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KEYFRAME. – Directing long-form animation with Avgousta Zourelidi

KEYFRAME Storytelling Virtual Reality VR Doros Polydorou Cyprus Animation Association CAA events

KEYFRAME◆ Storytelling in Virtual Reality with Dr. Doros Polydorou

KEYFRAME Storytelling Virtual Reality VR Doros Polydorou Cyprus Animation Association CAA events

The last Keyframe◆ event happened on Saturday 10 December, at MADLab, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol. A very engaging workshop was conducted by Dr. Doros Polydorou on storytelling in virtual reality, a subject that he is greatly familiar with through his research and career.

Doros presented some of the immersive projects he and his team (of students and professionals) have created over the past few years, and explained the process and concept of developing narratives and finding ways for technology and methods of enhancing the experience of the story. Through examples, he explained challenges they came across in developing their projects, and how their decisions were influenced by the demands of the narrative.

The workshop required teams of 4-5 people to pick 1 out of 4 subjects/themes and develop a concept and storyline while considering how the user would experience it. The lab started to buzz, as the 4 teams begun brainstorming and exchanging ideas. Each participant used their experience, skills and interests to contribute and by the end of it, each team presented their idea to the rest of the room and allowed for questions and suggestions.

Thank you to all who joined us on the day.

The last of the KEYFRAME.2022 events has come to a close and it has been a fantastic year.

Thank you to all for…

Posted by CAA – Cyprus Animation Association – ASIFA Cyprus on Friday, 16 December 2022

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Keyframe is a series of events organised by CAA for the animation community and this will be the very first of them! The events will span over the course of late 2022, so watch this space for more updates 👀

Keyframe. Talks & Workshops will include workshops (and talks of course) by professional artists in the fields of animation, VFX and games. The topics will include pre-production stages, 3D animation and motion capture, tips & tricks, presentations and talks of international projects and more.
Ticket pricing may vary but all CAA Members will enjoy FREE entrance to all events. (but will still need to grab themselves a free ticket on Eventbrite.)

Find out more on the dedicated KEYFRAME page.
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KEYFRAME. – Directing long-form animation with Avgousta Zourelidi

KEYFRAME Avgousta Zourelidi Talk and Q&A CAA Directing long form animation Cyprus Association

KEYFRAME◆ Directing long-form animation with Avgousta Zourelidi

Directing long-form animation Avgousta Zourelidi CAA KEYFRAME Cyprus Association event

On Friday 25 November, CAA hosted a talk and Q&A by Avgousta Zourelidi at European University Cyprus. This was the 4th event as part of the Keyframe◆ series and was in collaboration with the Department of Arts, EUC.

We were honoured to welcome Avgousta all the way from Bristol, UK and see some of her work as an Animation Director. While showing the films and series she worked on, she talked about various aspects of her job and even some of the challenges that she came across on some of these projects. Avgousta also gave a brief overview on her career path that lead her to being an Animation Director at A Productions Ltd.

There were a lot of questions from the audience that lead to interesting discussions. There was interest regarding the role, responsibilities and challenges of an Animation Director, on people management, being a female professional in the industry and in key roles, how age and experience affects the work environment and more. Special note on the few high-school students who attended with their tutor from The Art Hub Visual Arts Laboratories, who were interested on the path they would need to take for a career in animation, what the different roles, departments and specialisation jobs are in a production and the industry, and what the demands and work environment is like.

After the event, there was a casual gathering at Murphy’s Pub.

Thank you to all who joined us on the day.

Thank you to everyone who attended the KEYFRAME.2022 event last Friday, Directing Long-Form Animation with Avgousta…

Posted by CAA – Cyprus Animation Association – ASIFA Cyprus on Wednesday, 30 November 2022

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Keyframe is a series of events organised by CAA for the animation community and this will be the very first of them! The events will span over the course of late 2022, so watch this space for more updates 👀

Keyframe. Talks & Workshops will include workshops (and talks of course) by professional artists in the fields of animation, VFX and games. The topics will include pre-production stages, 3D animation and motion capture, tips & tricks, presentations and talks of international projects and more.
Ticket pricing may vary but all CAA Members will enjoy FREE entrance to all events. (but will still need to grab themselves a free ticket on Eventbrite.)

Find out more on the dedicated KEYFRAME page.
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KEYFRAME. – Capturing & Cleaning Motion Capture Data with Constantinos Sophocleous

KEYFRAME Motion Capture and Cleanup CAA Cyprus Animation Association

KEYFRAME◆ Capturing & Cleaning Motion Capture Data with Constantinos Sophocleous

KEYFRAME Motion Capture and Cleanup CAA Cyprus Animation Association

On Saturday 19 November, CAA in collaboration with CYENS hosted a Motion Capture and Clean-up Seminar by  animator Constantinos Sophocleous as part of the Keyframe◆ series.

This event happened at CYENS, Center of Excellence, as part of the Arts and Technology festival – WIP.

All seats where filled and attendees where thoroughly engaged by Constantinos’ performance of motion capture using both Rokoko and Xsense technology.
By the end of the seminar, Constantinos demonstrated how to record and clean up mocap data and how to use it on a rigged character within a scene in Unreal Engine. Participants were encouraged to jump in with questions and contribute with their thoughts.

Thank you to all who joined us on the day.

We had a fantastic Motion Capture & Clean Up seminar on Saturday with a great attendance.

We want to thank Constantinos…

Posted by CAA – Cyprus Animation Association – ASIFA Cyprus on Wednesday, 23 November 2022

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Keyframe is a series of events organised by CAA for the animation community and this will be the very first of them! The events will span over the course of late 2022, so watch this space for more updates 👀

Keyframe. Talks & Workshops will include workshops (and talks of course) by professional artists in the fields of animation, VFX and games. The topics will include pre-production stages, 3D animation and motion capture, tips & tricks, presentations and talks of international projects and more.

Ticket pricing may vary but all CAA Members will enjoy FREE entrance to all events. (but will still need to grab themselves a free ticket on Eventbrite.)

Find out more on the dedicated KEYFRAME page.
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International Animation Day Celebrations – IAD22

ASIFA IAD22 Cyprus Animation Association chapter

ASIFA International Animation Day Celebrations IAD22

On the occasion of the annual worldwide celebrations for the International Animation Day, the CAA as the Cyprus chapter of ASIFA (the International Animated Film Association) is organizing a free film screening event with special focus on the East Mediterranean region. Parallel screenings will happen on 29 October 2022, 19:00. See details below.
ASIFA IAD22 Cyprus Animation Association chapter
Films List:
Honayn’s Shoe, Mohamed Ghazala, Egypt
Dragon Recipes, Maria Pavlou, Cyprus
My Stuffed Granny, Effie Pappa, Greece
Wicked Girl, Ayce Kartal, Turkey
Between Bears, Eran Hilleli, Israel
Apodemy, Katerina Athanassopoulou, Greece
Missing, Tariq Rimawi, Jordan
Playing House, Özgül Gürbüz & Cenk Köksal, Turkey
Lost and found, Vivian Papageorgiou, Greece
In Other Words, Tal Kantor, Israel
Duma, Pascalis Pascali, Cyprus
Total duration: 65′
Program curation: Panagiotis Kyriakoulakos, Zeynep Akcay and Michalis Kalopaidis

Doors open at 7pm. Screenings will start at 7:15pm
Free admission
For general enquiries call: +357 99434793

The event is organized with the support of ASIFA Hellas, the Larnaca Famagusta Cinema Society, Kimonos Art Centre, Famagusta Avenue Garage, EVOHK gallery and the 6×6 Centre of Photography.
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Keyframe is a series of events organised by CAA for the animation community and this will be the very first of them! The events will span over the course of late 2022, so watch this space for more updates 👀
Keyframe. Talks & Workshops will include workshops (and talks of course) by professional artists in the fields of animation, VFX and games. The topics will include pre-production stages, 3D animation and motion capture, tips & tricks, presentations and talks of international projects and more.
Ticket pricing may vary but all CAA Members will enjoy FREE entrance to all events. (but will still need to grab themselves a free ticket on Eventbrite.)
Find out more on the dedicated KEYFRAME page.
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KEYFRAME. – Funding opportunities within the program “Creative Europe – MEDIA” at The Animattikon Project

CAA KEYFRAME CYPRUS ANIMATION ASSOCIATION CREATIVE EUROPE FUNDING

KEYFRAME◆ Funding opportunities within the program “Creative Europe – MEDIA” @ The Animattikon Project

CAA KEYFRAME CYPRUS ANIMATION ASSOCIATION CREATIVE EUROPE FUNDING

On 27 October 2022, CAA in collaboration with The Animattikon Project hosted the presentation on Funding opportunities within the program “Creative Europe – MEDIA”.
It was presented by the Planning and Development Coordinator at  the Organisation for European Programmes and Cultural Relations, Nenad Bogdanovic at the Photography Studio / Department of Multimedia and Graphic Arts, Cyprus University of Technology.
The presentation covered how creators and producers of various projects could apply for European funding  from the ”MEDIA” strand which is designed to encourage cross-border cooperation among producers and content developers and stimulate innovation in terms of content. Eligible creators can apply for funding for the development and production of Animation, Documentaries and Video Games.
More information can be found on the Creative Europe Media Strand page.
Further information and support can be found on the website of the Organisation of European Programmes and Cultural Relations
and their Facebook page.
We thank the Animattikon Project and the University of Technology Cyprus for making this presentation possible.
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Keyframe is a series of events organised by CAA for the animation community and this will be the very first of them! The events will span over the course of late 2022, so watch this space for more updates 👀
Keyframe. Talks & Workshops will include workshops (and talks of course) by professional artists in the fields of animation, VFX and games. The topics will include pre-production stages, 3D animation and motion capture, tips & tricks, presentations and talks of international projects and more.
Ticket pricing may vary but all CAA Members will enjoy FREE entrance to all events. (but will still need to grab themselves a free ticket on Eventbrite.)
Find out more on the dedicated KEYFRAME page.
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KEYFRAME. – Storyboarding with Magnus Kråvik

Keyframe - CAA - cyprus Animation association workshop storyboarding

KEYFRAME◆ Storyboarding for Animation Production – with Magnus Kråvik

Keyframe - CAA - cyprus Animation association workshop storyboarding

The first CAA Keyframe◆ event happened on Saturday 8 October at University of Nicosia, in collaboration with the UNic Department of Design and Multimedia.

It was a full house with professionals and students attending to learn from Magnus and his experience in storyboarding for animation.

Magnus  started from the beginning (!): talked about the purpose and expectations of a storyboard in different productions, the importance of clarity in design,  gave some cheats and tricks for efficient drawing, expanded on story structure with some interesting examples from popular movies (while going down a few rabbit holes!), and finished with the importance of perspective and how to consider camera lenses for composition and story.

Participants were encouraged to jump in with questions and contribute with their thoughts.

Thank you to all who joined us on the day. We hope to see you in the next events happening in the following weeks.

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Keyframe is a series of events organised by CAA for the animation community and this will be the very first of them! The events will span over the course of late 2022, so watch this space for more updates 👀
Keyframe. Talks & Workshops will include workshops (and talks of course) by professional artists in the fields of animation, VFX and games. The topics will include pre-production stages, 3D animation and motion capture, tips & tricks, presentations and talks of international projects and more.
Ticket pricing may vary but all CAA Members will enjoy FREE entrance to all events. (but will still need to grab themselves a free ticket on Eventbrite.)

Find out more on the dedicated KEYFRAME page.
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KEYFRAME. – Talks & Workshops 2022

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📣CAA presents: Keyframe. Talks & Workshops 2022!

CAA Keyframe Cyprus Animation Association

Keyframe is a series of events organised by CAA for the animation community and this will be the very first of them! The events will span over the course of late 2022, so watch this space for more updates 👀
Keyframe. Talks & Workshops will include workshops (and talks of course) by professional artists in the fields of animation, VFX and games. The topics will include pre-production stages, 3D animation and motion capture, tips & tricks, presentations and talks of international projects and more.
These series of events are targeted to both professionals and students of the field, as well as anyone who wants to participate and further develop their skills, with the opportunity to also get together and network.
Ticket pricing may vary but all CAA Members will enjoy FREE entrance to all events. (but will still need to grab themselves a free ticket on Eventbrite.)
Find out more on the dedicated KEYFRAME page.
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INVITATION – ASIFA International Animation Day (IAD) 2021

CAA - Cyprus animation Association ASIFA International Animation Day

Invitation to the annual celebrations of ASIFA International Animation Day (28 October 2021)

The International Animation Day is organised by ASIFA and its chapters in various countries and is observed globally on the 28th of October every year.

ASIFA was established in 1960 as a non-profit corporation devoted to cultivating and promoting the art, craft and profession of Animation. One of its target goals is to promote progress toward peace and mutual understanding through the unified interest of the art of animation with workshops, gatherings, and worldwide projects.

This free event will take place at the Home for Cooperation, Nicosia – Thursday, 28 October.

The event is supported by Home for Cooperation and the schedule is as follows:

  • 18:00 – 18:15: Introduction of Cyprus Animation Association by Andreas Rossides
  • 18:15 – 18:45: “The Art of the Interval: Norman McLaren’s ‘Neighbours’ and the conditions of movement” by Charalambos Margaritis
    • The presentation will discuss Norman McLaren’s 1952 film “Neighbours” and the way it treats the themes of division and discord, in light of the historical and political context of the 50s. The narrative elements of the film will then be compared to McLaren’s own theories and remarks about the process and art of animation. Through this analysis, the presentation will propose animation as the ‘art of the interval’.
  • 18:45 – 19:15: “Mesut” – Presentation by Alexia Roider. 
    • Mesut is a short animated film based on a real life story of a young Turkish Cypriot boy who wanted to learn how to dance Zembekiko. The creators of the film will share the story of Mesut and provide a sneak preview of the film which is currently in a pre-production stage.

The presentations will be in English and all the films will have English subtitles.

The event is free to the public.

Due to limited seat availability we kindly ask you to RSVP by obtaining a FREE ticket here.

 

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