Future is in our students' hands.THE future of animation lies with Teesside University students, according to one creator of smash-hit films Monsters Inc and Spiderman 2. Robin Linn linn n. Scots 1. A waterfall. 2. A steep ravine. [Scottish Gaelic linne, pool, waterfall.] left the glamour of Hollywood behind and came to the Animex Festival in Middlesbrough, to give students a fascinating insight into the world of animation. Robin, from Sony Pictures Imageworks Sony Pictures Imageworks, Inc. is an Academy Award-winning, state-of-the-art visual effects and character animation company. Individuals at the company have been recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences with Oscars for their work on Spider-Man 2 in California, paid tribute to Tom and Jerry Tom and Jerry n. pl. Tom and Jerries A hot drink consisting of rum or another liquor, a beaten egg, milk or water, sugar, and spices. producers William Hanna and Joe Barbera, better known as animation company Hanna-Barbera. As well as praising the duo's well-known cartoons, Robin applauded Teesside University's efforts to create the next generation, as well as festival director Chris Williams. "The future of the animation industry lies with these students and we have had so much luck bringing in all these new students," he said. "The animation community is a small one but to see all these students excited about it and for us all to get together to share this excitement is a great idea of Chris's." Both William Hanna and Joe Barbera recently died, and Robin feels it is important to remember their work in the early stages of animation, which set the stage for what it has now become. |
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