Links to Useful Sites
There is no shortage of sites on the web about or containing information related to animation and the industry. So to get you started the following is just a short list of links to set you on your way.
Animation film companies
- Aardman Animation - makers of Wallace and Gromit and more.
- Dreamworks - makers of Madagascar, Sharktale, Shrek and more.
- Pixar - makers of Toy Story, Monsters Inc, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles and more.
- Blue Sky Studios - makers of Ice Age, Robots and more.
Education
- UCAS - Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. A great site for finding out about universities and courses. If your thinking of attending higher education as an undergraduate you'll end up here sooner or later.
- Skillset - The Sector Skills Council for the Audio Visual Industries
Festivals
- Annecy - An annual International Animated Film festival held in France.
- Hiroshima International Animation Festival - an annual event in Japan which consists of a competition, special screenings, workshops, seminars, exhibits and more.
- Zagreb - Europe's second oldest animation festival, better known as “Animafest Zagreb” or simply “Zagreb” among animation connoisseurs.
- Internationales Trickfilm-Festival Stuttgart - Germany.
Reference and Resources
- Wikipedia - animation explained in plain English with plenty of related content and above all lots more links.
- 'Pixels and Pegbars' by Jeff Goldner
- Animation World Network - a site full to the brim with Industry News, Resources, Forums & Communities, Book reviews and more.
- Keyframe - the animation resource - As it says resources and more.
- Animation on the World Wide Web - Lots more links to Animation info on the web.
