Podcasts – FREE Flash and Maya Tutorial Podcasts

I come across this free podcast tutorial for Flash….there’s also podcasts for Maya and other software. Its worth joining!

http://www.swinburne.edu.au/design/tutorials/flash-video-tutorials.php

http://podcasts.swinburne.edu.au/podcast.php?ID=21&SUB=24

Even More FREE Software – Pencil is an animation/drawing software

Pencil lets you create traditional hand-drawn animation (cartoon) using both bitmap and vector graphics. Pencil is free and open source. View more at http://www.les-stooges.org/pascal/pencil/index.php?id=Home

Here’s a Tutorial for Pencil

How to…. basic Stop Motion tutorial

Animator vs Animation – FLASH

COOL Flash based website!

I know its not an ‘animation’, but this flash based website is AMAZING! Have a look!

http://www.oakleydesignbrief.com/

3D Engine for Flash – Away 3D

I’ve just seen this on Flash Magazine, its an Open Source (free) add-on for Macromedia/Adobe Flash. I’ve not tried it yet but will give it ago….looks impressive! Let me know if you’ve used it.

http://away3d.com/

More FREE 3D Animation Software

DAZ Studio.

I’ve personally not used these but some of my students have and they think their pretty good…myabe i’ll try them sometime, I’m more of a Blender fan myself.

TrueSpace

Animation 09 Competition

Another great opportunity to WIN prizes! Also, why not use the same animation for your NCFE Level 2 Animation coursework… 2for1 or what!

Get more details here http://www.cs.manchester.ac.uk/Animation09/

Competition – Animate & Create

Animate & Create and Kent TV are running an Animation Competition!

This exciting competition sponsored by The Clean Kent Campaign, is giving you the chance to win an animation kit for your school. There are also plenty of runner-up prizes too, including signed Aardman DVDs, all to be presented at a special screening ceremony.  All you have to do is make a short animated film or trailer for The Clean Kent Campaign on the theme of ‘Cleaner, Greener, Safer’. The animation must be no more than 30 seconds in length. You can use any type of animation and your school can enter as many films as they want!

Enter the competition and use it towards your NCFE Level 2 Animation coursework.

Careers in Animation

http://www.skillset.org/animation/

Hi, this website gives a wide range of details for anyone wishing to work in the animation industry.  Theres careers advice, information about formal training and qualifications as well as possible funding options.

Anyone studying the NCFE Level 2 Animation course will need this site for Unit 1.

Have a look, its a useful website!