Discussing A 'Professional' in Animation

Discussing A 'Professional' in Animation

Last week we had a professional animation company called  Flickerpix, which is a studio from northern Ireland, Joel simon who is one of the top animatiors in northern ireland, came in to talk to us. Joel was disscussing how he was able to start of his company from scratch and how they have progressed to now, such as winning award at the 10th Annual Irish Film and Television Awards 2013 for one of there recent animations which was called Macropolis, which is the story of two physically impaired toys, CAT and DOG, who are discarded from a factory production line. Coming to life, they find themselves lost in the unfamiliar, urban big city. But by reinterpreting the world that now surrounds them, and the littered everyday objects they find, our protagonists begin to find their way back home.

Joel discussed that you dont need to have qualifcations to start off your own company, you just need to be good at something, weather its Adobe After Effects or becoming a modelling Designer 'were you are the one making the clay models'. Joel also discussed that the best way to get ideas is to always bring a notepad with you so that you can jot them down, I think that it would be the best way to get ideas, as the most time we find ideas, is from our own 'head'. I enjoyed the talk we had with him has he was able to give me a few ideas and help me to become a graphic designer.