First up - apologies, I totally forgot to take my camera. However, aside from that the event was great, and completely highlighted the importance of networking in the animation industry. At first the networking party really did resemble a school disco - with huddles of employers talking amongst themselves and students lining the sides of […]
Last night saw me at the graduation party for the new stars of post production in the South West of England. “First Post” is a scheme Skillset and the industry created to give new employees in post production the competence and confidence to ensure that they (and their companies) will be a success. […]
I’m taking part in an interesting session at Animated Exeter as part of the ‘Animate and Educate‘ day. So if you’re not busy next Friday, and interested in the teaching and use of animation in schools, then you should come along.
We’ll be talking about the benefits of using animation as a teaching tool, its application, […]
I was in Bristol last night for the Aardman New Talent Showcase, something they have run for the last couple of years. Essentially they pick a selection of up and coming designers, artists, animators and students and show their work in one of the studio spaces in Bristol for a few days.
It’s fascinating to see student […]
I’ll be heading up to see the very best of our accredited animation students’ work and films at the Animex Festival - my current personal favourite is Slaughterween: a great little short by a student at Bournemouth University that appeals to my slightly sick sense of humour. It’s really well designed, and tightly scripted for a […]