A retrospective of Ian Emes animations is taking place next week in London, 25 June. Q & A will follow the screening and there's also an exhibition of his cels and backgrounds.

Bringing Virtual Figures to Life and Creating Convincing Animated Characters for Film and Television.

A unique, interactive, intensive 2-day advanced character development workshop conducted as part of the Psychomechanics European Training Tour. This seminar dynamically introduces participants to the pre-production and production processes which, in derivative applications, have been utilized in the most internationally successful animated U.S. films of the past 5 years.

Participants should wear loose non-restrictive clothing and be prepared to engage in intellectually challenging and physically interactive exercises.

Fee:
Professionals: 170

'Pixar - 20 Years of Animation' will be opening at the Science Museum in London on April 1st 2006. The exhibition is an exclusive look at how Pixar creates their most memorable characters and stories through over 250 original artworks and memorable immersive experiences. But be quick - the exhibition is only at the Science Museum for 10 weeks before it travels to Tokyo! To celebrate the exhibition, the Science Museum will be holding a series of events where visitors can talk fact to face to animation and visual effects experts. Go to http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/exhibitions/pixar/ for the latest details. Pixar - 20 Years of Animation at the Science Museum 1st April 2006 - 10th June 2006.

As part of the Science Museum's celebration of the 'Pixar: 20 Years of Animation' exhibition being in residence, Talk Animation is a series of special talks from top industry insiders revealing the secrets behind their award winning work.... At 18:15 on Thursday 13th April, Oscar winner Daniel Greaves talks about his work as director, animator and producer, showing how he turns award-winning ideas into reality... Talks are

As part of the Science Museum's celebration of the 'Pixar: 20 Years of Animation' exhibition being in residence, Talk Animation is a series of special talks take place at the Science Museum from top industry insiders revealing the secrets behind their award winning work.... At 19:15 on Thursday 13th April, this years Oscar nominee Sharon Coleman will reveal how she went from the student bar to the red carpet with her critically acclaimed short, 'Badgered'. Talks are

As part of the Science Museum's celebration of the 'Pixar: 20 Years of Animation' exhibition being in residence, Talk Animation is a series of special talks take place at the Science Museum from top industry insiders revealing the secrets behind memorable animation.... On Friday 5th May at 18:15,Professor Paul Wells, Director of Animation at Loughborough University, with an engaging retrospective of computer animation and an examination of how Pixar is continually shifting boundaries Talks are

As part of the Science Museum's celebration of the 'Pixar: 20 Years of Animation' exhibition being in residence, Talk Animation is a series of special talks will take place at the Science Museum from top industry insiders revealing the secrets behind creating memorable animation.... On Thursday 25th May from 19:15, BAFTA Award Winner Philip Hunt, Studio AKA's Creative Director, reveals the studio

As part of the Science Museum's celebration of the 'Pixar: 20 Years of Animation' exhibition being in residence, Talk Animation is a series of special talks will take place at the Science Museum from top industry insiders revealing the secrets behind creating memorable animation.... On Friday 26th May from 18:15, directors from Europes biggest visual effects house Framestore CFC will reveal how the effects in movies such as Harry Potter and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory were created... This talk is

As part of the Science Museum's celebration of the 'Pixar: 20 Years of Animation' exhibition being in residence, Talk Animation is a series of special talks will take place at the Science Museum from top industry insiders revealing the secrets behind creating memorable animation.... On Friday 2nd June from 18:15, Jerry Hibbert, founder of multi award winning Ralph Hibbert Animation, talks about animation in advertising, with a special emphasis on the importance of creating memorable characters. This talk is

As part of the Science Museum's celebration of the 'Pixar: 20 Years of Animation' exhibition being in residence, Talk Animation is a series of special talks will take place at the Science Museum from top industry insiders revealing the secrets behind creating memorable animation.... On Friday 9th June from 18:15, Animation director and producer, Tim Searle on how to survive in the animation industry. In 2001, Tim formed 2DTV to make the topical sketch show '2DTV' for ITV1, winning acclaim and numerous awards. 2DTV also made the controversial music promo for George Michael's 'Shoot the Dog'. Tim also formed Baby Cow Animation with Steve Coogan & Henry Normal, co-producing 'Brain Candy', 'Whine Gums' & 'From Bard to Verse' for BBC3. This talk is