Posted in April 2009

Oscar Nostalgia

While rummaging through the old VHS collection I came across the recording of the Academy awards from 2002 when we were nominated for ‘Give Up Yer Aul’ Sins’. (more…)

Oscar Nostalgia
29 April 2009

By Darragh O'Connell
Posted in Animators
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Noddy on the Radio!

Brown Bag Films’ new animation series Noddy in Toyland arrived on television last week and there was loads of press coverage to celebrate Noddy’s 60th birthday.  (more…)

Noddy on the Radio!
28 April 2009

By Richard Keane
Posted in News
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Finding Lady; The Art of Storyboarding

Found this video on the history of Disney and storyboarding. It’s pretty cool.

Finding Lady; The Art of Storyboarding
28 April 2009

By Bronagh O'Hanlon
Posted in Animators
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Making Of: The Irish Examiner ‘Sketch’

We recently produced two commercials for The Irish Examiner’s soccer and rugby coverage for agency Young Euro RSCG. Directed by Feidhlimidh Woods, the first commercial, ‘Sketch’, focused on soccer. (more…)

Making Of: The Irish Examiner 'Sketch'
28 April 2009

By Bronagh O'Hanlon
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Where the Wild Things Are

The trailer for the adaption of Maurice Sendak’s classic Where the Wild Things Are has been online for a few weeks now and it looks fantastic. (more…)

Where the Wild Things Are
21 April 2009

By Seamus O'Toole
Posted in Animators
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Baleistic

You’ve probably heard Christian Bale’s explosive rant on the set of Terminator 4 by now; it’s been blogged, remixed and parodied everywhere since it leaked 2 months ago.  Now it’s also been animated thanks to Spline Doctors, the excellent blog run by some of the guys from Pixar to help animators hone their craft. They set a competition task for their readers to animate a section of Bale’s rant. Our own Chris O’Hara entered with Baleistic…and won!

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Baleistic
7 April 2009

By Jennie
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Ballyfermot Reunion

Back in 1993, I ahem…. ‘left’ Ballyfermot Animation College ready to join the analogue world of animation. I learned life long skills such as how to edit on a Steinbeck, shoot animation under a 35mm rostrum camera, hand paint ‘Cels’ and how computers were a strange thing of the future.

So last Wednesday, Ballyfermot College had a reunion of past pupils and teachers. People we hadn’t seen in 16 years appeared as if Facebook had suddenly come to life.

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Ballyfermot Reunion
1 April 2009

By Cathal Gaffney
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