workshops

Animarkt 2018 Character Animation Workshop in Łódź, Poland! I was at the fantastic  Animarkt Festival in Łódź, Poland to give a Character Animation Workshop! 8-10th October 2018  We had applications from 19 different countries! More info all here from the set of Man Wanted by 日本藤素tp://www.iridazhonga.com/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>Irida Zhonga  https://vimeo.com/284960205?fl=pl&fe=sh All applications to my Character Animation Workshop can be found right here! Animarkt Character Workshop Applications Man Wanted was pitched at last year’s Animarkt pitching forum to raise funds for stop motion shorts films   Here’s the teaser. Animation by Märt Kivi https://vimeo.com/277459797?fl=pl&fe=sh Facebook: @AnimarktPL Instagram: @Animarkt Instagram: @IridaZhonga Twitter: @IridaZhonga

4 Week Advanced Course at Pinewood Studios for Creative Media Skills CREATIVE MEDIA SKILLS This past July-August 2019 I ran the biggest & most advanced Stop Motion Animation training course I had ever given! It was 4 weeks of mentoring from myself at the prestigious Pinewood Studios, London for Creative Media Skills. CMS provide professional industry training & this was their 1st course dedicated to animation! Each week was broken down into easily digestible sections, starting simply & gradually building up complexity. The weeks were broken into Anatomy & Body Language, Walking & Running, Character Staging & Performance & lastly, Advanced Performance. Plus we used the犀利士highly sought after new Stickybones puppets, renowned for their incredible articulation! https://vimeo.com/40310590?fl=pl&fe=sh 4 Week Stop Motion Animation Workshop at Pinewood Studios, London Bookings are now open! Click here for more info or contact CMS or myself directly:info@creative-media-skills.com+44 (0) 1753 656 168 About Creative Media Skills: Twitter: @CreativeMediaS1Instagram: @creativemediaskillsFacebook @CreativeMediaSkills     The workshop will be held at:Pinewood StudiosPinewood RdIver HeathSLO ONHLondonUnited Kingdom Monday 15th July – Friday 9th August 2019 Follow the link for more details & bookings: Creative Media Skills work hand in hand with the industry and the companies that support it, to facilitate their specific and targeted training requirements at the top level. We are placed within the heart of Pinewood, which allows us to ensure that each and every training opportunity is unique, state of the art and world class. CMS is the trusted platform where top UK screen professionals are able to pass on their huge amounts of experience and knowledge to the next generation of crew at an internationally unrivalled level in the workplace.

5 Day Stop Motion Animation Workshop at London City Island This December I’m running a 5 day stop motion animation workshop in London! After lots of travelling around the world, improving & adapting techniques, I’m bringing this opportunity to develop your animation to my home at London City Island! We will focus on enhancing natural human movement for your character animation. It will be taking place Dec 16-20th 2019All details can be found at this link: 5 day Stop Motion Animation Workshop at London City Island I ran my first such workshop here on the ‘Island’ earlier in May. It was an intimate, rewarding week, having dedicated one-on-one animation time whilst enjoying the unique location. A huge thank you to Deborah Caleb Raffaele for putting together this beautiful video of the week. Places are open to come try it for yourself! https://vimeo.com/370942280?fl=pl&fe=sh Website: www.DeborahCalebRaffaele.comInstagram: @deborahcalebraffaele   For years I’ve been developing many new approaches to make animating the human body easier to understand & apply.In exploring my most successful exercises, I’ve designed this 5 day course to maximize what can be learnt in a short time frame. It’s based on common issues people encounter, specifically aimed to create natural organic character animation through a puppet. & speaking of puppets, we’ll be using the new Stickybones puppets! Renowned for their revolutionary articulation & flexibility. I’ve also had especially made heads with eyes to allow for extra facial performance! https://vimeo.com/316178227?fl=pl&fe=sh Sticky Bones in action! Animation featured by the awesome Florian Perinelle. A key part of my animation team on The Magic Piano The workshop will be held at:The Woods Studios,15, 24 Botanic Square,London City Island,London, E14 0LH, United Kingdom Monday 16th – Friday 20th Dec 20199:30 AM – 5:30 PM Follow the link for more details & bookings: 5 day Stop Motion Animation Workshop at London City Island Based at London City Island, surrounded by riverside walks & minutes away from stunning views of the Thames! https://vimeo.com/332411074?fl=pl&fe=sh Website: www.threebearsent.com/thewoodsstudios/ Facebook: @thewoodsstudiosofficial Instagram: @thewoodsstudioslondon