Computer Animation Arts

Some exciting news, ladies and gentlemen...  On Friday 23rd March we have a special guest lecturer paying the CAA base room a visit for some show and tell  - Tim Napper , freelance creature designer and concept artist - the talent behind those extraordinary crystal foxes in Star Wars - The Last Jedi . You can see Tim talking about his designs for Star Wars in this little featurette.  Need I say your attendance is mandatory?   Tim Napper @ 4.30pm / Friday March 23rd / CAA Baseroom

Some exciting news, ladies and gentlemen...  On Friday 23rd March we have a special guest lecturer paying the CAA base room a visit for some show and tell  - Tim Napper , freelance creature designer and concept artist - the talent behind those extraordinary crystal foxes in Star Wars - The Last Jedi . You can see Tim talking about his designs for Star Wars in this little featurette.  Need I say your attendance is mandatory?   Tim Napper @ 4.30pm / Friday March 23rd / CAA Baseroom

Oh, just fuck off 2016 already, why don't you?

Because this one is directed by UCA alum, Gareth Edwards...

This month's PWTM puts me in mind of the knickerbocker glories of my youth - those showy desserts in the tall showy glasses that necessitated a spoon with a long handle, so chockablock were they with layers of ice-cream, jelly, syrup and fruit.  You're going to need a long spoon of your own to get through this little lot! On Friday 29th March, our first years presented their final animations to their client, Dr Peter Klappa,   lecturer in Bioscience at the University of Kent.  This final culminative brief - which asks them to pre-produce, produce and post-produce their very first CGI animation - represents a formidable level of challenge. Not only do they have to draw upon the full range of skills they've acquired during the year, they must also understand and articulate creatively a range of bioscientific scenarios.  Never has the imagined divide between art and science seemed more implausible. For your viewing pleasure, I'm presenting a selection of...

... and this one is directed by former UCA student, Gareth 'Godzilla' Edwards!

Hello CAA folk. As some of you may know, I've recently been working with L.A pop culture gallery Hero Complex Gallery on a big set of landscape prints. And today, I can finally reveal them after being feature on Gizmodo's io9. Titled  Visions of a Past, Present and Future,  this set of giclee prints celebrates some of the best science fiction films in cinematic history. From Star Wars to La Jetee, each print is sized at 12" x 36" and limited to 75 per print. A big thank you to io9 , who featured and revealed the work on their site. If you'd like to buy one of these lovely, super wide landscape prints, then head over to HCG and BUY HERE! The full list of prints is as follows: 2001 : A Space Odyssey, Akira, Alien, Blade Runner, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, La Jetee, Metropolis, Moon, Star Wars Ep IV, V and VI, The Fly. Here are just a selection of images. ** I know you are all horribly poor students, but if you'd like to purchase one o...

Trailer #2 - and the question being asked is simple: 'Where is Luke?'

... cue goosebumps!

Wow, these guys are fast!  Check out this witty piss-take, which takes aim at Lucas's reputation for fiddling digitally with this own franchise...

I have mixed feelings about this one, I'll let you decide.

I've just watched this again and thought I'd share it with you all. If you're a fan of Snatch and Star Wars then look no further, Brick Vader's here to terrify and entertain you! *Just in case you don't know the film there is a LOT of swearing here so be prepared*.

Saw this, was nearly tempted to write something clever about postmodern culture, mash-ups, death of the author, imprisonment in the past, hyperrealism and capitalism... but it's Friday, so I'll leave the clever stuff up to you...

 Ralph McQuarrie - concept artist for Star Wars - has died aged 82.   Visit the BBC website  to read more about McQuarrie's contribution to some of cinema's most enduring sci-fi spectacles.

Just saw this on RudeTube, and thought it was one for all the nerds :)

For production drawings from the animated TV series Star Wars Clone Wars (2003 - 2005) go here - courtesy of the Living Lines Library.