New student animation: Nokomi

| Shorts, Showcase | 27/02/2013 11:45am inuit2

A defiant Inuit makes an unusual friend in new student short Nokomi. Watch it now and learn a little about creating a film full of hair

New student animation: The Ballad of Poisonberry Pete

| Shorts, Showcase | 28/11/2012 20:00pm ▲ The student team turned to movies such as The Big Lebowski for inspiration when they were designing the film’s characters

Creating student short The Ballad of Poisonberry Pete was no piece of cake. Kerrie Hughes talks to the film’s co-director about its production

Short Cuts: Worlds Apart

| Shorts, Showcase | 21/03/2012 10:00am worlds1

In issue 155 of 3D World we talk to director of student short Worlds Apart Michael Zachary Huber about how the effects of pollution on Earth prompted the creation of this heartfelt story. Watch the animation trailer here

Friday Animation Fun: Synaesthesia

| Shorts, Showcase | 09/03/2012 15:30pm Scene-2

Find out how this new short about a fascinating sensory condition was created using a combination of Maya, After Effects and Photoshop. Watch the film here too

Friday Animation Fun: Insert Coin

| Shorts, Showcase | 02/03/2012 15:00pm Short student film Insert Coin was created using 3ds Max, ZBrush, Photoshop and a bunch of third-party plugins

Watch two children’s imagination race away in this short animation and find out how it was created using 3ds Max, ZBrush, Photoshop and a bunch of third-party plugins

Friday Animation Fun: Temps Mort

| Shorts, Showcase | 24/02/2012 13:56pm temps

Watch this black comedy animation about life and death and find out how it was created using Maya, Mental Ray, Fusion and Photoshop

Short Cuts: Swing of Change

| Shorts, Showcase | 23/02/2012 11:00am Animated short Swing of Change created by students from ESMA

In issue 154 of 3D World, we talk to the creators of new short Swing of Change about how they coped with the film’s technical and social issues. Watch the animation and grab a copy of the mag for the full making of article

Friday Animation Fun: Slug Invasion

| Shorts, Showcase | 17/02/2012 15:30pm short-sluginvasion

Find out how this epic battle between an army of slugs and a defiant old granny was created using Maya, Mudbox, Photoshop and Fusion. Watch the short here too

Friday Animation Fun: The Cursors Curse

| Shorts, Showcase | 10/02/2012 15:30pm Still from 3D animation The Cursors Curse

Find out how 3D animation The Cursors Curse was created using Maya, Nuke and After Effects as director Richard Gillies takes us behind the scenes. Watch the short here too