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Take advantage of this unique opportunity and join internationally renowned artists Graham Bebbington and Glenn Marshall for a day of visual storytelling and animation at Newport Museum and Art Gallery. Saturday, 18 May, 10.30am – 12.30pm and 1.30pm – 3.30pm
In the morning Graham Bebbington will introduce participants to the animation process, from script through storyboard to layout. Graham will draw on examples from his own career as an animator which includes work on the special effects for the ‘Snowman’, ‘SuperTed’ and ‘Space Jam’. Inspired by real-life examples he will guide participants to develop their own storyboard.
Cartoonist Glenn Marshall will help the group design their very own cartoon characters in the afternoon and bring the stories to life in front of camera and green screen (participants should avoid wearing green to ensure that they don’t blend into the background!).
This is a full day workshop and suitable for ages 8-12. Both sessions should be attended. Please note that adult supervision is required at all times. Light refreshments will be provided but participants are expected to arrange their own lunch. There are plenty of restaurants and convenience stores nearby.
Cost: £10 per child for the day (excluding booking fee).
This is a unique opportunity, and spaces are limited. Booking is essential. Please follow the link to Eventbrite below.
Please contact [email protected] should you have any further questions.
More about the artists:
Graham and Glenn have graduated from Newport Art College in 1980 and contributed to the ‘Forty Years On’ exhibition.
Graham Bebbington is a freelance animator and supervisor who has vast experience in animation. He specialises in 2D effects animation and become world renowned in the field, moving from FX specialist on the 80’s TV series ‘SuperTed’ in Cardiff to an FX supervisor on ‘Space Jam’ in London (Premier Films for Warner Brothers) to then being recruited as a journeyman animator on ‘Fantasia 2000’ for Disney in Los Angeles.
Recently he was invited to animate on ‘The Snowman and the Snowdog’ 30 years after working on the original ‘Snowman’, when he was fresh from college.
He has been credited on films by Walt Disney (LA and Paris) Warner Brothers, Amblimation (now Dreamworks), Fox Pictures, Richard Williams Animation, Film Four Productions and Columbia Pictures. He is also credited on TV series, TV shorts and title sequences for TVC, Siriol animation, Grand Slamm Animation, Passion Pictures, Nexus Productions and Tandem Films among others.
Examples of Graham’s work can be seen on: http://www.youtube.com/user/Bebbingtoons
Glenn Marhsall’s career as cartoonist developed as TV stations entered a new area with a digital paint system. He worked on children programmes at TV-am, most notably drawing Roland Rat, and has experience with animations and special effects in post-production, digitally masking or correcting films.
Glenn worked for television broadcasters including BBC, ITV and Channel Four, more and more frequently freelancing for ITN from 1992. In 1998 he became ITN’s Creative Director, a position he held until 2008.
Glenn now fashions himself as ‘Digital Brand Awareness User Experience Multi-platform Content Imagineer & Global Visionary’. Recent work includes projects for motion graphics company Jump, including work as one of the lead creatives on the children’s channel Jeem TV.
Over the last few years Glenn focussed on cartoons and illustrations. He has curated several exhibitions including ‘Glenn Marshall – Not Funny’, a show of his rejected work and failed projects.
See more of Glenn Marshall’s works on @marshallcartoon (Instagram and X).
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Newport Museum and Art Gallery, 4 John Frost Square, Newport, NP20 1, United Kingdom,Newport, Wales
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