Computer Animation Arts

August.  It's the silly season, the slow season.  Everyone's on holiday and nothing is getting done.  The days are long, the nights are warm, and mid-afternoon lethargy is lethal - and yet, all is far from quiet on Ba (Hons) CG Arts & Animation .  Yes, the academic year is over and there's still weeks between now and the beginning of the new one, but this month's PWTM is packed with updates from the always-busy CGAA creative community. To kick us off, I wanted to take you back to the evening of July 12th when a specially commissioned animation created by CGAA alumni Tom Beg and Jordan Buckner had its premiere screening as part of the Jazz Meets The Classics concert at the Grays Civic Hall, Essex .  Excitingly, the animation was 'crowd art-directed' - in so much as its content was derived originally from digital paintings generated by staff, students and alumni of CG Arts & Animation .  The 300+ concept paintings were produced by our c...

On Tuesday 8th March @ 2pm in Lecture Theatre 1 , Inga Johnson from Picasso Pictures is coming to talk with CGAA students about the company and her role within it as senior producer. All CGAA students are to attend and alumni are welcome! Be prompt - late comers will look stupid! Let's give Inga a warm welcome to UCA. "Picasso Pictures is one of the UK’s leading independent animation production companies. We represent a diverse range of directing and design talent and enjoy a reputation for producing original and highly creative work. We pride ourselves on exploring and exploiting new technologies and methodology alongside the more conventional animation techniques. Our range of expertise cover all aspects of production, including 3D and 2D animation, live action, graphics and typography. Since its inception, Picasso has enjoyed considerable commercial success. We have worked with some of the world’s largest ad agencies and have produced campaigns for many leading br...