Summer Internships at Blue Zoo!

Blue Zoo are offering two six week internships in their London studio; one working in our commercials team, ideal for someone with bold ambitions to be an animated commercials director, and another in their TV series department for someone starting out on a mission to become an expert CG character animator. We strongly encourage our students to apply.

FrameStore are hiring!

Time for our animation graduates to polish their demo reels - London's Framestore is actively recruiting talent for a big roster of upcoming feature films.  Framestore have gone from strength to strength in recent years, working on ground-breaking hit films like Gravity.  Most recently they did the vfx work on Paddington, now the second-largest grossing non-Hollywood family film of all time.  So what does it take to land a job with one of the world's leading VFX houses?

Animation Apprentice founder Alex Williams talks about his work on Harry Potter

Animation Apprentice founder Alex Williams worked on the last three Harry Potter films, while employed at the London VFX house Cinesite, in London's Soho. We asked him to talk about what he did on this very popular films series which help to transform the scale and quality of visual effects work being done here in the UK.

Good news for London - Sarah Smith introduces Locksmith Animation

Good news for animators in the UK! A new studio is coming to town, bringing with it the prospect of jobs, creative success, and - at last - a proper animation studio in London. In this interview a few days ago at awn.com, Locksmith Animation founder and director Sarah Smith talks about her new animation venture, which is backed by London VFX house Double Negative, and supported by entrepreneur Elizabeth Murdoch.

What Skills do 3D Modelers Need to find work in the VFX Industry?

3D render for Bombay Sapphire gin

What Skills do 3D Modelers Need to find work in the VFX Industry? We talked to Royston Wilcox, who heads up the modelling department at Cinesite in Soho, one of London's leading VFX houses. Royston and I worked together on many projects at Cinesite, including Underdog, Beverly Hills Chihuahua and Marmaduke. He explained what skills are needed by aspiring 3D modelers who hope to find work in visual effects and build a successful career. 

The Demo Reel of Animation Apprentice graduate Benn Garnish

Animation Apprentice graduate Benn Garnish has gone to do some impressive visual effects animation on many films, his most recent being The Fast and The Furious 6. Benn has done high level work on many feature films, including Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Thor, The Dark World, and Prince of Persia.