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Meet the man behind "Guardians" Michael is an animator with extensive experience in video games, TV Commercials and Feature films, including VFX blockbusters like Guardians of the Galaxy 2 . This will be a superb event for everyone who would like to find out more about careers in animation. And if that isn't enough for you, there will - as ever - be free pizza and beer. commercials and VFX feature films. He has animated on projects such as ' Star Wars - the Clone Wars ' animated series to Marvel's ' Guardians of the Galaxy vol 2 .'. Michael is also an animation coach and has been mentoring animation students in the UK for many years. This event will also focus on how to get 'from the classroom to the studio', including a talk about the current state of the Animation industry - and how students can break into it. Where and When? Thursday 4th May 2017 at 6:30 pm at Escape Studios' Shepherd's Bush's Studio. Sheph

After all: animation is easy - the computer does it all for you! Forget the tedious business of learning timing and spacing - you just pick your language, ask the character to perform for you, and Maya does the rest. So, if animation really is as easy as Giovanni says it is, why aren't we all doing it this way? I

Michael is an animator with an extensive list of credits in video games, TV Commercials and Feature films.  Michael shared his experience of working on projects such as Star Wars - The Clone Wars , Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy vol 2, Jungle Book, Beauty and the Beast and Planet of the Apes.  In particular, he talked about how to get "From the Classroom to the Studio". Specifically, how do graduates break into the animation industry? What are the secrets of success? Graduation Michael Morgan Breaking into the industry isn't easy. Michael started out doing video games, after graduating from college with some 3D skills, mainly in 3DS Max. Initially, he did a lot of modeling, but then in 2015 he found the online school Animation Mentor - the first online animation school. Career It was at Animation Mentor that Michael learned "how to animate to the camera" and, armed with his new demo reel, he found work on the Clone Wars TV Series i

Lukin pub, Fitzrovia If you are a student who is working on a shot or an updated reel (aren't we all?), bring your work on a USB or hard drive and get feedback from professional animators. You'll also hear the local gossip and find out the word on the street. What is this event all about? It's a chance for students in the London area to bring their work and get feedback from Professional Animators. It's also a chance to find out the gossip - who is hiring, when, and for what kind of roles. Why go? Because there is nothing like getting feedback on your work from professional animators to help you get your reel to the next level. Industry professionals know what needs to go on an animation reel in order to get hired.  How much does it cost? Nothing. The event is free!

The world's first online MA in animation This is a unique degree (the first of its kind) which can be undertaken by students anywhere in the world, leading to a formal qualification in the field. What is this degree and what makes it unique? Until we launched this course, if you wanted to achieve a master's degree in 3D animation, you had to go to a university and study there, at a place and time that is convenient for the university.  Never mind that you have a day job and a family - you have to study when it suits them, not when it suits you. Now you can complete your degree online, from anywhere in the world. You don't even need to show up for graduation - though you will definitely be invited! What will you learn? The course is a unique blend of practical and academic content. That means you will learn how to animate, stop by step, and be properly trained as a skilled professional 3D animator. At the same time, you will have to engage with the th

Probably the most useful rig for our students at Animation Apprentice is the horse, which is an excellent choice for quadruped locomotion, but there are many other free rigs which are very useful for learning different aspects of character and creature animation. One of the most fun is the Star Wars droid, and also the stenopelmatus (a kind of bug). Finally, for avian locomotion, the woodpecker is one of the best free bird rigs available for learning to animate birds in flight. Many thanks for Carlos Contreras at Motorman TD for the excellent rigs, made available for the Maya community for learning animation.