Animation
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Dream world animation from Coventry University student
A Coventry University student has created an animated film about a troubled young boy as part of Illustration Nation taking place in Coventry during June. Alexandra Balan, 21, originally from Romania, shot ‘Pall’ in Iceland, working alongside Media Production student Laura-Jayne Meades and Teaching Assistant Ross Varney. When making this short film, Alexandra aimed to create a whimsica...
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A right royal result for Seveer Media
Manchester’s Seveer Media secured two contracts as a result of the Royal visit to Manchester and Salford on Friday. The video and animation specialists were commissioned to film the visit and create a commemorative film for Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester...
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Animation UK welcomes Government commitment for tax breaks
Animation UK is thrilled that the Chancellor has announced that the animation industry will be included in tax breaks offered to the gaming sector and ‘high-end’ productions in yesterday's Budget...
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Bournemouth University graduates work on Oscar winning film
Over 70 Bournemouth University alumni worked on four out of the five films nominated in the category for best visual effects at this year’s Academy Awards. BU graduates worked on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: part two, Hugo, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and...
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Knifedge Creates Visuals for Snow Patrol World Tour
Creative agency Knifedge has created animated visuals for four songs featured in Snow Patrol’s spectacular 2012 World Tour, including one of the band’s biggest hits, “Chasing Cars”. Knifedge is one of a number of creative agencies commissioned to work on the Tour,..
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Well-read Kingston students book themselves a spot on Channel 4
A short film made by two Kingston University students to highlight the plight of public libraries has been shown on Channel 4. Illustration and animation students Joe Sparrow and Grethe Bentsen made the film ‘Ex Libris’ (Latin for ‘out of books’) as their final year...
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Animators Dice Productions Celebrate Win at the London Short Film Festival
Dice Productions are celebrating their latest award win for their short film All Consuming Love (Man in a Cat) after picking up the Best Comedy Short award at the 9th London Short Film Festival. The Birmingham-based animators and writers are also finalists...
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Animators challenged to bring life back into Silent Movie music
Animators everywhere are being challenged to bring to life a unique collection of silent movie scores that have been recorded by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and form part of Birmingham’s world-class archive and special collections...
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Knifedge designs virtual world on stage for UK revival of Pippin
Computer gaming meets live theatre in an imaginative new production of the hit Broadway musical Pippin, which has just opened at the Menier Chocolate Factory in London. Directed and choreographed by Mitch Sebastian, this new production...
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Art & Graft animations brings Vegas to life
Art & Graft, the creative animation and live-action studio, has brought the excitement and neon lights of a Las Vegas casino to life in two new ads for William Hill Casino, the online casino. The studio was commissioned by advertising agency Beattie McGuinness...









