London Short Film Night 15th Jan

There is a short film night called "Short and Sweet" at the AKA venue. The next session is on 15th Jan 2008. Doors open 18:00, films run from 19:00, entrance for free. Apparently you can buy pizzas to be delivered to your table but I have yet to confirm pizza quality.

AKA is based in Bloomsbury, right in the heart of London's West End, next door to their sister club The End. If you work in the City or East End then there is also a Monday night session on Brick Lane.

Buy Stikfas

I discovered Stikfas in the middle of last year, these models can be easily customised and are a good choice for a beginner in stop motion as they are significantly easier to work with that clay. There is an ever expanding selection of pre-customised models but you can also swap some of the components between models to make your own specials.
With prices starting at just £2.99 for a basic figure these are very good value although, my favourite the "G2 ALPHA MALE WITH DOME ROBOT WALKER - MEGA PACK" is a little more expensive.



Thanks to Amazon, these are now available to buy via the AceAnim Stikfas Shop.

Bye bye Anim Watch

I recently found AnimWatch by Steve Ogden which is a database of short animated films, I was quite looking forward to getting the Flea Film to a quality to have been included in this database. It also included interviews with film makers, a blog and a podcast.

Unfortunately all good things come to an end and AnimWatch is closing down.

Jingles for Pringles - Winner

The Jingles for Pringles competition has now finished and there is a winner. Nils' variation of Santa Claus is coming to town wowed the Judges with it's combination of video and animation. This one really stands out against the others which are of lesser quality. An interesting entry is "Pringle Baby" which appears to have been made using either Poser or possibly via a machinima technique.

The Winner

An Animated Christmas Greeting

Paul Smith has produced an excellent little Christmas ECard. Those who have seen his "Love of the Game" film will recognise both the humour and the modelling style.



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