Do's and Don'ts

Creating animations can be a hugely time consuming task yet there are certain things that will make the judges disregard your film immediately.

Make sure your entry gets the chance it deserves by following our list of do's and don'ts.
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Winning Advice

Former New Talent Animation Award winners Nick Mackie and Pete Avery haven't looked back since their hit 'Hobbies' was first shown on BBC Three.

Here Nick shares some of his experiences since he won the award and offers advice for new animators.
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Get Your Films Seen

2004's New Animators winner, Jaime Pardo, impressed the judges with his animation 'The Parkie'. Since winning the scheme Jaime has created a series of 'The Parkie', which was recently shown on BBC Three.

Watch the original film here.

Model Animation

Bruce Husband, an animator on the award-winning animation series, Little Robots, takes us behind the scenes for an exclusive look at how the show is put together.

Bruce also explains some of the tricks of the trade when it comes to creating natural movements and life-like speech.
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Award winning

BAFTA winning animator Bridget Appleby, from Cosgrove Hall, has been involved in some of the most popular animation series including Andy Pandy, Bill and Ben and Engie Benjy.

Here she shares some of her knowledge about creating exciting animations.
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