Computer Animation Arts

Liam Scarlino graduated from CGAA in 2010... ...and completed his Masters Degree in 2011, which culminated in Liam devising an installation exploring and expressing 'The Digital Sublime', which earned him a Distinction.   Liam is something of a renaissance man, a freelancer who moves confidently between different mediums - illustration, photography, film, animation, installation and performance.  Showreel 2011 Liam's interdisciplinary way of working was already evident during his three years on CGAA.  One of the course team's enduring memories of Liam is the time, as a first year, he dressed as a red blood vessel and green-screened himself into a cgi simulation of an artery while playing a miniature guitar... Follow Liam's blog here and visit his website here .   A while back, I invited Liam to share with the CGAA community his experience of CG Arts - a survivor's guide. It proved a very popular post, prompting lots of ...

Hey all, I’m Liam. I graduated last year, and in the spirit of the alumni posts I thought I’d write down some bits of possibly useful advice to help you survive three years of CG Arts & Animation. As a quick background, I chose to complete a sixty credit extended dissertation in my third year, writing on Romanticism & Psychedelia, before creating an interactive modern art movement time line for my final. I’m now half way through the MA Design program just around the corner, working on theories about the digital sublime, producing interactive abstract projections, and staying true to the academic tradition of learning a lot about very little. Prepare for some wistfully nostalgic, hopefully not but probably accidently condescending ramblings… Appreciate your war buddies. Slight hyperbole, but you’re going through a grueling three year challenge. It can be the best years of your life, but when it gets tough, your course mates will help you through because they are going through ...