APPENDIX 4: USEFUL CONTACTS
The following represents only a very small sample of the many outlets and links for information on animation, suppliers of equipment, training, etc.
Suppliers
There are a number of suppliers providing a broad range of equipment and materials for the ‘would-be’ animator. The list below is far from exhaustive.
| Paper People | www.paperpeople.co.uk |
| Chromacolour | www.chromacolour.co.uk |
| Cambridge Animation Systems | www.cambridgeanimation.com |
| CartoonSupplies.com | www.cartoonsupplies.com |
| Rocky Mountain Arts | www.vedaeyeland.com/anim.html |
| Lightfoot Limited | www.zyworld.com/drkatie/lightfootltd/index.html |
Schools
There are very many institutions that offer a wide range of training and education opportunities for the student animator. The one piece of advice I would offer is for potential students to do their homework. Not every programme will be suited to the needs of every student. As part of your research, check the facilities, experience and qualification of the teaching staff and the curriculum.
| University of the West of England | www.uwe.ac.uk |
| Bristol School of Animation | www.uwe.ac.uk/amd/bristolanimation/ |
| University of Westminster | www.wmin.ac.uk/solape/item_admission.asp?ID=3862&wp= |
| Pontypridd College | www.pontypriddcollege.ac.uk |
| Bournemouth University | www.bournemouth.ac.uk/ |
| NFTS (National Film and Television School) | www.nftsfilm-tv.ac.uk/ |
| Surrey Institute | www.surrart.ac.uk/opportunities/undergrad/animation.html |
| University College Wales Newport | www.newport.ac.uk/courses/amd/ug/ bahonsanimation.html |
Animation studios
Listed below is a small sample of some of the more interesting studios making a variety of animation (apologies for the very many omissions).
| Aardman Animation | www.aardman.com/ |
| A Productions | www.aproductions.co.uk |
| Bolex Brothers | www.bolexbrothers.co.uk |
| Pixar | www.pixar.com |
| Atom Films | http://atomfilms.shockwave.com/af/home/ |
| Siriol Productions | www.siriol-productions.com |
| Tippet Studios | www.tippett.com/ |
| Cuppa Coffee Animation | www.cuppacoffee.com/ |
| Wreckless Abandon Studios | www.wrecklessabandon.com |
| Framestore | www.framestore-cfc.com/ |
Other information
Listed below are links to sites that may be of use to professional and student animators alike.
| 3D Stop Motion Animation | www.stopmotionanimation.com/ |
| Animation World Network | www.awn.com |
| Animation Magazine | www.animationmagazine.net |
| Cinefex | www.cinefex.com/home.html |
| Animation UK | www.animationuk.com/ |
| British Film Institute | www.bfi.org.uk/ |
| Video formats | www.hut.fi/~iisakkil/videoformats.html#notes |
| Blue Screen Technology | www.seanet.com/Users/bradford/bluscrn.html |
| Motion Capture | www.visgraf.impa.br/Projects/mcapture/index.html |
| Stop Motion Pro | www.stopmotionpro.com/ |
| Toon Boom | www.toonboomstudio.com/main/ |
| Avid | www.avid.com/index_fl.asp |
| Adobe Premiere | www.adobe.com/products/premiere/main.html |
| Animo | www.cambridgeanimation.com/index.htm |
| Final Cut Pro | www.lafcpug.org/ |
| Asset Management | www.nxn-software.com/ |
| Project Management | www.microsoft.com/office/project/default.asp |