Mackinnon and Saunders Lecture and Exhibition

Yesterday I spent from 10am until 2pm watching over the Mackinnon and Saunders models on display at NEWI for the Science festival. It was fascinating to discover how Pingu was animated. I never realised it was replacement animation as opposed to stop-motion. Other models on display included The Rubadubbers, Bob the Builder, Bill and Ben, models from The Periwig Maker and The Corpse Bride. Being able to see into the head of the Victoria model from The Corpse Bride was brilliant. It was so very intricate. I'll be watching over the models again tomorrow.
Today Nick Roberson, a sculptor and painter from Mackinnon and Saunders, visited Newi to give a talk on some of the processes used in the designing and making of models ready for stop-motion animating. The talk was given twice; first at 1pm and secondly at 7pm. The first was aimed slightly more at us students. Inbetween the two talks Nick came down to the studio and had a look at some of our work. I showed him my Stop-motion animation that I had filmed and he was very impressed by it. He told me to get his email address from Marise and to contact him. He said that if I did that then he could provide me with some contacts at Hot Animation and Cosgrove Hall. So now all I have to do is get his email.