Aug 23 2010

Animated Yorkshire Re-launch party!

Free party to Launch the new programme of Animated Yorkshire and to celebrate our emergence as a newly created professional organisation

Thursday 9th September 6.30pm until 11.30pm

Bradford Playhouse 4 Chapel Street, Bradford BD1 5DL

To welcome to members old and new and  to show our appreciation for the many who have helped us

Launch of brand new network programme

Special preview of Bradford Animation Festival shortlisted films, Live music from Corncrake, networking, food and bar

Those wishing to join Animated Yorkshire on the evening or before are entitled to exclusive discounts on 2010 Bradford Animation Festival tickets!

All welcome and its free (although donations are welcome)

Please book in advance below so that we know how many to expect


Aug 12 2010

Special reduced price course! Get Creative this August Bank Holiday!

ANIMATE! DRAWING AND ANIMATING ANIMALS COURSE
Ponderosa Rare Breeds Farm off Smithies Lane, Heckmondwike WF 16 OPN

Thursday 26th – Friday 27th August 9.30am – 4pm


A chance to get up close to a range of animals including porcupines, racoon dogs, meerkats, monkeys, birds of prey, tapir, reptiles, fish, cattle, llama, horses, sheep and goats.

We will work in an outside classroom space with small animals and draw the larger animals out around the farm – full tuition provided on observation, anatomy, drawing and animation skills.  Course taught by Zane Whittingham – details here

Basic drawing materials and refreshments available.

Please bring a digital stills camera

Lunch available at the cafe onsite

This course is suitable for all levels of experience

Animation professionals, artists, lecturers, students, teachers, hobbyists welcome

Lifts can be arranged from Dewsbury train station for participants without their own transport

Map here

Please book now here

Special reduced price £35


Aug 12 2010

Meet the man who made Lenny Henry Othello

Our lovely friends at Creative Networks have another super event this August – get along and join in!

A Dramatic Encounter with Barrie Rutter

Thursday 26th August 2010

Barrie Rutter is the artistic director of Northern Broadsides, a theatre company that specialises in producing Shakespeare in Yorkshire accents and which famously brought Lenny Henry to the classical stage in his production of ‘Othello’.

Other productions include The Canterbury Tales, Lisa’s Sex Strike and Accidental Death of an Anarchist. His current production ‘The Game’ will commence a national tour in mid- September this year.

Barrie’s warmth and humour defines his distinctive approach and he has won numerous awards for his work including the country’s largest and most lucrative arts prize – Creative Briton 2000.

Harper’s and Queen commented;

“If someone ever creates an arts version of Mount Rushmore, they should carve it into the Pennines and chisel Barrie Rutter’s imposing features in the foreground”

A hugely entertaining speaker, this will be of interest to anyone working within or across the cultural and creative sectors in the Yorkshire Region.

This funny, entertaining and thought provoking speaker will be of interest to anyone working within or across the cultural and creative sectors in the Yorkshire Region.

6-7pm Hot food & Registration

7-7:30pm Welcome & Opening Pitches

7:30-8:30pm A Dramatic Encounter with Barrie Rutter

8:30pm till late Networking in the Mosaic Bar

Leeds College of Art

Blenheim Walk, Leeds LS2 9AQ

This event is free to creative, digital, and cultural industry professionals. If you would like to join us, please contact  Creative Networks on  01422 399444 or e-mail Bridget March at: bridgetm@leeds-art.ac.uk.





Jun 12 2010

Join us!


Jun 12 2010

Are you looking to commission professional animation?

We’ve very skilled people for whom we are keen to develop new opportunities

We’ve animators working in 2D hand drawn, 2D cutout, 2D Flash, 2D Toon Boom, 3D Stop Motion, 3D Studio Max, 3D Maya, After Effects, Pixillation, Object animation, plus producers, directors, voice artists, musicians, script writers and post-production people.  Members can work individually or as a group.  We can pull together the right team for your project

We have experienced, quality assured members able to deliver strong creative work, on brief, to budget and to deadlines

Please get in touch if you have a project you would like to discuss

However we are not a volunteer bureau!  Please don’t ask us to work for free!

We are only looking for paid opportunities to make work to generate income for our members and the network as a whole.

Help us to sustain a viable and creative animation industry in the region!

hello@animatedyorkshire.co.uk