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TERM DATES AUTUMN TERM : MONDAY 30th SEPTEMBER 2024 - FRIDAY 13th DECEMBER 2024 SPRING TERM : MONDAY 13th JANUARY 2025 - FRIDAY 21st MARCH 2025 (week 5 is a non-teaching week) SUMMER TERM : MONDAY 14th APRIL 2025 - FRIDAY 20th JUNE 2025 EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES: https://www.arts.ac.uk/study-at-ual/course-regulations/extenuating-circumstances "I'M IN" ATTENDANCE POLICY It is always required to tap into an "I'm In" reader when attending on-site sessions. You will be marked absent if you do not. If you do not have your card, please notify the teacher of your class at the end of the lesson. ORB: EQUIPMENT AND WORKSHOP BOOKING Used for booking and reserving resources such as equipment and studio/facility slots- as well as paying for services and goods and booking technical workshops.  https://moodle.arts.ac.uk/mod/book/view.php?id=1202307&chapterid=91425 KEY COURSE CONTACTS: Course Leader: Stuart Hilton: s.hilton@lcc.arts.ac.uk Year 1 Leader: Ben Hirt : b.h...

3D Workshop provides advanced tools for working with wood, cardboard, and plastics, including laser cutters, a CNC router, 3D printers, a 3D scanner, and woodworking machines. Woodworking - Cut, shape, and finish wood. Laser Cutter - Precision cutting and engraving. Vinyl Cutting - Precision cutting of self-adhesive vinyl General Bench Area - Versatile workspace for various tasks. Plastics - Molding and fabricating plastic materials. Spray Booth : Painting and coating. CNC Machining : Accurate machining for custom parts. 3D Printing : Create prototypes and final products. 3D Scanning : High resolution, colour scanning of 3D forms. The 3D Workshop is situated on the ground floor of the workshop block. This is to the right of Lecture Theater A. Just follow signage for the 3D Workshop. Ensuring the Health and Safety of all users is our foremost priority in the 3D workshop. The 3D Workshop is classified as a 'high-risk' area, housing specialised equipment that requires proper ...

The first two-week rotation is an introduction to the stop-motion animation technique. Introduction to the software for creating stop-motion Exploration of hand-made approaches that underpin the approach Animation puppet, pixilation in conjunction with performance Materiality Displacement and replacement animation Metamorphosis Invites you to make extensive use of t he tactile qualities inherent in stop-motion animation and embrace the hand-made processes and material properties that come with the art form. AVOID using digital processes such as digital effects or image manipulation - although editing software is allowed. WEEK ONE - given the tools and thinking required to approach the HOW - in the context of stop-motion animation this will introduce you to the software tools for creating an animated stop-motion sequence and an approach to the notion of Materiality , to help you initiate ideas. Monday - MATERIALITY Explore the notion of materiality to design and build puppets using ...