Leeds Beckett University - City Campus,
Woodhouse Lane,
LS1 3HE
Animation students at silver screen showcase
Seven films from graduating students as well as a selection from second year undergraduates were shown at the event that took place at the new Everyman Cinema in Leeds Trinity shopping centre.
Adam Kinghorn, who is due to graduate in July, premiered his stop-motion puppet animation entitled 'Job Satisfaction'.
He commented: "Stop-motion is where you use animated objects or puppets to make the film - like they do in the Wallace and Gromit films. One second of footage is the equivalent of twelve photos so it takes a lot of time to make.
"'Job Satisfaction' is a dark comedy about a hit man who doesn't like his line of work anymore and goes out to try other jobs. The characters are made out of metal, foam and Plasticine and the animation is set in a film noir style."
Fellow undergraduate Rhys Jones did the cinematography, designing and lighting for 'Job Satisfaction'.
Student Gareth Gough created a traditional 2D hand-drawn animation called 'The Hunt' which tackles the serious topic of the increased levels of animal extinction due to hunting and the use of animals in Chinese medicines.
"The five-minute animation conveys quite a serious message," he said. "There are three main characters: a leopard, a rabbit and the hunter. The story shows the cycle of hunting as the leopard is hunting the rabbit, while being pursued by the hunter."
Gareth's second year animation film '1:4' is currently doing well on the festival circuit.
Course Leader, Sarah Bowen, added: "The private- screen at the Everyman Cinema was a fantastic location to showcase the students' films and celebrate their dedication and hard work. The standard of animation has been high and the films should do well at festivals."