As part of my research I have been looking all over the country at animations and games studios, and have come to the conclusion that I would happily relocate to any job that I got. I am still young and have nothing really tying me down at the moment so I vastly increase my opportunities.
One of the companies that I looked at in the South is the London-based Framestore, who often have a lot of junior jobs going and specialise in a lot of areas of television and design. They produce a mostly digital and CGI work in the form of commercials and advertising, which is another area that interests me. This is due to the shorter turn around for these projects, allowing you to keep your work fresh and not get bogged down in a very long term project. They pride themselves in producing photo-realistic content that can be viewed anywhere, regardless of the file size restraints.
Framestore also produce feature animations, with their most widely acclaimed being 'The Tale of Despereaux' and I would absolutely love the opportunity to work on something like that.
Another London-based company that I found interesting is Blue-Zoo Animation Studio, who again produce a lot of commercials and specialise in CGI. They produce great digital work for channels like nickJr., BBC Three, The Disney Channel and others. Their style and renders are what interest me the most, how their characters and sets all look so tactile. Learning how they do this would be so interesting and such a great experience
Framestore also create a lot of series work for childrens' TV. They have recently had huge success with a series called 'Tree-Fu Tom'. A kids TV show based in a magical forest that aims to get kids up and active. The main character does this by getting the audience to do the moves with him as he channels the magic of the forest to achieve whatever he needs to achieve in that particular episode. It's a great idea in a format that is recyclable.
They currently have a 6 week Maya Generalist/Animation Internship position available for up and coming Maya animators that I am going to apply for, now that I have my showreel and CV finished. This starts in July and has been up for a few weeks so I'm sure there will be a LOT of strong competition!
Studio AKA are also a London-based company that I find great inspiration from. I look through their work, as I like perusing all of these sites, hoping my work will one day be as good as theirs! They are a multi BAFTA-winning animation company known for their innovative work.
They produce a lot of really wonderful stylised work, again work like commercials and short feature films. You'll easily recognise their work like the Lloyds TSB and Green Flag adverts. In terms of feature films, they have produced some great work in Varmints; telling the story of one small creatures struggle to preserve a world in danger of being lost forever through recklessness and indifference. Another fantastic piece is Lost and Found, which tells the story of the journey a young boy takes, when approached by a lost penguin to return him to his rightful place.
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