Started with Stop-Motion Animation
Monday, 11 January 2021
Online MA in Animation - Apply Now
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"School Run" by MA student Lee Caller |
The online MA is a unique degree (the first of its kind) which can be undertaken by students anywhere in the world, leading to a formal qualification in the field.
You will not only learn how to animate, but you will engage at Masters' level with the underpinning theory and structure behind the art form.
Friday, 8 January 2021
Webinar with YouTube Animator and Entrepreneur Charlotte Gimbird 26 Jan
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QC Animations at YouTube - the future of animation? |