

Visit from Paul Hilton
On Monday 8th June 2015, Paul Hilton, the external examiner, came to my university to ask my fellow students and me what we thought about...


MD6001 - Visit from Richard Haynes
Richard showing animation students his showreel. On 5th June 2015, stop-motion animator Richard Haynes visited my university. he studied...


MD6001 Week 1 - Kiss of Death Animatics, Pre-Visualisation and Storyboards plus reading notes on fil
Animatics, pre-visualisation and storyboarding are all part of the pre-production process in film and animation. A storyboard is a series...


MD6001 and MD6003 Week 28 - London Animation Club with Vivien Halas and Jez Stewart
Last night's LAC was held to celebrate 75 years of Halas and Batchelor. They made the films listed below. An exhibition on Animal Farm...


MD6001 and MD6003 Week 26 - London Animation Club talk with Skwigly
Martin Pickles (rear centre) introduces Skwigly On 14th April 2015, Skwigly came to the London Animation club. The team consisted of...


MD6001 Week 22 - Matte Painting with Tim Holleyman
Left to right: Tim Holleyman and Mark Collington On Monday 9th March 2015, Tim Holleyman visited my university to give us a session on...


MD6001 Week 21 - Lee Henshall Lunchtime Lecture
Left to right: Lee Henshall, Ben Melville On Thursday 5th March 2015, 3D compositor Lee Henshall visited my university to give a talk on...


MD6001 and MD6003 Week 21 - London Animation Club talk with Edwin Rostron
On Tuesday 3rd March 2015 at the Green Man pub in Fitzrovia, London, Edwin Rostron was the featured guest at the London Animation Club....


MD6001 and MD6002 Week 7 - Original Kuleshov Effect Experiment, reading notes and my Own Experiment
The original Kuleshov Effect experiment was devised by Lev Kuleshov (1899 - 1970) to encourage viewers to interpret different feelings...


MD6001 Week 6 - Aladdin in Campbell and Vogler's Hero's Journey and Propp's Morphology narrative sta
Aladdin DVD cover source: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Aladdin-DVD-Robin-Williams/dp/B0019T7PC2 This week I was asked to break down the plot...