Developing Your Animation Project: All 6 Lectures Now Available Online | UK/UA Animation Lab
Over the past couple of months, Skwigly and Linoleum Festival have been working hard to bring a series of free online lectures on six topics regarding the development your animation project; whether short film or TV series, whether 2D, 3D or stop motion.
As part of the UK/UA Animation Lab initiative, the talks were given by industry experts Simone Giampaolo, Fokion Xenos, Helen Brunsdon, Olivier Catherin, Kasia Gromadzka, and Britt Raes; and aimed to give a better understanding of how the industry works, how to pitch a project, how to promote yourself, and more.
We are pleased to announce that all the lectures are now available online for you to watch in your own time Please feel free to share them, and we hope you find them helpful!
Animation Production Pipeline (for 3D and 2D Projects) – with Simone Giampaolo
Simone walks us through the production process of a series and a short, talking about the steps prior to pre-production, such as setting up the pipeline and getting the team familiar with it. Discussing both 2D and CG pipelines and how they differ on production stages. How the team communicates, the review process, and remote working.
Preparing an Animation Pitch Deck & Presentation – with Fokion Xenos
Fokion looks at topics such as how to structure a pitch deck and presentation, important information to cover in a pitch, how much detail to go into, how long should it be, pitching a series verses a short film, what makes a great pitch deck, and tips for presenting.
Animation Budgets: Considerations & Practices for TV Series & Short Film Budgets – with Helen Brunsdon
This talk focuses on putting together a budget document, touching upon key production items to consider, considerations outside of production costs, difference between short film verse TV series budgets, and scheduling.
Funding Possibilities & Co-Productions – with Olivier Catherin
In this lecture, Olivier explores reasons to co-produce, advantages & disadvantages of co-pro, how to find partners and what to keep in mind when looking for them, finance strategies and funding opportunities in the present climate.
Forming the Team, Their Roles & Responsibilities – with Kasia Gromadzka
Kasia walks us through the process and considerations of putting together a team; highlighting the key roles in a production and what they do, the structure of a production team, and how it differs between short film and TV series.
Festivals & Forums: Promoting Your Film – with Britt Raes
In the final lecture in the series, Britt looks at how to present your personal brand and your film, how to stand out from the crowd, festival strategies, and other self promotional tips.
The project “UK/UA Animation Lab” is organised with the financial support of the UK/UA Creative Partnerships programme designed by the British Council and the Ukrainian Institute. The UK/UA Creative Partnerships programme aims to continue and strengthen the collaborations that have emerged between UK and Ukrainian cultural organisations as a result of or in parallel to the UK/Ukraine Cultural Season 2022-2023.