dSCAPE/05 Animation Workshop - Local Showcase

Simon Cornish trained in traditional animation and went on to set up BAF animation in 1994, Brighton's first digital animation company. Working on a broad spectrum of projects in the following years including film titles, series production, motion graphics and new media work.

This has given Simon has an unusual breadth of experience which has seen him in a variety of roles from Scriptwriter to Director. He is also the creator of the monthly 'Mental Roy' illustration for 3DWorld magazine.

Most recently Simon was producer for the short film 'the little thief' directed by Adam Sharp. The only animated film to date to be awarded UK Film Council completion funding.

Simon and Adam have now formed a new production company, Itchy Pictures, with two more films in the pipeline, as well as winning contracts to produce VFX work for several mobile phone commercials.

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Cathy Jones has been making animations since 1993 when she got her first computer and started experimenting with a basic animation program. Thoroughly enjoying it, she went on to do a Masters degree in 3D Computer Animation in 1997, although since then she has almost exclusively made 2D work.

In 2001, after spending many Sunday afternoons with a friend trying to make a ridiculously overambitious animation model, she realised they needed to learn how to do it properly so enrolled on an animation course at Brighton College. Whilst there, she experimented with many techniques, eventually ending up hooked on Flash.

Cathy likes to make animations that use words as well as images - often starting with the words; nonsense rhymes, fragments of conversations she overhears, misheard lyrics - anything that sparks her imagination. She also likes making series' of work, taking a simple, core idea and approaching it from different angles.

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The Kingdom are a long running creative partnership who are out to produce groundbreaking and inspiring visuals and marketing concepts which are a stretch from the norm.

Their skill set reaches right across the spectrum - from video production to animation, design, illustration, photography, copy writing and interactive programming - making them one of the few full service consultancies focusing on music. Through years of strong relationships, they are now closely tied with the music industry, with their huge strength being unique, captivating music videos and artwork which aim to push artists to the forefront of the industry with rich, beautiful, memorable imagery. Their backgrounds include working with the likes of Universal, Dunlop, Guinness, Muller, Mclaren F1 and the BBC.