Someone once said, "A week is a long time in politics". The same is true of CG Arts & Animation, where within the space of seven short days, whole new worlds spring into being, new life-forms are born, evolve and grow, and new stories go from improbable musings and jotted plots to entertaining animatics and dynamic pre-visualisations. One short week ago, CGAA Year 1 had their Unit 4 Storytelling crit, and I was particularly impressed by the ambition and professionalism of much of the work submitted. With stories ranging from Steve Payne's ingeniously monikered Frankenstylist to Nick Baker's superhero parody, The Crimson Corn , there was much to enjoy and it was a positive day. Sammy Butler's & Son was particularly effective, and I'm kicking off this week's PWTM with Sammy's Making of and animatic. & Son is the best resolution of the 'turn-3-randomly-picked-story-components-into-an-idea-for-an-animated-short' c...
BA Hons Computer Animation Arts is a 3 year degree course at the University for the Creative Arts, Rochester, UK.