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2012 Animation Exposé

admin — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 07:09:21 +0000

Welcome

This world famous animation festival, celebration and exhibition is in its ninth year and is shaping up to be our best yet. In the past years the digital animation degree has won or been nominated in more than 40 digital animation competitions worldwide, come and see the newest batch of talented digital animation artists. As always it will be held at the stunning 450 seater Weston Auditorium.

To book for the event visit: http://uhanimation.eventbrite.com/

About the event:

The event is divided into two halves. In the morning there is a great line up of industry speakers from leading Film visual effects, Games and TV industries. See our website for this year’s line up.

Last year we had speakers from MPC, Codemasters, The Mill and Nexus speaking about their latest projects and releases.

The afternoon holds our prestigious animation film showcase, containing the very best 3D, Games, VFX and 2D animated movies from our graduating class. These films are in stiff competition with each other to win top prizes decided upon by a distinguished panel of industry judges. Last year the audience was over 420 people and close to capacity, the day is free to all but seats in high demand so arrive on time to avoid disappointment, and having to watch on the large screen outside.

Click here to see some of last years films and award winners

Timetable:

Times may vary on the day:

09:30 - Coffee reception & registration
10:00 - Visual Effects Industry Presentation (Speaker TBC)
10:50 - Games Industry Presentation (Speaker TBC)
11:30 - Break
11:50 - Animation House Industry Presentation (Speaker TBC)
12:30 - UH Alumni Panel – Open Q&A Session
13:00 - Lunch
14:30 - Industry Panel – Open Q&A Session
15:30 - Animation Short Film Showcase
16:30 - Break
17:00 - Awards Presentation

17:30 - Event close. Industry, Alumni & Invited Guests move to Private Exhibition. (The exhibition is open to the general public for one week after from 9-5pm every day)

19:00 - Afterparty Venue TBC, good music and animation until midnight!

24:00 - AfterAfterAfter Party

Can’t Attend?This year we will be streaming the whole day FREE in HD around the world on the internet, we will also be able to take questions and responses from internet viewers. So if you really can’t make it you can still participate online

.Location:

The event is held in the Weston Auditorium on the Hatfield DeHavilland Campus; with seating for 450 people. Very close to London.

Nearest train station is ‘Hatfield’ (only 20 min’s from London Kings Cross)
Driving – Junction 23 of the M25, 4 Miles up the A1M (SatNav AL10 9EU)
Link to detailed google map

We hope you will be able to attend.

For full details of the event & to pre-register please visit our website:
http://www.uhanimation.co.uk

Kindest regards,
The Animation Team

contact: Sol Rogers - s.rogers@herts.ac.uk

UHAnimation Showreel – 2D|3D|VFX|GA Digital Animation

admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:25:55 +0000

This showreel contains work from all of the the University Of Hertfordshire digital animation programmes Bachelor of Arts degree strands:

(Click below to findout official information)

Ba (Hons) 2D Digital Animation | Ba (Hons) Games Art

Ba (Hons) 3D Digital Animation | Ba (Hons) Visual Effects

The digital animation programme equips students with the high level of skills needed to succeed in today’s animation industry. It emphasizes creativity, character design, story, cinematography, VFX and compositing 3D and Games Art; all channelled through the advanced software skills needed to achieve inventive and engaging animation. These programmes develop digital modelling and character animation skills, virtual lighting and virtual camera work, exposing students to the latest professional 3D animation practices. The students create short animated final films or fully playable games levels. Employment opportunities include computer animation companies, work with games, TV and film special effects companies. Our graduated students have worked and freelanced with some of the world’s best known production and post production houses.

inaniMATE – WINS! Virgin Media Shorts People Choice award 2011 – University of Hertfordshire

admin — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:24:36 +0000

“There is no galaxy too far, and no impulse too extraordinary, to prevent anyone from finding their true romance.”

Winner of Virgin Media Shorts People Choice award 2011

“Although our judging panel loved 2:20, it was a different film that went down a storm with our voters this year. You chose the adorable animated short InaniMate, about an alien searching for love, as your People’s Choice Award winner, so thank you to everyone who voted and a huge congratulations to Micheal O’Donogue, Soulla Josephides and Ying Hui Tan for creating such a hugely popular piece. We hope they’ll make good use of their prize – £2,000 of brand new film equipment – and go on to do wonderful things. And who knows, maybe we’ll see them in the shortlist again next year!”

http://www.virginmediashorts.co.uk/#page=1&filter=shortlist

http://www.virginmediashorts.co.uk/film/1583/inanimate

For more information on the course:
herts.ac.uk/?courses/?3D-Digital-Animation-BA.cfm

Adrift – 3D Animation @ University of Hertfordshire 2010

admin — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 16:46:48 +0000

Short film produced at the University of Hertfordshire 2010, featured in 3dartist and 3dworld magazine. Also currently used on all Ati Graphics card boxes.

http://www.herts.ac.uk/courses/3D-Digital-Animation-BA.cfm

The film follows a lonely girl living atop a flying whale whose luck changes when a stranger drops out of the sky.

Models/Rigging/Texturing
ben-casey.co.uk/

Story/Animation/Cinematography
www.matt-smart.co.uk/

Art/Design/Compositing/matte painting and Foley
benclube.co.uk/

Pollex – Games Art @ University Of Hertfordshire 2010

admin — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 16:33:33 +0000

Short games are trailer produced at the University of Hertfordshire 2010.

Tim Mehmet – www.limbo3d.co.uk

Matt Aldridge – www.matthewjamesaldridge.co.uk

Jeff Hatton – www.jeffhatton.co.uk

Evol – 3D Animation @ University Of Hertfordshire 2010

admin — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 16:29:26 +0000

Short film produced at the University of Hertfordshire 2010.

When one man’s greed for the ultimate feather leads to hunting down a rare phoenix, an unfortunate encounter finds the man in need of help. Even after the utmost sacrifice of the phoenix, the man’s lust for greed continues, through which the phoenix rises again, and takes the man’s soul.

Callum Welsh – www.callumwelsh.com

James Ogden – www.jamesogden.co.uk

Ryan Spencer – www.3d.ryan.spencer.ord

Trouvaille – 3D Animation @ University Of Hertfordshire 2010

admin — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 16:27:32 +0000

Trouvaille a short film produced at the University of Hertfordshire 2010.

http://www.uhanimation.co.uk

Les Davies – www.les-davies.co.uk

Jack Waller – www.paddersplace.co.uk

Tim Padwick – www.jackwaller.co.uk

UH Double Whammy at Animex!

admin — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:41:52 +0000

UH Double Whammy at Animex!,

World War and Alienated both Win!

Congratulations to Vincent, Krissy and Aqeel whose films both won awards at 2009 Animex festival. Vincent’s film World War won the Games Art Award and Krissy and Aqeel’s film Alienated won the Visual Effects Award.
Very impressive to see how UH work is rated in relation to other European student films this year, and even greater that the judges were from Disney, SIGGRAPH, Sony Pictures Animation, Framestore, Aardman and EA games.

Well done, here’s to more success in future

Animex info link

Alienated

World War

‘World War’ wins Best Animation Award!

admin — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:01:35 +0000

World War – Vincent Chai wins Best Animation Award at Festival Filem Malaysia (21st Malaysian Film Festival)

Vincent Chai who also graduated this year from the University of Hertfordshire’s Digital Animation Programme recently won the Best Animation Award with his film World War at Festival Filem Malaysia, the largest film and animation award show in Malaysia, beating a host of film and TV production companies in the process.

http://www.sinemamalaysia.com.my/main/index.php?mod=film&p=info&id=742

the above page displays in Bahasa Melaya (Malay), you need to click the English link at top right to view the translated version.

World War can be watched online:
http://uhanimation.co.uk/2008/world-war-3d-animation/

There is a small attached poster of the film with this email

World War has also been shortlisted at Exposures Festival, Manchester and was runner up in the Global HD Animation Contest http://www.mytoons.com/blog/animation-news/