Animation

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• Six new spots for Chevron almost finished…

  by Darren Robbie on 13th April 2012 ~ in Animation Commercials News

  …another 4 weeks to go until delivery of the latest six 15″ commercials, all CG & all looking great!

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• British Animation Awards 2012…

  by Darren Robbie on 19th March 2012 ~ in Animation News Short Films & Tests

  …were held a few days ago at the BFI in London. INTO THE COSMOS was nominated for ‘Best Music Video’ & ‘Public Choice’, but unfortunately didn’t win. However, it was fantastic to be considered & a great honour to be included as one of the 3 finalists. We had a great night out & will [...]

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• ChopsyAnimation at the B.A.A.

  by Darren Robbie on 16th January 2012 ~ in Animation News Short Films & Tests Uncategorized

  Awesome news – I’ve just been told that ARCHITEQ: INTO THE COSMOS is a finalist in the category of Best Music Video at the upcoming British Animation Awards (as well as being selected for the Public Choice section). Huge thanks to everyone that helped in the making of the film -  giving their time, expertise [...]

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• Into The Cosmos in British Animation Awards

  by Darren Robbie on 10th January 2012 ~ in Animation News Short Films & Tests

  INTO THE COSMOS  has been shortlisted in the Best Music Video category in the upcoming British Animation Awards! Big thanks to everyone involved.

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• Admiral Insurance

  by Darren Robbie on 20th December 2011 ~ in Animation Commercials News Uncategorized

  Just finished the latest (CG) commercial for Admiral Insurance – should be on air the first week of January, so keep your eyes peeled!  

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• INTO THE COSMOS

  by Darren Robbie on 7th December 2011 ~ in Animation News Short Films & Tests Uncategorized

  More great news for everyone that worked on ‘INTO THE COSMOS’ – I’ve been told that it’s been selected for the ‘Public Choice’ category in the forthcoming British Animation Awards!

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• NCA – “HEADS” chosen for Monreal Stop-Motion Festival 2011

  by Darren Robbie on 17th October 2011 ~ in Animation Commercials News

  Awesome news – Chopsy’s spot for the National Consumer Agency (“HEADS”) has been selected for competition in this year’s Montreal Stop-Motion Festival!  It’s in the ‘Professional Under 1 Minute’ category & is the only UK entry out of 16 chosen for that section. Big thanks to everyone that worked or helped on the commercial.

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• New blog up & running!

  by Darren Robbie on 17th October 2011 ~ in Animation News Sculpts & Sketches

  Please check out the new blog – it’s called “CHOPSYSTUFF”  & will slowly fill with sketches, designs, & any other animation goodness I feel like sharing! http://chopsystuff.tumblr.com/

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• Tatler magazine shoot

  by Darren Robbie on 27th July 2011 ~ in Animation Commercials News

  Just finished shooting a six page spread for ‘Tatler’ magazine…..featuring Morph with REALLY expensive watches! We had a security guard down one day to keep an eye on a watch that was worth £140,000. That particular shot featured three watches with a combined value of over a quarter of a million pounds – & a [...]

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• INTO THE COSMOS in Australia!

  by Darren Robbie on 14th June 2011 ~ in Animation News

  I’ve just been informed that INTO THE COSMOS has been selected for screening at the Melbourne International Animation Festival in Australia. Great news as I hadn’t even entered it – the internet is a wonderful thing!

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