Digitoons Talks and Masterclasses
** The Digitoons Masterclass application deadline has been extended
to the 8th of September. See below for details of how to apply.**
DigiToons — Free Talks & Masterclasses Featuring World Class
Animators
Calling all budding animators — come and meet the highly successful specialists
in Children’s Animation, Cosgrove Hall, credits include Postman Pat, Rupert
Bear, Dangermouse and countless others. Also meet Oscar Winners Tandem
Films, producers of animations for everyone from Led Zeppelin to Honda.
Hi8us, in partnership with the Creative Careers Surgery and Hello
Digital, bring you a series of FREE talks across the West Midlands
featuring award-winning animators and facilitated by broadcast presenter
and producer, Shivani Mair of Creative Careers Surgery. The talks will
feature professionals from the animation hall of fame, showing their
work, talking about the challenges of animation produciton plus insights
into how they made it in the industry. Among others, Oscar winners, Tandem
Films, plus Europe’s largest animation company, Cosgrove Hall, will be
sharing their knowledge, along with the Brothers McLeod of “Fuggy” and
“Skittles” ads fame and Chris Randall, Co-founder of Second Home Productions.
Hi8us, in partnership with Brothers McLeod, will also give six budding
animators the opportunity to take part in animation masterclasses, final
animations will be premiered at Hello Digital, the UK’s first Digital Film
and Media Festival.
DigiToons Talks will take place at the following times and venues:
Tuesday 2 September 2008 - The Theatre at the Custard Factory, Birmingham,
B9 4AA.
Tandem and Second Home Productions.
Wednesday 3 September 2008 - The Herbert, Coventry, CV1 5QP.
The Brothers McLeod and Charactershop.
Thursday 4 September - Light House, Wolverhampton, WV1 1HT.
Cosgrove Hall and Tandem.
All talks will run 18.30 - 20.00 with drinks from 20.00 - 21.00.
For more details please visit: www.hi8us.co.uk/digitoons
To book a place please email kate@hi8us.co.uk or call 0121 753 7700.
DigiToons Masterclasses are by application (deadline 8th September 2008)
and applicants must be 16 or over. For an application form and advice please
email kate@hi8us.co.uk or call 0121
753 7700.
Companies billed are subject to change. Please check back for latest details.
For further details about this press release, please contact:
Kulwant Dhaliwal
Hi8us Midlands
0121 753 7700
email: kulwant@hi8us.co.uk
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