EAMAF2019: Educating Animators 2019 University of Salford, Media City Salford, UK, November 11, 2019 |
Conference website | http://www.manchesteranimationfestival.co.uk/ |
Abstract registration deadline | September 13, 2019 |
Submission deadline | November 6, 2019 |
Educating Animators 2019 Conference
Teaching the world’s most expressive artform
Part of Manchester Animation Festival 2019 in collaboration with HE Partner – University of Salford
Call for Presentations
Educating Animators is in its 2nd year, a day of talks and presentations on teaching methodologies and industry insight into the delivery of a challenging progressive curriculum and answering the skills gap for the future of Animation sector. The community of Animators are starting to address diversity, this year we would welcome proposals for presentations covering how across education, training and industry we support diversity and inclusivity, how it is built into programmes of study, teaching and learning materials, internship, recruitment both for students or staff, and how we explore representations in our content.
Animation may well claim to be the world’s most expressive artform. With each year new technologies and subversions of old open up collaborations with many different mediums to offer a platform that has no defined boundary. With limitless creative potential and interdisciplinary nature, approaching animation from an educational point of view may sometimes prove a challenge. The continuing focus of this academic conference will be the pedagogic response to animation; how it is taught and understood across Higher Education, Schools, Community Workshops and within the Industry itself.
The conference is an opportunity to share and debate good practice across the education sector and open up conversations with industry to support knowledge transfer, shape a graduating student ready for industry, lifelong learning and how we shape it through a community from schools to studio.
Keynote Speaker : TBC
Guest Speaker ( confirmed ) - Mark Ashmore FRSA ( Future Artists )
We invite submission of :
Proposal for Presentations of 15mins
The conference would like to encourage those engaged with Practice based Research that informs their curriculum design or mentorship with animators - those that develop Artist Films, Prototypes, Jams & Hacks, Documentaries & Behind the Scenes Videos of Case Studies are welcome to submit their work.
Examples of supporting new technologies in production pipelines or creative work, ie 3d Printing, VR tools for Storytelling are also encouraged.
Presentations with films need be included within the 15mins
Proposal for Academic Poster
The conference would like to encourage projects and research presented as an Academic Poster. We recommend an A0 size poster for conference. As a poster presenter - be prepared to summarise your work (approx 5mins) during a poster session during the conference day. For advice on academic poster format - you can get information here - http://www.pg.salford.ac.uk/page/guidelines#poster
List of Topics
Suggestions ( but not limited to )
- Curriculum Design in Education courses or Training
- Animation taught as an interdisciplinary form in other subjects ( eg. computer games / illustration / graphic design )
- Inclusivity in Animation
- Answering skills gaps in animation industry
- Ethical approaches to Animation study and production
- Representation in Animation
- Preparing students for Industry
- Developing Networks for Animation Students
- Supporting healthy wellbeing as a practitioner
- Understanding production pipelines
- Technologies ( old and new | digital and analogue )
- Engaging students with fundamentals of animation
- Animation in Schools ( keystage 0 to 5 )
- Supporting Risk, Experimentation and Play
- Delivering Animation History & Context within a course
- Use of Archives in Teaching
- Community Workshops, Jams and Societies
- Continual Professional Development of Staff
- Internships / Industry Mentoring
- Engaging with Live Briefs / Competitions / Festivals
- Creating effective Showreels & Portfolios
Submission Guidelines
Interested individuals should send the application by email to:
symposium@manchesteranimationfestival.co.uk
Please include the following 2 separate files:
File 1 (Word or PDF):
- Name
- Affiliation (if any)
- Title
- Bio (no more than 250 words)
- Link to Personal Vimeo / Youtube or DropBox content ( if appropriate )
File 2 (Word or PDF):
- Abstract for presentation or poster presentation (no more than 250 words)
- Please do submit the abstract as a separate document without any personal information to enable blind review.
- Please include images in low resolution, web-ready formats (where appropriate)
Formatting
The Harvard Referencing system must be used.
All abstracts should be submitted in Microsoft Word document files (.doc) or PDF
Deadlines
- Abstract of 250 words : Deadline by Monday 13th September 2019 - 6pm – sent to symposium@manchesteranimationfestival.co.uk
- Notification of Acceptance: 17th September 2019
- Delivery of Presentation materials ( Slideshow / Video / Poster ) : 6th November 2019 - 1pm ( info for delivery to be provided if work accepted )
Venue
MediaCityUK, University of Salford, Salford, M50 2HE
Directions can be found here - http://www.salford.ac.uk/mediacityuk/location
Conference Costs
Presenter or Poster Presenter Delegate ticket - £20
Early Bird Conference Ticket - £50 ( till 21st October )
Conference Ticket - £80
Student Ticket ( student ID required ) - £30
Tickets will be available from the 20th September - via Eventbrite
About Manchester Animation Festival
Manchester Animation Festival is the UK’s largest Animation Festival dedicated celebration of the animated art form in its 5th Anniversary Year.
Hosted at HOME in Manchester, the festival brings one of the UK’s biggest animation hubs together and invites the international community to join us to delight in all things animated.
Animation is everywhere, from the smallest smart phone screen to the largest cinematic projection. Manchester Animation Festival unites artists, practitioners, students and enthusiasts and all those in between to savour the many and varied achievements of the animated form.
If you’re an animation insider or just want to see something unique, you don’t have to be an animation aficionado to join us for animated short competitions, feature films, retrospective screenings, workshops, networking events, panel discussions, masterclasses and screen talks from the industry’s finest between 10 and 14 November 2019.
www.manchesteranimationfestival.co.uk
Contact
All questions about submissions to the Educating Animators Conference should be emailed to
Annabeth Robinson | Course Leader BA(Hons) Animation
a.robinson19@salford.ac.uk