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Animation Secrets of an Urban Squirrel - Webinar with Paul Harrison

652 views · Published 23 December 2015 · 9:30 · Indexed 10 November 2026

Channel: Escape Studios · 2015 · Film & Animation

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Find the full webinar at http://learning.escapestudios.com/player/c/RCQfPcC8ToppF9d/n/LWMPVEeGUNYgc6x/a/zqschj4gavxy2vw

Paul Harrison talks about his latest work, the revolution of Virtual Reality, and the technical and creative challenges facing artists today.
Paul’s career began as a 2D Animator for TV followed by CG animation for advertising and VFX (he used to teach 3D for VFX at Escape!) He’s worked on some major projects for the BBC and Disney Channel, along other major productions.​
The image above is Paul’s ​latest creation, which he will be giving us an insight into, revealing the secrets of ​how he created ‘Urban Squirrel’, the technical ​and creative ​challenges he faced merging 2D animation with 3D space, and much much more!

The session will cover:
- The technical issues faced with making a 2D cartoon for YouTube’s VR feature – a how-to guide.
- The creative issues facing story-tellers in an age of new technologies.
- The changing face of entertainment and the demise of broadcast – how do we get our creative projects out there?
- New funding models for animation and their impact on the creator.
- He'll also tell us a little about Urban Squirrel.

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