2020 was a legacy year for animation in Edinburgh – the National Galleries of Modern Art, began to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the legend, Ray Harryhausen and at Edinburgh College of Art, we celebrated the 30th anniversary of the animation programme. Though different in scope and scale, they are connected by a passion for …
We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for our ‘Bringing Legacy to Life’ (online) Stop Motion Conference! Tickets are limited and include a small fee of £10, which will give delegates access to all panels, keynotes and special events. Note: registration closes on the 15th of April. Full details of the programme …
Wednesday 24th March, 4-5pm, Dr Lynn Love discusses Animating Play: Choreographing physical player movement in analogue and video game design . This talk will discuss the design strategies behind the production of alternative video games and analogue play installations created by Love, focusing on how the design of play can animate the player. Each of the works …
Wednesday 17th March, 4-5pm, Ellie Land presents an overview of her award winning film Bathroom Priviledges. Three stories of denied access and exclusion, bringing to light society’s views on disability, gender and race in the most intimate spaces. Establishing the public bathroom as a stimulus for investigation, the politics of sharing are examined through the …
March Update While we are busy building the main schedules for our paper panels over the two days, we are delighted to be able to provide some updates. We can confirm the dates as Thursday 29th and Friday 30th April. We also have two amazing keynote events to announce! Our opening event will be ‘Re-Animating …
Spring is on the horizon and the year so far has gone fast in terms of work, but maybe slow in terms of pandemic life! We ended our year with the fantastic news that the network is going to be generously supported by The Royal Society of Edinburgh for the next two years. This gives …
Like many people at the moment, I’m trying to work from home. I usually spend every summer working from home with a heady balance of reading and writing papers for conference or publication often sat in my garden. Its not huge but I’m lucky to have the space. (I’m sad there is no Society for …
The research network is delighted to launch in the same year, 2020 as the 30th anniversary of the animation programme at ECA. We have a long heritage and proud alumni of award winning filmmakers. We are collectively interested in promoting animation in terms of researching it under an animation studies heading but including areas …
