Outputs (3)

Theories on the use of theatrical esotropia in character design and performance (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Based on content analysis and interviews, this paper will present theories on why the eye focus of realistic or semi-realistic animated characters is deliberately skewed inwards, in medical terms presenting as a convergent squint or esotropia.The ori... Read More about Theories on the use of theatrical esotropia in character design and performance.

From Harryhausen to Aardman: The evolution of stop-motion animation (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Introduced screening of 'One Million Years B.C.' (1966) and chaired panel discussion with Connor Heaney (Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation) and Merlin Crossingham (Aardman Animations).

Animation - An impossible course (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A talk about the complexities of designing and delivering HE Animation programmes, addressing the multidisciplinary, sticky nature of animation curricula and the challenges of delivering a comprehensive course. It included an investigation of industr... Read More about Animation - An impossible course.