The coronvirus may be stopping people getting to work but that won’t stop us doing work. Animation transcends cultures and time periods, it will always help us through.
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Working remotely as an animator could be daunting but don’t worry, wev’re got you covered with our top 10 tips for animators working remotely.
We might be locked down in self-isolation but that doesn’t mean we can’t indulge in some animation classics from our isolation booths.
When we were approached by Anglepoise late last year to produce an advert for the launch of their lifelong guarantee, our faces lit up. Having the opportunity to work for such a distinguished British institution was something we were all excited about.
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This time of year is always an exciting one in advertising. For the six weeks in the run-up to Christmas, we see brands launch their (often highly anticipated) seasonal adverts. The adverts set out to capture the festivities, emotions, charm and above all, the magic of the holidays. And there is nothing that captures all these wonderful festive feelings like stop-motion.
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The Turner Prize has landed in Margate. This Saturday the exhibition, showcasing the shows from the four finalists, opened at the Turner Contemporary in our home town of Margate. We couldn’t be more excited. Margate has a long history of attracting artists to its shores. It was Turner himself who sighted that Margate had the loveliest skies in all of Europe. And it’s not just the skies that make Margate irresistible to artists and creative-minded people. This seaside town is brimming with inspiration whether you’re an amateur artist, a sculpting pro or simply just enjoy soaking in the quirky shores of scenery new and old.
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Why do we have seasons? How do volcanoes work? How do rollercoaster’s work? How do planes fly? Season TWO of LEGO’s “Explained with LEGO Bricks” has landed and these are just a handful of the questions they will be answering. This season features the magnificent Maddie Moate and Greg Foot from Cbeebies and BBC who endeavour to answer these questions and more with a mix of live-action and stop-motion animated comedy.
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A+C Studio becomes the latest studio to join forces with Eallin as the International Prague-based animation and creative studio (London, Prague, Tokyo) looks to boost their roster.
Stories have been an integral part of our history and culture with records dating back to cave drawings. Storytelling is a vehicle for information as well as an opportunity for entertainment. Stories inspire emotion, feeling and powerfully engage an audience.
Probably the most prominent aspect of a stop-motion film is the characters. They are the vehicle for story-telling and arguably the element of the film the audience find most memorable.
Over the years, many different puppet making techniques have emerged that have changed the face of stop-motion animation. These changes can be technical, helpful to the animators or they could simply be artistic changes that allow for new and interesting styles to emerge. Leaps in technology have also helped to merge these into one, creating aesthetically pleasing and easily accessible models.