Computer Animation Arts

It's a very long time since I last had to go 'school uniform shopping' or buy a new pencil case in preparation for the new academic year, and yet September always gets me the same way: that unmistakeable mix of excitement-meets-melancholy.  The Summer is ending - sigh - which means  it's time to rev the engines and jump-start the old grey matter and thus prepare for another incredibly busy and productive year on CG Arts & Animation . What better way to ease us all into the prospect of a new semester of CGAA at UCA Rochester than with a freshly-minted edition of the PWTM boasting a whole host of good news stories from the CG Arts community and a round-up of what our students have been doing while not a) watching the Olympics or b) reading Fifty Shades of Grey ... Unless you've been living on the 'lost isle of no-internet' these past few months, you'll know that July's  New Designers 2012 was a great success for CGAA - and it di...

Congratulations to CGAA 2011 graduate, Tom Beg , who has just been awarded this year's Grossman Scholarship . Tom graduated with a first class degree in CG Arts & Animation in July 2011 and will be completing his Masters degree at UCA Rochester. The Grossman Scholarship is awarded to students in recognition of their 'outstanding creative potential'  and anyone who enjoyed Tom's recent cg+motion graphics adaptation of Oscar Wilde's Dorian Gray will champion the awarding panel's decision.  Simply put, we're all very proud of him and wish Tom well for his continuing studies and projects-in-the-offing... Best of luck and 'be amazing'!

Tom Beg's cg adaptation of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray garnered much praise and attention when it was exhibited at New Designers 2011 . Visitors found its striking visuals and bold embrace of theatricality refreshing, prompting Selina Meaning at Arts Thread to observe: "Tom’s creation from start to finish is a work of art, retaining the watercolour quality from his initial drawings." 'ARTS THREAD bridges the gap between education and the creative industry. For the first time ever, design students, graduates, universities, schools and the creative industry can network worldwide.' Check it out here .

At six o'clock on Saturday, 8th July, New Designers 2011 came to an end. The event itself is a marathon, but the 'take down' is a sprint. With just 2 hours to get everything down, out, and into the awaiting van, the experience is a stampede. It took no time at all for the CGAA exhibit to go from 'seductive showroom' to 'non-place'. Everyone was tired and pleased to be going home, but, as in previous years, the end of ND 2011 was not without some melancholy and reflection - rather like the 12th day of Christmas when the tree is finally ejected onto the wet pavement and the house seems bare without it. Congratulations to all graduates who participated in New Designers 2011 - you distinguished yourselves, and our fingers are firmly crossed in the hope that transformative stuff now results from all your many conversations with interested parties and those more mysterious visitors. And many thanks too to all those who helped make it happen, a list in...