An animated advert drawing attention to the effects of
Global warming by Glamorgan Student, Keziah
Bailey, has been shortlisted to appear on the
BBC's
Film Network website. The short film was created
by Keziah as a second year project on the BA(Hons) Computer
Animation course and depicts there effects of global warming
on a polar bear’s environment – followed by
a clever visual message reminding us how we can all help
in reverting the effect. The advert was created in reponse
to a Friends of the Earth’s “60 Second Green
Film Competition” launched in April 2007. The objective
of the competition was for filmmakers/green people at
heart, to explore the theme of how we should look after
our planet and use it with tomorrow in mind.
The genre and style were left open and up the entrant.
All that was specific was the length and the ability to
keep the films creative and engaging whilst still communicating
an effective environmental message that could raise wider
public awareness.Friends of the Earth say the response
to the competition was overwhelming with entries flooding
in from around the world and consequently led to their
YouTube channel being ranked as the number one most viewed
not-for-profit channel of all time. Even Morph, the 80's
children’s TV favourite, came out of retirement
to promote the competition and call for entries. Prizes
awarded included lunch with Andrew Macdonald (who also
judged the competition in conjunction with Lord Puttnam)
and editing software equipment.
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Fancy
an MA in Animation at Glamorgan?
Applications are now being considered for
the University’s brand new Production-based MA in
Animation, which will be based at the ATRiuM
Campus from October 2008. For more details click
here
or contact the Award Leader; Gerald
Emanuel
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BA(Hons)
Computer Animation Now Officially“One of the Best
Courses in the World”
The Computer Animation course at the University
of Glamorgan has again been voted one of the top courses
on the planet by an international panel of experts from
the Film, TV and Computer Games industries. For a second
year running 3D World, the leading trade magazine for
Computer Animation, featured a shortlist of the 30 top
courses in the world, chosen with advice from well-known
animation and special effects companies such as Pixar,
Dreamworks, Sony Imageworks and Aardman Animations as
well as some of the world’s leading Computer Games
Studios such as EA Games, Blitz Games and Sony (Playstation)
Entertainments. Over 300 courses were analysed by the
industry insiders, from which the best ten were highlighted
from the UK, USA and further afield. The course was officially
listed as the 4th best in the United Kingdom.*
* 3D World Magazine November 2007
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Glamorgan
Transforms into Glamorgan
The Animation and Computer Animation courses
at Glamorgan are part of a suite of degree courses that
will transfer to ATRiuM
- a brand new, state of the art campus based in Cardiff
city centre.Students currently studying on the Animation
& Computer Animation courses at GCADT will become
students at the University’s spectacular Cardiff
School of Creative & Cultural Industries from this
October. The £35 million purpose built campus brings
together the creative disciplines including design, arts,
media, performing arts and music.Vice-Chancellor of the
University of Glamorgan, Prof David Halton added, “As
a result of this transfer we as a University are gaining
a valuable resource in terms of highly skilled staff and
successful ongoing programmes which will be an asset to
our portfolio. I look forward to welcoming the staff and
students to the University.”For more details visit
ATRiuM
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Glamorgan
Wins with Skillset
Both the Animation and Computer Animation
courses at Glamorgan have been officially recognised by
the Skills and Training watchdog Skillset for the training
they provide for animators wanting to enter the industry.
The Computer Animation Course at Glamorgan has also been
accredited as one of the top two courses in the country
for training Games Artists. This now makes us the only
course in the whole of the UK with two Skillset ticks
for training both animators and artists…. three
if you also count the one we also get for being part of
the Skillset Screen Academy Wales.For more details click
here: Skillset
Games Accreditation and here: Skillset
Animation Accreditation and here: Screen
Academy Wales.
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Glammies
2008 Lifetime Achievement is awarded to...
The inaugural 'Lifetime Achievement'
award was presented to Pete Hodges at this year's "Glammies
'08" ceremony on June 6th at Cineworld Cardiff. Pete
received a warm standing ovation from the 250+ gathered
Industry representatives, students and graduates as he
collected his award for services to the Animation and
Computer Animation courses and the UK animation industry
in general.
"From the development
of the animation courses in 1994 to becoming Head of Professional
Design Studies at GCADT, Pete has immeasurably influenced
the school’s content and vision. During his term
as Head of School, the courses have attained three SkillSet
awards, the college gaining the highest honours in teaching
and learning, as well as being consistently voted in the
top ten of teaching colleges in the UK. The students’
work has won numerous awards and nominations from Ffresh
and Bafta Cymru as well as being shown at festivals around
the world. Those students going on to work on such TV
and Film as Walking with Dinosaurs, Frankenstein’s
Cat, Peppa Pig, Creature Comforts, Happy Feet & Spiderman
3 and Games such as Viva Pinata & Grand Theft Auto
4 in a variety of studios around the world. Pete’s
presence and vision have constantly guided the creativity
and professionalism that is a mainstay at GCADT."
Thanks Pete
Course Team - Animation / Computer Animation
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