Archive for the ‘Further Stages’ Category
Protected: Open Auditions for TV Series
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010Animex Event at Teesside University
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010If anyone is really interested in getting into animation as a career then this annual festival at Teesside University is a must - see details below
Animex 2010 keynote speaker announced
Friday 08th January, 2010
The keynote speaker for Animex 2010 has been announced as Max Howard, an animation industry consultant who has worked on films such as Who Framed Roger Rabbit? And The Lion King.
The Animex International Festival of Animation and Computer Games takes place every year at Teesside University, Middlesbrough in the North East of England and this year will run from 8 -12 February.
Max Howard, President of Exodus Film Group, was formerly Senior Vice-President of Disney Feature Animation and President of Warner Bros Feature Animation.
During his 12 years at Disney he worked on film successes such as Who Framed Roger Rabbit? The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and The Lion King.
While at Warner Bros he oversaw the award-winning animated feature The Iron Giant and international hit Space Jam. More recently he produced Igor for the Exodus Film Group.
Max is sought after as a consultant and lecturer for the animation industry, working with companies and organisations from all over the world. He is a member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (the Oscars).
Other highlights of the festival include Animex Business, a one-day event that invites speakers from the world of animation and computer games to share their stories of working in the industry.
There is also an interesting line-up of workshops at Animex which include:
- Alan Gilbey’s Animated Writing Workout
- Creative visualisation with Ken Wong
- Skeletal Design for Character Designers and Riggers with Stuart Sumida
To find out more about the events available at Animex 2010 and to book tickets, please click here.
Protected: Shakespeare Auditions Locally Soon
Friday, January 29th, 2010Protected: Great Singing Opportunity for Students aged 14 and over
Monday, January 18th, 2010Protected: Film Opportunity for girls and boys aged 14-16
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010Protected: Adults and Senior Students Singing Opportunity
Monday, January 4th, 2010Protected: Last Chance to apply for YMT Auditions
Saturday, January 2nd, 2010Protected: “Dorothy” audition applications closed
Saturday, January 2nd, 2010An Early Starring Role by Jodie
Friday, January 1st, 2010Jodie Taibi is teaching Drama to Further Stages in Yarm and Darlington. During a recent sort-out I found this photograph taken of Jodie when she starred as Fifi Lamarr in the first-ever murder mystery project that we ever ran with senior Stage 3 students at the time (Further Stages was not in existence). There were two public performances - one in Darlington Further Education College for friends and family and one in a Middlesbrough pub as a fund-raiser for a charity. Fifi was the one everyone loved to hate - giving plenty of suspects when she was murdered. Thomas Guest pictured in this photo went into further Performing Arts training and then also spent some time teaching Singing in a Stagecoach school in Highgate London but I believe that he is back up in the N.E. now. The third Ex-student is Laura Jones. Happy Days!!
