Master of character animation to lead workshop

AS DreamWorks’ new animated feature Trolls hits movie screens, there’s an opportunity to see a 3D screening of the movie and to take part in a free workshop with Dave Burgess, head of character animation at the film studio.

The workshop is being presented by The Animation Centrifuge, leading games company Outplay Entertainment and new EU project Create Converge.

It’s aimed at creatives and everyone looking to show, tell and sell using the latest visualisation methods.

The workshop follows the screening of Trolls and a Q&A session with Dave at the DCA.

Dave has been a supervising animator at DreamWorks Animation for the last 15 years on films including Over the Hedge, Monsters vs Aliens and, most recently, Trolls.

Prior to that, he was at Disney and responsible for animating the hyenas in The Lion King, was part of the Genie animation team behind Aladdin, and lead animator for Professor Porter in Tarzan.

The workshop will be led by The Animation Centrifuge and Dave.

Also presenting groundbreaking work on visualisation for medicine will be Jim Bown, professor of systems biology in the school of arts, media and computer games at Create Converge partner, Abertay University.

For those working in animation, games and visual effects, this is an ideal opportunity to interact an animation expert.

And for people working in sectors like medicine, energy or construction who are keen to explore visualisation to show, tell and sell — for promotion, sales, training and service delivery — the workshops promise to offer an insight into the key concepts and principles.

Places on the December 13 workshop are free but limited. To register, visit eventbrite.co.uk.

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