Our Beakus blog keeps rolling...
Director Leo Bridle has just finished the trailer for the BFI Future Film Festival 2012.. It's an 80's tinted 'hand'made clip, made with the 'handy' help of young film workshop attendees at the National Film Theatre last month.
To learn more about the festival click here: http://www.bfi.org.uk/futurefilm.html?q=futurefilm.
A fantastic video from the Chapman feature wrap party the other day.. Including footage of the fabulous Beakus crew rocking out (?) to gynaecological tunes.. Take a peek: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPJ91cNPQwI
It's alive on the Chapman blog, which is a great read that has charted the creation of the stereoscopic 3D feature right from the start…: http://www.projectchapman3d.com/blog/?p=1196
We are thrilled to announce that Matthias Hoegg's RCA graduation film 'Thursday' has been awarded Best Student Film at the 'Short Of The Week Awards'!
Here's why: "There’s a delicate beauty in the rhythms of Thursday—whether it’s the images inspired by Native American quilts or the editing cuts timed carefully to the beat of the score. The RCA thesis film made Matthias a hot ticket at agencies on both sides of the Atlantic. He later joined the London studio, Beakus."
And here's the evidence: http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2012/01/30/best-animation-short-of-the-week-awards-2012/
Meanwhile, the film has also been short-listed for the upcoming British Animation Awards 2012.. You can see 'Thursday' here: www.beakus.com/blog/thursday
Thanks to all the Liar's crew for a raucous evening filming the credits for the forthcoming Graham Chapman film, thinly disguised as a wrap party… Clips of the film were screened, and the range and quality of the animation styles is something to behold, a real smorgasbord of techniques and visions. Just watching this film should convince anyone that animation, in all it's forms, is alive and well in the UK. Here are some pics from the event (apologising for the poor shots)…
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| Beakus prepare for singing duties | The massed crew take to the stage |
… and the hymn sheet
Something rather nice, and very shiny, popped through the letterbox today! A book celebrating Ditto's campfire sessions from 2011… Amongst many other interviews and insights is a page about Beakus producer Steve Smith's talk back in July. Lovely! Thanks Ditto.!
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As a young studio, we've been pretty busy over the past year.. So we totted up just how many frames of animation we've created. Watch the video to find out!
(spoiler alert: it's over a quarter of a million frames, or 10,600 seconds, or 170 minutes, or 2 hrs 50 minutes!)
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We are thrilled to sign new director, and wonderfully named, Gergely Wootsch to our roster of animators!
The Royal College of Art graduate has impressed us greatly with his visual flair and art of storytelling in two films – 'Ordaemonium' and 'This Is Not Real'.
Born in Budapest Gergely is a natural animator and visual artist. He was introduced to Beakus when he came to animate our CBeebies series 'Numtums'. Clearly adept at 3D and 2D animation, and with a fresh, vibrant and deeply digital aesthetic, we are delighted to have Gergely aboard.
onedotzero founder recently suggested Gergely was one of the top artists and designers working in animation today:
"Some of the top artists and designers we should be looking out for are Quayola, Field, Anti VJ, RVA (Russian Visual Artists), Kimchi and Chips, Joon Y Moon, Robert Siedel, Max Hattler, Gergely Wootsch, Lucy McCrae, Julia Pot and Canada." (http://www.glassmagazine.co.uk/forum/article.asp?tid=3474#title)
Take a look at Gergely's work here: http://beakus.com/blog/director-gergely-wootsch/
Here’s a collection of all Matthias Hoegg’s wonderful CBeebies seasonal idents, created throughout 2011…!
News just out – our fabulous director Leigh Hodgkinson's latest picture book: "Goldilocks and just the one Bear" is available to pre-purchase on Amazon! http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0857630431
It's a cracker of a read, a beautifully subverted fable, which we'll post more on soon..!
Here's a shot of Leo Bridle on his shoot for a new 360 film set in an airport lounge.. You tell them Leo!
Our Christmas Card for CBeebies has been blogged all over, and now on creativetimes.co.uk: www.creativetimes.co.uk/articles/we-like-beakus-christmas-2011! Merry Christmas!
Our 2011 Christmas card has made the grade as far as 'Motionographer' is concerned.. It's one of a select few featured in their round-up, which you can see here.! Well done to Matthias, Eleni, and Amael. And you can see our card at www.beakus.com/blog/happy-christmas-2011.
We have a brand new clip for CBeebies from director Matthias Hoegg! It's airing on the channel from today, 12th December 2011, and twice daily until 2nd January 2012.
Broadcast times today are 9.30am and 5pm (after the excellent DipDap).
Catch it if you can, and check back here tomorrow, as we hope to get it online…
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As it's Christmas (nearly), we thought we'd bring out this gem from the Beakus cabinet of forgotten fun….
Just click the image below, and happy holidays!
After a small sabbatical we've put together a summary of the animated magic flowing from Beakus towers: http://mim.io/8dc402
More to follow before Christmas too!
We had a fantastic wrap party for two major projects last week. Having completed 10 minutes of beautiful animation for the forthcoming stereoscopic feature 'A Liar's Autobiography' with a super team of freelancers, and then nudging closer and closer to the finish line of our 25×5-mins CBeebies series, a drink was certainly in order…
May we say a big thanks to the talented folk who helped make these projects fun, painless, and eye-catching! Here's evidence from the soiree…
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Get this: a frame from Matthias Hoegg's fab work for CBeebies gets chosen for the upcoming onedotzero festival header logo!
His work is also heavily featured in the viral promo for their upcoming 'Sprites' screening. Take a peek here:
Our fab director Leigh Hodgkinson, who is also an esteemed childrens book author and illustrator, is up for this years prestigious Roald Dahl Funny Prize!
The presentation takes place later today in London.. So good luck Leigh, and good luck Limelight Larry.!
(www.booktrust.org.uk/Prizes-and-awards/Roald-Dahl-Funny-Prize)
We are delighted to announce that two of our CBeebies films have been selected to play at the upcoming onedotzero festival here in London and around the World!
Onedotzero is arguably the most highly acclaimed and selective digital media festivals in the World, and this year runs from 23-27 November at London's BFI Southbank with a host of eye watering screenings. Beakus director Matthias Hoegg's design-rich spring-themed films for CBeebies are playing their part in the fest. If you can't wait till then, come see them at http://beakus.com/blog/cbeebies-spring-george/ and http://beakus.com/blog/cbeebies-spring-ollie/.
We're turning in to a right posh little studio!
We here in London were treated to a tiny article about the animation industry in our morning commuting newspaper, The Metro.
It reflected briefly on the new initiative to protect the home grown animation industry from unfair worldwide competition – www.animationuk.org. In a nutshell, animation series producers are finding it tougher to compete with other territories and make cost-effective animation because of unbalanced tax breaks. But we have a tremendous track record and experience in creating ground-breaking entertainment here, especially in the children’s animation series sector. So, AnimationUK is gathering support for a parliamentary re-think… Which we feel is way overdue.!
We’re chuffed to have a brand spanking new studio reel!
It’s bang up to date, and includes work for Nickelodeon, CBeebies, The Science Musuem, The British Library and many, many more..
Take a peek!:
Late call, but at 3pm today Steve Smith will be speaking all about a career in animation at Ravensbourne… Come along if you can. The aim is to inspire and empower.!
Our latest instalment of the BBC's 'Day In The Life' animated series is online now!
Go see it at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/handsonhistory/vikings.shtml
Featuring Daniel Roche (Outnumbered, Just William) as the plucky time-travelling ten-year-old Eric, and Corinna Brown as his sister Mona, the series gives kids an entertaining glimpse in to life a long long time ago. This time it's Vikings! Eric is looking forward to some serious English (or Angles) bashing, but discovers a good punch up is not the only way to introduce yourself to the natives…
Enjoy!
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Beakus has moved from tranquil Wapping to a rather more happening Waterloo! A stone's throw from the station, we have taken over a bijou shop on famous Lambeth Walk. Yes, Lambeth Walk, as in 'doing the…'.
If you have spotify, here's Duke Ellington's version: DUKE ELLINGTON – Lambeth Walk (08-09-38)
And, for comparison, here's Norman Wisdom's: Norman Wisdom – The Lambeth Walk
We have a new phone number: 0207 8207627
And the new address: 67 Lambeth Walk, London, SE11 6DX (google map here)
Some kind words posted up on the Chapman Project blog about our involvement…! http://www.projectchapman3d.com/blog/?p=860
Which reminds me – we are 90% there with our 10 minutes of film-res stereoscopic animation.. The last push is like mountaineering when the peak always seems the same distance away. But we will get there, by hook or by crook, or by cake…
Thumping their way on to Nick Toons this week are a series of 6 action-packed bumpers for Weetabix. Directed by Leo Bridle the 10-second bumpers and 5-second cut-downs cram in what happens when you eat their new 'spoonsize' cereal. Explosive transitions result in high-octane sports such as jet-pack skating, snowboarding and power-boating…
You can see all six at http://beakus.com/blog/weetabix-bumpers/, or tune in to Nick Toons…!
Eric is back for a fifth installment, along with his little sis' Mona. The BBC asked us to animate another two episodes of 'Day In The Life' following the success of the first four, and 'Victorians' is the first off Beakus' production lines. In fact, we emulated the Workhouse ethic, in which Eric and Mona find themselves, to make this animation at breakneck speed!
Put to work in the cotton mills, down the pits, and up the chimneys, life for Eric and Mona is a little rotten. Especially having to eat gruel and rock-hard bread.. But it's a learning curve, and of course it helps them appreciate what they have in their real, present day, lives.
You can watch 'Victorians' on the BBC's website at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/handsonhistory/victorians.shtml, or below!
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We are delighted to present two new clips for CBeebies focussing on Summer, and what it means to two kids – Kaysie and Sam.
After the success of our Springtime animations earlier in the year we were asked to create two new movies that illustrate the beguiling voice-overs of two very different kids. Matthias Hoegg and Sarah Orenstein again stood up to the plate and directed Sam and Kaysie respectively. Sam spends his Summers on the beach near his home, playing with his brothers and his toy boat, whilst Kaysie enjoys messing about with her little brother in a paddling pool.
You can see the animations below:
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A video of producer Steve Smith's talk at the June Campfire session for Ditto has gone live. Steve takes us through a potted history of his career to date and of Beakus as a young studio, with clips, and some stray hair…
The new film we're helping to make, all about Monty Python's Graham Chapman is all over the news!
BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13939238
Market Watch (?!): http://www.marketwatch.com/story/epix-announces-the-start-of-production-on-graham-chapmans-a-liars-autobiography-2011-06-27?reflink=MW_news_stmp
NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/27/movies/graham-chapman-tribute-from-monty-python.html?_r=2
BBC America: http://blogs.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2011/06/28/new-animated-graham-chapman-biopic-announced-and-yes-its-silly/
http://mim.io/768931: Our June newsletter is out now, and includes new work for Monty Python, BBC History, and news of trips to Annecy and the Campfire – plus a Soho Shorts nomination!
Beakus seeks an enthusiastic, fast working storyboard artist who works straight to Flash and can create an animatic with our Directors instruction.. Plus, we need an experienced script writer. BOTH are for a kids series. Please write to studio@beakus.com with examples of your work. Thanks!
A successful Campfire in Norwich tonight, where Steve Smith presented Beakus’ work, past, present and future, alongside legendary filmmaker Don Boyd. The event launched this years Sunrise online festival, which focusses on NUCA’s graduating students of animation and film, and many were in the audience. Photos and video from Steve’s talk will be online soon…
The fourth installment of our 'Day In The Life' saga, starring time-travelling ten-year-old Eric (voiced by Daniel Roche, 'Outnumbered' 'Just William') is on the BBC's History webpage now! Animated by Tomasso de Sanctis and directed by Steve Smith and Dave Hodgson, we find Eric journeying back to Roman times where he is the son of a tax collector (boo hiss). Eric has to cope with homework-eating pet duck 'Quakus', avoid eating boiled pigs udders, and navigate an over-sized toga, before enduring a long spell of nudity…
Take a look at the movie here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/handsonhistory/day-in-the-life_romans.shtml
A Beakus contingent are in Annecy for the World's largest animation festival. Director Leo Bridle and producer Steve Smith are supporting Matthias Hoegg's short 'Thursday' which has been playing throughout the week to audiences in the Bonlieue. The festival is an opportunity to celebrate animation, network and make new friends… Or pretend you're in Cannes…
We are delighted to announce that Leo Bridle's amazing multimedia film for The Science Museum 'Head Room', all about James Watt's pioneering workshop, has been selected for the Rushes Soho Shorts Festival this year. Competing in the broadcast design award it will play in soho venues on 21st July before going head to head (forgive the pun) at a glitzy ceremony on 25th July for the coveted prize. A true artists reaction to the space, we are proud to see it gaining recognition. Good luck Leo!
http://quicktime.rushes.co.uk/RSSF2011/BroadcastDesign/The_Science_Museum_Headroom.pdf
Screenings are on Thursday 21st July at 6.15pm and 7.30pm in the Deluxe, Soho.
Steve will be presenting Beakus' work at Campfire, the monthly creative chow-down organised by Ditto. He will be showing some selected pieces and discussing animation's past, present and future, before chucking his bean can on the fire.
By the way, the other speaker that night is the legendary film producer Don Boyd, so well worth a look…
To learn more click the link - http://www.ditto.tv/campfire/2011/05/24/don-boyd-steve-smith/.
And here’s an exclusive interview with Steve ahead of the event:
We're so proud of our spanking new Zalman 3D monitor we took this photo… But Matthias got in the way.
Beakus is proud to announce our involvement in the production of a new animated feature film 'A Liar's Autobiography: The True Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman' all about one of the most creative (and messed up) members of Monty Python.
We will be creating about 9 minutes of the feature – 7 of which will be designed and directed by Matthias Hoegg, and a further 2 minutes by guest director Dan Chester.
It's a mouth-watering and mammoth undertaking, and as if this weren't enough the entire film will be in stereoscopic 3D! Truly mind-bending… We'll update on our progress as we go but in the meantime here's much of the crew from our first creative chin-wag:
Oh, and here's a nugget about Mr.Chapman in case you've been dead for the past 40 years…
"Who is Graham Chapman?? Graham Chapman was one of the members of Monty Python. If you don’t know who Monty are then google them, watch some videos then come back here. Chapman played Brian in ‘The Life of Brian’, was Arthur in ‘The Holy Grail’, and widely lauded as the silly one in the group (it was he that suggested a dead parrot would be funnier that other deceased pets). His life was one of contrary faces. He was a manly sportsman and mountaineer, founding member of the dangerous sports society and the very embodiment of an English Gent. He was also an alcoholic homosexual with a ferocious sexual appetite. He was right there in the public eye though at the same time an utter mystery to those around him. Before his death, Chapman recorded his memoirs in an LA recording studio, and this will provide the narration for our film from beyond the grave."
We were interviewed for Uncle Shriek's World of Idents blog last month.. Take a read here: http://tiny.cc/6u2it
Or, get the gist below:
"Recently my attention was drawn by Matthias Hoegg’s BAFTA nominated film – Thursday, which has already has been screened widely across Europe, Asia and the Americas. So I decided to go to the Beakus animation studio in sunny Wapping to see what was going on.
I was met by Matthias and owner of Beakus, Steve Smith. Although it is a relatively young company – Steve learned his chops at Trunk before he set up on his own.
They showed me their latest commissions for CBeebies – 4 x 60 second spring-themed animations. I advise caution when you are watching them as they are all super cute and you will want to watch them all a few times!
I think one of the reasons they have proved so popular is that the audio consists of children speaking, unscripted, (Creature Comfort’s style) and Matthias has animated some beautiful interpretations of their imagination. He also confided in me that he had been influenced by legendary Russian animator Yuriy Norshteyn – amazing guy, a must for animation fans. Each one took 3-4 weeks to make."
http://mim.io/6a0d01 – Our April newsletter is out now, and includes new work for CBeebies, B&Q, Science Museum, Computer Arts magazine & British Library!
Matthias Hoegg's 'Thursday' was recently picked as 'Short of the Week'! http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2011/04/10/thursday-2/
Here is the third of four lovely sequences for CBeebies by Matthias Hoegg. George just loves watching chicks hatch at school in Spring.. They can get in to trouble, but are generally quite well behaved – the chicks, not George..
| Director & Designer: Matthias Hoegg |
| Animation: Matthias Hoegg & Leo Bridle |
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Here is the fourth of four lovely sequences for CBeebies by Sarah Orenstein. Mia can't wait till Spring, when she can cuddle up to animals on the farm, and play 'pin the snout on the pig' when the farmer's not looking…!
| Director & Designer: Sarah Orenstein |
| Animation: Tomasso de Sanctis & Leo Bridle |
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Gestalten have recently brought out a mammoth volume about modern paper craft, which includes a DVD of films where you'll find Leo Bridle's fantastic 'Train Of Thought'.
There's also work by Rob Ryan, Johnny Kelly and Mikey Please. So, well, go buy it! http://shop.gestalten.com/books/motion-graphics/papercraft-2.html
This month's Computer Arts magazine has a fantastic tutorial from Beakus directors Leo Bridle and Matthias Hoegg for 'Raster Animation', or 'Picket Fence Animation' depending on your perspective!
For the tutorial they worked up a new piece of animation that works only when you drag one part of the image over another.. To view the animation visit: www.beakus.com/raster/astronaut/
And to see their original animation, made for Beakus' 2010 Christmas greetings, visit: www.beakus.com/raster/christmas_2010/
Here are some shots of the article…
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You may have spotted a series of new commercials for B&Q all over the goggle-box? Well, Beakus provided the graphics!
They were all animated on a vibrant boil in-house and to a tight deadline, where the director was Steve Smith, and the animator Dan Chester. They were produced for McCann London.
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We've been busy on several projects this month, but none as cute as this: CBeebies Spring animations, 4 x 1'15" directed by Matthias Hoegg and Sarah Orenstein.
The first two are being broadcast, probably as we write, with two more in mid-creation… For us it's almost the perfect project – as the sun finally comes (literally today) we get to apply some fantastic bright illustration to a child's weird and wonderfully creative imaginings.
Brighten your day with Ollie: http://beakus.com/blog/cbeebies-spring-ollie and Eleanor http://beakus.com/blog/cbeebies-spring-eleanor
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We were delighted to see Matthias' film 'Thursday' on the Creative Review blog, following the full film's release on the web via Motionographer this week. Go check out their kind words at http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2011/march/matthias-hoegg-thursday
Or watch 'Thursday' at www.beakus.com/blog/thursday/
Motionographer have posted up a fascinating interview with Matthias Hoegg about 'Thursday' and life after the RCA: http://motionographer.com/2011/03/30/matthias-hoegg-thursday/
For the first time ever, 'Thursday' is also available to watch ONLINE! So get over there… Or, if you're quite at home here, go see it at http://beakus.com/blog/thursday/
A British Library write-up from Televisual:
http://www.televisual.com/news-detail/Childs-play-at-Beakus-_nid-472.html
A great write-up for our Science Museum film 'Head Room' at http://www.kuriositas.com/2011/03/james-watts-workshop.html
"…Glorious animation…"
Beakus turned out in force at Square Art in Golden Square last night! It was a frankly amazing collection of artwork by creatives and artists from the London Advertising scene, and three of our director's prints were among the eclectic selection. Below are some terrible iPhone pics from the night (who said iPhone cameras are hot?) and beyond that the original artwork in case anyone would like to purchase their own – studio@beakus.com
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| Leigh Hodgkinson 'Bear' – A1 Gyclee print – £130 (unframed) | Matthias Hoegg 'Thursday' – A2 gyclee print – £90 (unframed) |
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| Matthias Hoegg 'Thursday' – A2 gyclee print – £90 (unframed) |
Just a reminder that Steve Smith's musing on the immaculate conception 'Eating For Two' is playing at tomorrow's Flatpack Festival in Birmingham as part of a show about birth.! http://www.flatpackfestival.org/event/busy-being-born
The screening is at the Ikon Eastside, 11am Saturday 26th March..
“Suggesting Londoners go to Brum for a weekend doesn’t come naturally. But the Flatpack Festival might make us break the habit of a lifetime.” – Time Out
Just a word to say that Leo Bridle's superlative film for the new 'James Watt and our world' exhibition at the Science Museum is online here: http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/visitmuseum/galleries/watts_workshop.aspx
Go see it, then get down to the fascinating exhibition! Yeah!
We were granted a fantastic peek at the new Science Museum 'Watt and our World' exhibition last night at a launch soiree! Our animation, which will be online very soon is inspired by Watt's belongings donated to the Science Museum in the 1920s, which include the world's first 3D sculpture copying machine, and his famous steam condenser that paved the way for the Industrial Revolution.
Here's a few shots from the night, including the Watt's bust that we digitally recreated in the film…
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We've put our new animated Science Museum project to bed! Leo's work is top drawer. And we can't wait for the launch tomorrow in their hallowed halls.
For the past couple of months director Leo Bridle has been creating a series of nine 40-second animations for the British Library: www.beakus.com/blog/british-library-playtimes/
A major new portal on their website, 'Playtimes: A Century of Children's Games and Rhymes', launched a few days back by Michael Rosen, aims to preserve children’s games and songs as an important aspect of our national culture and explore how they continue to be a part of the lives of children living in the age of computer games and the internet. Leo's animations form the backbone to the new web portal, illustrating all the different types of games children play.
Leo held workshops at two schools, in London and Sheffield, to brainstorm the content for the nine films, and create the artwork and soundtracks. Back in the studio we animated the kids drawings to bring their stories to life over a ten week period. To watch the nine films in full, visit http://www.bl.uk/learning/langlit/playground/kidszone.html.
Congratulations to Matthias Hoegg for the inclusion of 'Thursday' in this year's Annecy festival!
See the full list here: http://www.annecy.org/annecy-2011/festival/official-selection
Following the BAFTA nomination this really cements the film's credentials. If you'd like to see the film in full, drop us a line: studio@beakus.com
Here's a couple of audience pov shots from the BAFTA talk and screening, attended by all three short-listed animators, including our very own Matthias Hoegg. Sorry about the phone-quality images…
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Here's a few work-in-progress shots from the studio. There's been a flurry of activity, with lots of fantastic new work taking shape..!
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Our packed March newsletter has gone out in to the World… Featuring news of our ace new director, Sarah Orenstein, plus Matthias' near miss at the BAFTA's and a new episode of Eric for BBC History. You can have a read here: http://mim.io/a1d7e
Leo Bridle and Ben Thomas' short 'Train Of Thought' has been winning awards all over the World. Latest additions to the awards cabinet includes Best Animation for 19-25 year olds at the BFI Future Film Awards, and 1st Prize at the Kyoto International Student Film and Video Festival in Japan! Congratulations to them both. Below are the awards themselves, plus some revealing judges comments from Kyoto…
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Mr. AIUCHI, Keiji
The idea of the woman in the book and the real scene (on the platform of the station) meeting each other is a simple one, but the execution, of the train rushing towards the next station over its line constantly going strait forward, is quite successful. The presentation of the platform before departure and of the people intermingling is carefully produced and makes the movie more profound. The scene where the train sheds its walls and ceiling gives a right sense of surprise in the monotony and is a clever presentation to increase tension. Also the relation between the alternating images, of the actual props, which invoke a sense of substance, and shots which where printed out as photographs and re-filmed, where highly enjoyable.
Ms. ANDO, Momoko
The movie is produced by going back to the basics of animation, it is made by simple materials and uses the white of the paper without using any other colors, from which I got a refreshing impression. There is a consistency in the world, produced whilst avoiding doing anything unnecessary, so it does not feel self assertive and the scene of the sketch and the hand gives it something humane. It succeeds in showing something fun with just simple elements and I believe it is an universal and timeless work.
Mr. KITAKOJI, Takashi
One could say that this is another example which reminds us of the validity of the ordinary scene taken by the Lumière brothers, “L'arrivée d'un train en gare de La Ciotat”, being repeatedly regarded as “the origin of cinema”. Movies are always a “Train of Thought”. Including the movements of characters, which seems to be an alternation on sequence photographs like that of Eadweard J. Muybridge and Étienne-Jules Marey, and other references to the origin of cinema, fulfills the intellectual aim of the movie and is backed up by excellent craftsmanship. The rail also implies film, and the changing scenery seen from the window of the train is a film within itself.
Since being nominated for this year's BAFTA, Matthias has been speaking out all around town, and the latest interview is for new animation blog 'The Dope Sheet'.
Congratulations to Ryan for setting the site up, and for choosing to open with in-depth interviews with the three RCA nominees – talk about starting at the top!
Here's a snippet (or click here to see the post):
At 27, Matthias Hoegg is the eldest of this year’s three short animation BAFTA nominated filmmakers. Let this be a reminder for those of us a bit older, it’s time to up our game. Art foundation lured Matthias from Munich in 2003 and, having fallen in love with the Kingston University Illustration and Animation course, decided to stay on. He is another 2010 graduate of the Royal College of Art, and his two films made at the college – August, and the BAFTA nominated Thursday – have been screened widely across Europe, Asia and the Americas.
Someone with such a clear pedigree must have had no trouble getting a place at the RCA, right? “Actually, I spent a long time labouring over my portfolio and slipped into the trap of reading ideas into my old work that weren’t really there when I created it. I thought that for an MA course, I had to make the work seem more profound rather than letting it speak for itself. So I ended up on the waiting list for the course, but got on when someone else dropped off.”
We don’t hear this side of the story much, and is very refreshing to know. With competition for these places so fierce, it’s no wonder applicants sweat it. But for good reason: “I think the beauty and difficulty of the course at the RCA is it’s very self-directed.” A sentiment echoed by other graduates and tutors. Apart from set workshops and deadlines, much of the production schedule is down to the individual, and it’s easy to get lost. “The best part of my RCA experience was being surrounded by a group of incredibly talented filmmakers who were always up for giving support and feedback.”
BAFTA nominated director Matthias Hoegg speaks to Directors Notes about his animation career and short 'Thursday' – http://www.directorsnotes.com/2011/02/19
Steve Smith's retelling of the nativity 'Eating For Two' is being screened at this year's Flatpack Festival in Birmingham, from 11am on 26th March 2011.
The film, originally made for the Channel 4 'AIR' scheme (where the animator develops their film inside a glass booth on London's Southbank) the film has been screened at countless festivals around the World. It follows the story of Joe and Mary, chip shop owners on England's south coast, as they deal with a surprise pregnancy during a particularly divine storm. Voiced by Timothy Spall and with music by Martin Jacques (Tigerlillies) it's a memorable film, so go see it in Birmingham!
Eric is featured on the BBC's front page again today www.bbc.co.uk! The new episode 'Stone Age' can be seen here.
We've posted up a fantastic new studio reel, at the top of our home page…
It's got work by our directors swung to a hot beat, including Matthias Hoegg's BAFTA nominated 'Thursday', Leo Bridle's 'Sherie Oh', Leigh Hodgkinson's 'Smile!' and Steve Smith's 'Google'.
Plus, if you look carefully you'll get a sneak preview of a brand new director's work…… More on that soon. Enjoy!
Everyone's favourite time-travelling square-jawed kid Eric is back, this time way back in Stone Age England… Beakus' third outing with Eric for BBC History is online now at http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/handsonhistory/day-in-the-life_ancient_britain.shtml
In this episode Eric's whole family goes with him, including his unfortunate sister 'Bird Poo'… Together they travel by dugout boat to the winter camp, and Eric gets to show off his dubious hunting skills to petrified rodents!
Ah, seems like only yesterday…
Beakus is thrilled to hear that our amazing director Matthias Hoegg has been nominated for a BAFTA this year in the Animated Film category… His graphic film 'Thursday', set in a not-too-distant future, is competing against fellow RCA graduates David Prosser and Mikey Please. If you want to see the film's trailer, trip over to www.beakus.com/blog/thursday-trailer/, or contact us for a sneak at the full film.
Good luck Matthias!
Leo's 'Train Of Thought' was selected for the front page of Vimeo on Boxing Day, and quickly racked up over 72,000 hits and an admirable 1130 'likes'!
Here's a selection of comments left by adoring fans:
An inspiring film. I love it as much for the cinematic ingenuity as for the beautiful story-telling. I'll be sure to return to this. Well done!
just wonderful, I love the whole feel, especially the transitions from the 'real' world to the 'imaginary' world, so lovely.
amazing piece of art!
waoaoaoeoeaaeeeuuuuhhh! congratulations! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! im going o watch it again, I NEED IT!!!!!! beautifullíssimoo!!!!!!!!!!
Real nice, very very very nice, wow what a lot of work did you people invest on getting this amazing movie made … Respect!
impressive combination of techniques, inspiring.
To clock up yet more views go to http://vimeo.com/15263537
A quick post to wish everyone happening upon Beakus today a Happy New Year!
Let's hope 2011 is a healthy, happy time. We've been busy right through the Christmas break, with 3 new projects on the go, so the outlook is bright… Stick around…!
In the meantime, here's a print and fold angel our director Leigh Hodgkinson created…
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New design work from Matthias Hoegg – the album cover for CUTOFF!CUTOFF! EP 'Sing'…
A resounding success last night for the Happiness Show Private View! A plethora of guests, booze and nice comments directed at the artwork means smiles all round at Beakus this morning. Here are some snaps from the night…!
Thanks to all who came along… Remember the exhibition is running for the next two weeks or so at the Print House Gallery in Dalston – and all the prints are available for sale (ours have a limited run of 30 prints) so please get in touch if you'd like to purchase: studio@beakus.com
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Shout out for the Show: http://www.designweek.co.uk/home/blog/happiness-at-work/3019732.article
The final list of artists participating in the Happiness At Work Show from 29th October to 15th November is revealed:
Beakus, Nigel Barber, Sarah Horne, Sandra Howgate, Simone Lia, Bjarne Nørum, Fumio Obata, Christopher Parkes, Catell Ronca, and Harriet Russell.
More details here: www.beakus.com/blog/happiness-show
'Train Of Thought' has picked up an award at Georgia's TOFUZI 2010: Best International Student Film!
Congratulations to Leo Bridle and Ben Thomas! A truly deserved award. If you haven't seen the film yet check it out here: www.beakus.com/blog/train-of-thought
Matthias Hoegg takes right-of-place within the hallowed pages of File Magazine.. the artists mag of choice.
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We are proud to be playing our part in a new exhibition of artwork by the many creative folks who have resided at our Happiness At Work studios in East London. It's an opportunity to bring together a wealth of talent under one roof who have been inspired by the locale and working amongst other artistic disciplines. The fantastic Print House Gallery in Deptford will host the show which runs from Friday 29th October to Sunday 15th November.
Beakus directors will be showing their design work with A2 and A1 prints, plus a looping reel of our film work. Other artists showing include Harriet Russell and Sarah Horne.
All the details are on the jpeg below – and if you think you deserve to be at the Private View (on 28th October) drop us a line at studio@beakus.com and we'll see what we can do!
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Nice to be up there on the Televisual site, with a breakdown of our National Maritime Museum work…
"Here's three animated films that admirably show how to convey a lot of complex information in a very clear, informative and entertaining way…" http://www.televisual.com/blog-detail/Animating-a-Maritime-mission_bid-165.html
Congratulations to Matthias Hoegg for picking up the Technical Achievement Award at this year's Anifest in Caterbury, for his recent film 'Thursday'.
Leo's busy on new stop-motion work…
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We can finally come clean about a fantastic new series of films we've created for the National Maritime Museum's 'Old Weather' project.
The idea is to crowdsource members of the public to transcribe thousands of pages of ship's logs. The data will help to fill in gaps in our understanding of what the weather was like in the previous two centuries, and thereby help scientists to understand and predict what the weather will do in the future. Computers have failed to read the pages of hand-written script, but humans can interpret and transcribe the delicate type… given enough of them…
So we were asked by Mike Paterson to create three bespoke animated movies about different aspects of the process. We used a variety of techniques, 3D with motion-tracking and 2D motion graphics. Watch the movies on the following links:
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For more info on the project follow this link: http://www.oldweather.org/why_scientists_need_you
Leo's film 'Train Of Thought' is taking part in the fabulous 'Red Stick' festival in the superbly named Baton Rouge, Louisiana (10-13 November).
A competitive affair where the public first choose a shortlist, and then animation professionals whittle it down further, 'Train Of Thought' is now in the last three for the 'Best Student Film' award. Good luck Leo!
We recently completed work on a new viral for Google, and the TrueView Instream advertising product. Working with the talented Ross Phillips on design and animation, the viral explains why TrueView is so important for advertisers, and us.
| Designer & Animator: Ross Phillips |
| Direction: Ross Phillips & Steve Smith |
Did you see it? Did you? What's the matter? Don't you watch it? Oh… Well… Last night's Watchdog (BBC1, 8pm) had some little pieces of animation by Leigh Hodgkinson and Matthias Hoegg. But it's OK, you can watch it here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00v2nf4/Watchdog_30_09_2010/
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Congratulations to both Leo and Matthias for getting their films in to the fabulous Encounters Festival in Bristol. Beakus are planning to descend upon the city like a flash mob. You have been warned.
One of the numerous benefits of working in to the night….
Bravo to Callum Cooper for creating this timelapse over 6-months of Matthias Hoegg at work on his latest film 'Thursday'. To be honest he barely moves, but that's dedication for you!
Welcome to our August newsletter…! Beakus was a busy bee last month, completing the first of a series of new animations for the BBC – 'Day In The Life'.
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Starring Eric, a 10-year-old animated boy who can travel back in time, 'Day In The Life' was created to accompany a major new BBC series ‘Hands On History’. The animations will encourage kids to find out more about historical periods through the BBC’s website.
The first episode, ‘The Normans’, was directed by Dave Hodgson at Pesky, and animated and designed by Steve Smith at Beakus. As a Norman boy Eric drinks beer for breakfast and poos in the castle moat…. He then juggles an array of fighting implements before serving wine at a banquet.
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Eric is voiced by the talented Daniel Roche, from ‘Outnumbered’, whose idiosyncratic delivery helped to develop Eric’s character.
You can watch this first episode at http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/handsonhistory/day-in-the-life.shtml. The BBC rate it pretty highly, as the other day it featured at the top of their website!
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Lots more to come next month, but until then, have a great Summer!
Leo recently created this illustration for Exchange magazine, a wide-circulation newsletter for NCVYS that makes it’s way to youth organisations throughout the UK.
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Leo Bridle's 'Train of Thought' is battling it out for the Virgin Media Shorts competition. If short-listed it'll be screened on 35mm before selected features! The Virgin peeps seem to think it's top-drawer:
"Stunning work. Set in a world made of paper, a man’s sketches come to life during a train journey. The incredibly intricate animation is complimented by some beautiful music and a storyline that wonderfully essays romantic longing."
Visit http://www.virginmediashorts.co.uk/films/entry/342821/train-of-thought to rate the film yourself.
This week 'August' by Matthias Hoegg is screening on Cartoon Brew TV:
http://www.cartoonbrew.com/brewtv/august.html#comment-552740.
There's a nice write-up and interview too:
Continuing our Student Animation Festival, we’re proud to present August created by Matthias Hoegg at the Royal College of Art. He has created that rare student film which manages to be stylish not just visually but also through its unconventional and layered approach to storytelling. Shoot questions and comments to Matthias in the comment thread below. Here are Matthias’s notes about his film:
I made my film August whilst on my two year Masters course in Animation at the Royal College of Art in London. I started the course with a loose idea for a film based around a Japanese fable, “The Dream of Akinosuke”. In the fable a wealthy landowner takes an afternoon nap in the shade of a big tree during a picnic with friends. He has an epic dream in which he’s married to the princess of a remote island empire for several years. When he awakes shortly after his friends tell him that a yellow butterfly, a symbol of the soul, appeared to have come out of his mouth when he was sleeping before being grabbed by an ant and dragged underground. Digging open the ants nest the men uncover an entire ant kingdom, in which Akinosuke immediately recognizes a model version of the island kingdom from his dream.
I was really intrigued by the fable’s blend of metaphor and natural reality. So the starting point for my film was really to use a colony of ants activities to reflect the internal process of a human character’s mind. Looking for a more contemporary setting that would involve ants I remembered my first awkward attempts at having a holiday of my own with friends as a teenager. After making a complete tip of our campsite we had to keep moving our tent onto different spots so that the ants that we attracted wouldn’t catch up with us. Perhaps I should mention here that I am originally from Munich, Germany and if you have ever been to a German-style campsite you may have witnessed campers dedicating their entire holiday to tidying and keeping a perfect order in the great outdoors. We were clearly the weakest link in that community. In August I wanted to use the ants to create anticipation and a sense of adventure that the boys are looking for in their holiday, when in fact they fail to realize any of it on a human scale.
I started storyboarding the film in late 2008 and had finished it by early June 2009. All elements of the film were drawn digitally and then animated in a cut-out style. I enjoyed working with the constraints of the cut-out approach and the sense of awkwardness it evoked in the characters. My friend the 3D modeler Mattias Bjurstom got on board with this project and he created the 3D set for the film based on a cardboard model of a camper van and various textures that I provided him with. Most recently I have put the final touches on my graduation film at the RCA. It is called Thursday and it follows two characters through and out of the repeating patterns of everyday life, but in a future world. Its style is more simplified and graphic, using a range of patterns that were created in 2D and 3D to evoke the dazzling futuristic world that the characters inhabit. I am represented by Beakus in London, a new animation studio started by Bafta-award winner and Trunk founder Steve Smith.
Matthias Hoegg and Leo Bridle are featured in SohoSoHo's news this week! Go read it here: http://www.sohosoho.tv/news.pl?news_id=231
Our July Newsletter is out, running around the interweb like a headless chicken. Here it is in brief:
This month we’re proud to present Matthias Hoegg’s new film ‘Thursday’. It’s a beautifully composed story that takes place in the near future where a technologically-managed world can’t prevent real humans from getting together. Designed in mesmerising digital patternation with stylish animation and sound, ‘Thursday’ is a fine complement to Hoegg’s previous short ‘August’. You can watch the trailer by clicking the image below, and if you’d like to see the whole film just get in touch…!
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In the studio this month we’ve been animating tattoos and that little boy who travels back in time for the BBC.. We’ve also re-discovered a neat typographic viral about ‘Nudism’ by Leo Bridle. Taking text from the excellent advice on wikiHow.com it's an indispensible guide to 'getting away with it'…Watch by clicking on the image below:
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Remember – give us a call if you’d like to see Matthias Hoegg’s short ‘Thursday’ in it’s entirety. We’re sure it’s going to grab a lot of attention and we wouldn’t want you to miss out!
Until next month….
We have made a bespoke reel for our broadcast animation work for kids!
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A quick mention to The Reel who made Leo their 'One To Watch' in May (PDF here)! Leo follows fellow Beakus director Matthias Hoegg, who was their 'chosen one' back in May (PDF here). Well done guys..!
Leo is also off to Annecy this week to support his amazing short 'Train Of Thought>' in the graduation films competition! See below for a list of screening times and locations. And of course, do say hi to Leo if you see him – he might even hold some brand new Beakus reels upon his person..!
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Tuesday 8th June, 11pm Wednesday 9th June, 2pm Thursday 10th June, 9pm Friday 11th June, 4pm |
Grande Salle, Bonlieu Salle 2, Decavision Salle Pierre Lamy Petite Salle, Bonlieue |
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And don't forget Steve Smith's 'Leap of Faith' is also screening as one of 50 films chosen to illustrate the history of animation! 'Don't Blink!' is being shown at the following times:
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Tuesday 8th June, 9pm Wednesday 9th June, 9pm Friday 11th June, 6pm |
La Turbine Salle 2, Decavision Petite Salle, Bonlieue |
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Leo Bridle's fantastic 'Train of Thought' has just been awarded a special jury mention at the Czech Republic's 'AniFest' celebration. It will also be screened at this year's Anima Mundi in Brazil…
Looks like there's plenty of stations left on this train's whistlestop tour of the planet!
Well done No Fat Clips! They've beaten us to our own scoop…! Leo Bridle's spot for the Dorito's contest 'Love Triangle' is available to watch online, at http://dekku.nofatclips.com/2010/05/doritos-love-triangles.html. We'll get it up here soon.. It's a short slice of food fetish, enacted by a pot of sauce and some fried crisps, shot in stop-motion and live-action by Leo last month. Enjoy – and eat up!
SCRUB THAT – it's on our site here: www.beakus.com/blog/doritos-sharing-feels-good
It's not every day your work is shown next to the likes of Jan Svankmajer, Norman McLaren, Oskar Fischinger and the Brothers Quay… But Steve Smith's excellent short 'Leap Of Faith' is taking it's rightful place amongst these big-hitters in a special programme in the Annecy International Animation Festival this year. To celebrate it's 50th anniversary Marcel Jean has compiled a programme titled: 'Don't Blink! The History of Animation in 50 very short films'.
Screening dates are:
8th June, La Turbine, 9pm
9th June, Decavision 2, 9pm
11th June, Bonlieue Petite Salle, 6pm
To discover more, click http://www.annecy.org/annecy-2010/festival/programmes:201042
Congratulations to Matthias Hoegg for the inclusion of 'August' in the inaugural Cartoon Brew TV Student Film Festival!
Exclusive online screenings will take place on www.cartoonbrew.com from 17th May.
This tops a good festival circuit for Matthias, whose latest film (also his graduation film from the Royal College of Art) is due to be released later this month.
To read about the festival, click: http://www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/official-selections-for-cartoon-brew-tvs-student-animation-fest.html
Beakus is delighted to welcome the fantastic Leo Bridle to it's ranks for director representation in the UK.
Leo is a young but incredibly talented and ambitious director whose work has already made a big impact – a million views on You Tube can't be a fluke, right? Even before graduating from the Arts University College Bournemouth with his beautifully crafted short 'Train of Thought', Leo had created the multi-faceted promo for Emily Loizeau 'Je Suis Jalouse', a viral sensation 'Web 2.0' for 'The First Post', and the short 'Still Life with Flowers'.
'Train of Thought' went on to feature in over 25 festivals worldwide, not least the British Animation Awards and the London Short Film Festival. In a few weeks time it'll be competing in Europe's premiere animation competition, Annecy International Animation Festival. Using a highly delicate stop-motion technique that combines paper cut-outs and photographic prints, the film certainly carves a niche of it's own, and you can watch it right here.
So Beakus are thrilled to sign Leo up, and we can't wait to set him down to work…
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Big apologies to all who've tried to watch our work on this site recently.. We were the unwilling recipient of some large-scale phishing, leading to the site being temporarily suspended, after which we discovered none of our movies played!?
Don't you just love the web, and all the splendid hackers out there just itching to make your life a misery?
Well, we're up-and-running again – all except those who browse in Google Chrome, who might find their movies are just a white blob… Sorry, and yep, we're working on it.
Try Firefox instead..?
Beakus is getting a lot of attention in the blogosphere, naturally… Here's a pick of the reviews:
http://dekku.nofatclips.com/2010/04/beakus-galore.html
http://www.animationblog.org/2010/03/steve-smith-bluna-beakus-stuffed-mtv.html
http://coldhardflash.com/2010/03/beakus-breaks-out-with-bbc-series-stuffed.html
http://dekku.nofatclips.com/2010/04/psapp-side-dish.html
http://motionographer.com/2010/03/03/new-animation-studio-beakus/
http://www.directorsnotes.com/2010/03/08/a-new-animation-studio-beakus/
http://www.cpluv.com/generic/mainitem/34767
http://dekku.nofatclips.com/2010/04/steve-smith-leap-of-faith.html
http://lineboil.com/tag/beakus/
Also in the press is an article Steve Smith wrote for Design Week about what inspires him each and every day. If you subscribe to Design Week you can read the article online at http://www.designweek.co.uk/inspired-steve-smith-beakus/3011278.article, but if you don't we'll be posting it up here quite soon for your delictation!
A quickie, as we're knee deep in boxes, but Beakus are settling in to our new studio! Just a stones throw from St.Katherine's Wharf, near the Tower of London, and in a converted pub, the studio will house our productions and directors.
Run by the lovely 'Happiness at Work' and also home to a plethora of talented illustrators, the studio sits above a very nice cafe 'The Turks Head' and is a lovely walk along the river from Tower Bridge.. Need any more excuses to come visit?!
Beakus director Steve Smith's anarchic comedy 'Stuffed' has launched on BBC Comedy Extra. The first of five episodes is ready to view, so we recommend you go see it now here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/extra/video/p0070lb6
Or, if you're lazy, you can watch the first episode 'Lady Bear Bear' below, but do please give it a rating (5 stars is a good round figure) so the BBC know you liked it.
The synopsis for 'Lady Bear Bear' reads - Brat brings a new playmate into The Shed – the voluptuous Lady Bear Bear. The woman is quite literally filth on a stick, but somehow projects that beautiful innocence only found in the eyes of your new puppy as it defecates in your favourite slippers. Bear is of course thrilled with this coquettish addition to the shed, and turns on a bit of special. Personally, having met Bear, I find he has the charm of a damp tweed suit, but perhaps when he switches it on, he turns flip mode squad and hooches like the best of us. Well that is unless Brat has his wicked way.
Amazing new work from Bluna this week..! Three idents for MTV (Argentina) made entirely in 3D around the themes of Friendship, Fun and Dreams. They're a colourful, neon-lit smorgasbord of adventure, with cute characters and surreal environments to explore…
Watch them here.
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A new range of cards – if Beakus bumps in to you, nab one…
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This had been buzzing around. So we burnt it's eye off…
Just spotted something on Hear No Evil about a competition being run by Sesame Street. It brings us back to the argument against 'Live Music', whereby animated in their scores (pun intended) rushed to animate scenes of a feature film in the hope theirs was chosen, for which they received a small sum of cash and a 'prize'.. Imagine X-Factor for animators…. Well.. Seems everyone wants something for nothing. Here's the open letter, and follow this link to join the debate: dear sesame street
Dear Sesame Street,
We, the undersigned, would like to register our concern over the contest you are now conducting with Aniboom. We are concerned that your contest includes a solicitation of original design concepts, characters and content to be produced on a speculative basis by cartoonists, artists, motion designers and animators.
This approach, requesting new and original work to be created in competition, is one that we believe seriously compromises the quality of work that is entered into “competition” and is questionable, at best, for a reputable organization to request.
Sesame Street has long been a highly esteemed provider of educational programming for children. From its inception, it has shown respect and support for the independent animation, film, and design communities. Artists have responded by creating lasting work – that is as valuable for children and adults today as when it was first created. We applaud that work, and hope that Sesame Street will continue to push the fields of animation and film-making. As such, we also think that Sesame Street should uphold the ethics and professional behavior we’d like our own children to grow up with. Is the education we want to pass on to them that artists’ and animators’ work is not valuable? That the only way to ‘make it’ is through winning a contest?
There is a more appropriate way to explore the work of various artists. A more effective and ethical approach to commission new work is to ask a pool of talent to submit examples of their work from previous assignments as well as a statement of how they would approach your project. You can then judge the quality of the artist’s previous work and her way of thinking about your project. The artist you select can then begin to work on your project by designing an original solution to your criteria while under contract to you, without having to work on speculation up front.
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We're on the front page of Motionographer! Well… our logo is… but click through and maybe the points will add up and we can get that job lot of iPads we've been coverting..? thanks Motionographer.!
Beakus director Steve Smith has just put finishing touches to a new mini-series of 'Stuffed', his dark comedy for 'just older than kids', commissioned by BBC Comedy. The series will air exclusively on BBC's comedy website from February.
Smith created 5 sadistic, yet hilarious scripts which were animated by a small team at Trunk. Voiced by Simon Greenall (Alan Partridge, CompareTheMeerkat.com) the sharp, acidic tales take the dastardly red-headed boy and his put-upon Bear in to sickly uncharted territory!
Check back soon for release information.
Steve Smith will be popping along to the NFTS show at the BFI on Friday 26th Feb to get a ganders at the new crop of directors facing up to life outside of the college bubble. He's very much looking forward to it – and if you spot him do say hello?!
Spreading our wings on the hinterweb we've signed up to Facebook and Twitter. Click the logos below to pay them a visit.
Ooh, and don't forget you can sign up to our RSS feeds (giving you all our new postings as they happen) using the link 'Subscribe to Beakus News' at the bottom of the page.
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Beakus is delighted to sign up soon-to-graduate Royal College of Art MA student, and all-round lovely guy, Matthias Hoegg. We'll be shouting about Hoegg alot over the forthcoming months as he takes his first steps in to the limelight, shepherded by Beakus' producer Steve Smith. Have a look at his first-year RCA film 'August', which is full of a beautiful melancholia. Hoegg specialises in seamlessly mixing 2D and 3D, and is keen to stretch himself through working on music videos and commercials. Drop a line to studio@beakus.com if you'd like to hear more about Hoegg.
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Hello, and welcome to Beakus!
We're a brand new animation production company based in London.
Although we're new, our team has amassed over 20 years experience between them in the field of animation production.
Here are a few things we most definately do:
Animation is a complex thing. Just so we're all absolutely sure, we can create animation in:
Our mission is to keep pushing back the boundries of what animation can do in this digital era. We want to surprise, wow and impress through a steady focus on strong design, inventive creativity, emotive and affecting characterisation, and the highest production standards.
Take a look around and see what we can do for you…
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