Computer Animation Arts

I'm sharing this video for Sia's Elastic Heart  featuring Maddie Ziegler for no other reason than it's been a long time since a music video has stopped me in my tracks and made me actually watch it. So often, music videos are little more than sexist wallpaper, but this is a very different beast. Predictably, this video has attracted outrage and bluster in terms of its apparent paedophilic vibe (read Barbara Ellen's article here for a much more sensible response).  For me, I was astounded by how raw and confrontational this video is; how laid bare, and discomforting - and mesmeric.

Group B: Friday Afternoons My applogies - There was a typo in the times issued during the 3rd Year presentation. Instead of starting at 1pm the tutorials are scheduled to start at 2pm. Please make a note of the above times for next week and beyond. Thanks Alan

Just wanted to wish our third years the very best of luck as they prepare for the hand-in of their dissertations on Friday.   We'll be thinking of you over the coming days as you make that last super-human effort to bring all your hard work together.   Remember, you need to submit 2 bound hard-copies and ensure you've uploaded another copy to Turnitin .  Hand-in is between 11am - 12 noon at the Campus Faculty Office.  Don't be late; it's very important you hand-in according to the deadline.   As you begin to feel the pressure, remember the formatting basics; 1.5 or double-spaced pages, italicisation for quotes, film titles, and book titles etc.  If you're introducing a film for the first time, be sure to include the director and the release date.  Make sure all your quotations and illustrations are referenced accordingly.  Ensure your bibliography is in alphabetical order and fully representative of the breath and depth of your resear...

A message for all those CAA students who are off to Barcelona in February: there's a meeting at 1pm in Lecture Theatre 1/ Tuesday 27th January .  Lots of info for you, so make sure you attend.  Use your social networks to spread the word.  Many thanks!

For whatever reason, year 1 Ridge's blogfeed hasn't been coming through via the Blogger Dashboard - meaning he's been a bit neglected.  I asked him to re-boot and set-up a new blog, the url of which is listed below.  Please add Ridge's new blog to your reading list.  Spread the word.  Many thanks! Ridge @ http://ridgeyeboahmensahuca.blogspot.co.uk

A fascinating collection of some of Hitchcock's cinematic preoccupations, both in terms of screen craft and recurrent symbolism.