Computer Animation Arts

Open call for the Young Artist of the Year Competition ARTIST’S BRIEF 2019   Deadline for submissions 1 September 2019 (midnight) About the award Three unique organisations are collaborating to provide a significant platform and stepping stone for young artists. The new Robert Walters Group UK Young Artist of the Year Award in partnership with Saatchi Gallery will discover and champion exceptional artists who are representative of contemporary Britain. From an open call across the UK, we are seeking to discover 10 outstanding artists whose work demonstrates a strong and original voice, is of exceptional artistic quality. We’re looking for artists who represent the UK’s richly diverse population, and embody the experiences of their community. Artists who create bold, unique pieces of art that reveal their own perspectives and experiences and whom represent unique viewpoints and will help start new conversations in the UK art scene.   The ten shortlisted artist...

Well, this is gorgeous... Duck, Death and the Tulip from Jorge Sandoval on Vimeo .

Framestore are on the lookout for an Animator!  Responsibilities: Working closely with the Animation Lead and Supervisor to produce high quality animation which creates compelling, story-driven and action packed moments that fit within the style and pacing of the film Working closely with the Rigging and Pipeline departments providing suggestions and feedback to improve character setup, visual quality, rigs and tool functionality Animating both primary and secondary characters and elements Meeting schedules and show deadlines Ongoing communication with Production and Lead regarding schedules and deadlines Working efficiently as part of a team, or independently, to complete assigned shots Submitting shots for review and follow through with notes and feedback if required Continuing to become familiar with new tools, software, data and other related technology Essential Skills: Previous experience in a similar role A thorough knowledge of Maya An ...

Created Academy are back with their series of 'Lates'... talks and workshops that get you up close and personal with industry! On the 13th June, they are hosting a workshop with MAINFRAME.  Get exclusive insights into the day to day world of working at a major studio, get your work reviewed by industry professionals and leave with a secret or two in your pocket. What you'll get...  Project X: From Brief To Delivery We’ll kick off with a talk by the pros at Mainframe. They’ll take you through how they brought to life one of their latest motion design projects, running through the whole process from the client brief to the finished article. There will then be a Q&A session where you can questions about the project. Portfolio Hustle And it gets better. You’ll then be paired up with motion design professionals who’ll give feedback on your work and advice on how to improve your portfolio. This event is FREE so as you can imagine, plac...

Coming up on the 20th June... Inside Bloomsbury Publishing for Animators and Video Editors   Step inside Bloomsbury headquarters as they talk openly about how they work with animators and video makers to create inspiring films about their books. Here's what you can expect...   'In a brand new event series, Inside Bloomsbury , we open up about how we create and publish our books by inviting key members of the Bloomsbury team to talk about what they do in more detail than ever before. In this fourth event of the series, we bring together members of our talented marketing team to talk about the way they use video content like animations, trailers and stories in their campaigns, especially on social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook , to engage with an author's readers and fans online.  We're delighted to have Trâm-Anh Doan , Head of Digital Marketing, joined by Anthony and Jason from Robot Ninja , a creative video collective, who ...

The Flying Colour Company are now launching their 2019 post-graduate recruitment campaign!   Here's what they have to say - The Flying Colour Company is a visua l effects facility based in the heart of Soho. We are an independent company and have established ourselves as one of the leading providers for VFX in Lo ndon. We specialise in high - end scripted drama and film VFX for Independent and also Studio Feature films.   In 2018 , The Flying Colour Company initiated a post graduate recruitment campaign , whereby we employed two t rainee artists and provided them with a Flying Colour Co training program that they both passed . Th ey then went on to gain hands-on experience and are now very much a key part of our in house artist team . Following the success of this program, we are now commencing with our 2019 post- graduate recruitment campaign.   We are looking for a number of creati ve individuals, for various trainee positions. It ...

Year 2: End of Year Tutorials Due to third year assessments and UCA staff meetings, second year end of year tutorials scheduled for Friday 17th May will be cancelled. However, your Premise and Toolkit 2 assessments and feedback will be available online (on myUCA) for you to read either by the end of Friday 17th or the start of Monday 20th May. If anyone wishes to discuss their grade or feedback, please contact me via email. Thanks Alan