Computer Animation Arts

Animation Archive Day | artistic responses Exhibition at UCA, Rochester Ground floor + stairs to the Library "This exhibition encapsulates students’ experiences and artistic responses to work with The Bob Godfrey Collection. It is formed of a selection of celebrity portraits, realised in the style of Godfrey’s animation. Each portrait includes a QR code, linking directly to the artist’s blog. The Bob Godfrey Collection comprises of works and ephemera from one of Britain’s animation greats. Godfrey (1921 – 2013) was the first British Oscar-winning animator for his 1975 short animated film Great. Animation Archive Day took place on 6th December 2013 and was focused around one of Godfrey’s best known works Henry’s Cat.  Through collaboration between the Archivist, Learning & Teaching Librarian and Course Leader, CG Arts & Animation students were able to look through the original materials from the programme and explore the cel drawn animation method....

The Valley of the Moon Urvashi Simon The Mirror Man Simon The Dragon Queen Urvashi Joey Simon The Crystal Maze Urvashi Simon

Apologies for the delay for this one guys, New Designers jumped in the way. Today subject comes courtesy of Phil and is taken from Ray Bradbury's 1963 novel Farenheit 451 Bradbury's Mechanical Hound The mechanical Hound slept but did not sleep, lived but did not live in its gently humming, gently vibrating, softly illuminated kennel back in a dark corner of the fire house. The dim light of one in the morning, the moonlight from the open sky framed through the great window, touched here and there on the brass and copper and the steel of the faintly trembling beast. Light flickered on bits of ruby glass and on sensitive capillary hairs in the nylon-brushed nostrils of the creature that quivered gently, its eight legs spidered under it on rubber padded paws. Nights when things got dull, which was every night, the men slid down the brass poles, and set the ticking combinations of the olfactory system of the hound and let loose rats in the fire house area...

Little bit late on this one... sorry. The Valley of the Moon The deadline for this subject is Monday the 1st

Another character based subject this time, The Mirror Man With this being a busy week for you guys I will gallery all three subjects on Friday. The deadline for this subject is Friday the 28th

So this is traditionally a busy week what with the run up to New Designers and all. However I will carry on posting up suggestions for you to chew on. The Dragon Queen Another character design subject. The deadline for this subject is Wednesday the 26th

Phil Joey # Urvashi Simon Anita

Today's subject should sort out the Richard O'Briens from the Ed Tudor-Poles. The Crystal Maze A bit of Wiki history in the link below for those who aren't so age challenged. Of course you can also use the subject as given without the additional context. The_Crystal_Maze The deadline for this subject is Monday the 23rd  Start the fans please.

Looks like it is just me and Phil today :) Phil Simon

Today's subject is: Bathory's Castellan A bit of character design this time, multiple routes with this one, plenty of tropes to play with or a more considered, researched approach could be taken. The deadline for this subject is Friday the 21st Good luck everybody.

Phil Sammy Ernesta Simon Joey

   Today's subject is: The Hulks of Star Flotilla Salamis. A bit of a Sci-Fi twist on some antiquity for you guys this time. Blame Phil for posting that 300 trailer :) The deadline for this subject is Wednesday the 19th. Good luck everybody.

Phil Ernesta Sammy Simon Alex

Today's subject is: The cities of Mars. The deadline for this subject is Monday the 17th. Good luck everybody.

Joey Sammy Simon

Today's subject is: The sun domes of the Venusian rainforests The title for this one is inspired by Ray Bradbury's short story  "the Long Rain" / "Death-By- Rain " ( The title changed sometime during re-publishing) Wikipedia entry thebestnotes study guide The deadline for this subject is Friday the 14th. Good luck everybody.

Joey Phil Anita Meg