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NCCA graduate returns to BU to share his expertise as a Character Animator
A BA (Hons) Computer Animation Arts graduate returned to BU to share his expertise and advice with current students. Arran Baker graduated from the National Centre for Computer Animation (NCCA) in 2015 and now works as a Character Animator at Jellyfish Pictures. His...
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BFX team present competition pre-production work to charities and mentors
The BFX team recently headed to London to present the pre-production work of this year’s competition teams at the offices of Kingston Smith, competition sponsor. This year’s BFX competitors have been working hard to create storyboards, animatics and character designs...
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BU’s National Centre for Computer Animation tops UK rankings
Animation Career Review, which was set up in 2011 to provide an online resource for aspiring animators and digital artists, has ranked BU its top UK animation school, followed by the Royal College of Art in London and Teesside University in Middlesbrough. The...
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Graduate behind some of the world’s biggest blockbusters visits BU
Tom Reed, Head of Rigging at the Moving Picture Company (MPC) in London, visited the university to meet and advise students studying visual effects. After graduating BU’s BA Computer Visualisation degree in 2003, Tom worked on top-grossing films including The Lion...
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Judges announce BFX Competition Teams
Judges have selected the eight student teams who will compete in the 2019 BFX Competition. The competitors will be challenged to create a brand film for the four selected charities who stand to benefit from this festival collaboration. This year’s teams are; Clean Up...
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Charities to benefit from university animation talent
The Creative Vision Award (CVA), supported by Kingston Smith, has seen four charities announced as winners, receiving more than £150,000 worth of bespoke animation design work on a brand film of their choice. The animations will be produced at Bournemouth University...
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