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FREE summer school for 14-18yo at UCL on 3D animated short film – #art #computing

Please pass this information on to arts or computing teachers, and pupils / students who might be interested in a free animation summer school.
3dami
When Wednesday 22 July to Thursday 30 July 2015
Where UCL, London
For whom 14 to 18 year old UK pupils / students
Cost FREE (includes free food, accommodation and transport)
What – 3D animation summer school
3Dami is a 7 day summer school where groups of students run their own studio and create their own animated short film from scratch. It operates at the intersection of art and technology (computer science), and is well suited to students with an interest in both. Students get to experience a semi-realistic studio setup, and create their film as a real studio would – it requires teamwork, thinking on their feet and hard work. The skills taught are directly related to the film effects and computer game industries, both of which are booming in the UK. There will be an industry visit and talks given by experts. The event is completely free for UK students aged 14-18 (includes free food, transport and accommodation!) and runs at UCL (London) from July 22nd to 30th. Please visit the website (3dami.org) to watch last years films and for further details, including how to apply.
Find out more and how to apply at http://www.3dami.org
Supported by
3Dami is supported by Creative Skillset’s Film Skills Fund, which is funded by the BFI with National Lottery funds, through the Skills Investment Funds. The event is happening with support from City and Islington and the CAS Hub. There is also another event happening in Cardiff, see the website for more info.
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Computer animation competition for schools – Animation15 has launched!

We thought our readers might like to know about this event. It’s not a Teaching London Computing event but our sister project, cs4fn, is involved.

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Animation15 – the 8th Annual UK Schools Computer Animation Competition run by the School of Computer
Science at The University of Manchester, has launched!

It’s open now, for teacher registration, at http://animation.cs.manchester.ac.uk

The competition is open to all UK schoolchildren aged 7-19.

Teacher registration is FREE and carries no obligation to submit any
entries. All registered teachers will receive FREE colour A2-sized
Animation15 posters for their school, to be sent out in early-October.

To get your free posters — while stocks last! — register at the
website or log in using your existing credentials.

Entrants can create their animations (maximum duration: 1 minute)
using any of the following programs: Scratch, Adobe Flash, Alice,
Serif: Draw Plus, KoolMoves, SWiSH Max4, and Blender.

They can also use 3DS Max, and Maya — free from Autodesk to all
Schools: see http://www.autodesk.co.uk/campaigns/design-the-future-uk/curriculum

There are great prizes for the winners, and trophies for
schools. Winners will be announced in early-Summer 2015.

Last year’s Animation14 competition was bigger than ever, with over
1,330 entries from 183 schools across the UK, from 1,768 students.

We awarded prizes to 41 students (working as individuals, or in groups)
from 24 schools. You can see all the winning entries, and photos from
our Awards and Inspirational Computer Science Day at
http://animation14.cs.manchester.ac.uk.

Key date
* 20 March 2015: Deadline for submitting entries.

Key contacts
* Website: http://animation.cs.manchester.ac.uk
* Enquiries: animation@cs.man.ac.uk

Animation15 is funded by Electronic Arts, Autodesk, Microsoft, RM
Education, and in association with cs4fn.