I’m posting this here just to remind me how good it is.
This is the title sequence to The Box of Delights shown on BBC1 during Christmas 1984. Not only does watching it give me a huge sense of nostalgia but I’m also still impressed with how sophisticated it is for a children’s […]
From French animation to Spanish. This time it is the famous children’s animation Pocoyo. The creators have started an official blog looking back at the production of the series and behind the scenes information.
Check it out.
A recent trip to France confirmed to me that I have forgotten most of what I ever learnt in GCSE French. Luckily the people we were visiting spoke very good English. Of course this just made me feel even more stupid.
Now here is some French animation to rub it in further. Follow […]
A quick post. I know. I haven’t done anything to the site in ages. I’m sorry. I really don’t think anyone notices though. Anyway, I’m slowly thinking about some updates that I need to do. So I’ll try and give myself a push.
In the meantime take a look at […]
The new Guinness commercial is a fantastic mix of live action, CG animation and bread. The clever bods at Framestore created it in just three and a half months. Follow the link to read about its creation.
Link
Once on the page click on ‘Quicktime’ to view the final commercial.
There has been a rash of new animation Blogs recently. Many of which have been created by the talented people at Uli Meyer Animation Studio. So here’s a list of links for you to peruse.
Uli Meyer
Matt Jones
Gerben Steenks
Joan Cabot
John Nevarez
Hans Bacher
Stephanie Choi
Marco Allard
Stephane Kardos
Neil Ross
Jez Hall
Paul McKeown
Sean Hayden
Gruesomestein’s Monsters
Few! Thanks […]
www.martz.ca
Whilst looking for a suitable font for a project I came across this site. It is the web site of John Martz, an illustrator. I really like his illustration style. You can also visit his Blog site at www.robotjohnny.com
www.aardman.com
Aardman’s new web site is finally online. It has been in development for at least a year […]
Small independent animation projects are all very well but sometimes it’s easy to forget that there are some big animation and effect studios in the UK producing world class material. So here are some reminders.
www.framestore-cfc.com
Framestore CFC is the biggest effects house in Europe. Based in London they have worked on projects from TV to […]
E4 and Creative Review Magazine are currently running a competition to design and produce stings (the little channel ident sequences shown before programmes) for E4. The winning stings will be shown on E4 as well as featured on the competition web site. The main winner will also receive £15,000 to develop more stings for the […]
www.boring3d.com
Tim Ruffle mentioned this site to me ages ago. It belongs to Jimmy Maidens, a CG artist. You’ll find many examples of his strange creations on the site. What I find particularly interesting is the way that he has managed to get his computer generated models to look like Plasticine. They look soft and appealing.