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Today I ran a “Digital Awareness Workshop” for staff of Redcar and Cleveland Libraries at Loftus Library. When I arrived I realised it would be a tall order as it was a beautifully sunny day (click on image right to enlage – this is Loftus Town Hall which stands opposite Loftus Library) Yes; it was a beautifully sunny day and several library staff had arrived for this workshop on their day off! Anway, I need not have worried, they were very attentive, interested and full of ideas. I think we can expect to see some interesting things coming from this workshop. Tomorrow there are two more at Digital Awareness Workshops. Dormanstown Library and South Bank Library.

Below you can see two great new animations. The first is “Diversity Dave” made by participants of Redcar and Cleveland Mind at Skelton Civic Hall and the second is “Mr and Mrs Careless” made the Prince’s Trust Recdar Team 8 at Redcar Fire Station. You can see all Prince’s Trust 8 postings here and Readcar & Cleveland Mind @Sklelton here. Both groups have a launch planned for their animations which will be reported on in this blog.

Diversity Dave by Redcar & Cleveland Mind @ Skelton

Mr & Mrs Careless by The Prince’s Trust Redcar 8

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Another highly successful open day at Destinations, Saltburn. Lots of visitors came and looked around with many signing up to UCPD courses. With the proximity of Easter many chicks and bunnies were in evidence. Click here for more pics We’re sorry for giving the window shopping gentleman a scare in Saltburn that day but we can only imagine the conversation when, having caught up with his wife he tried to blame his tardiness on a brush with a big white rabbit.

Many visitors had a go at stop frame animation using their own bodies as the object of animation. You can see the resulting movie below.

Click on image to enlarge. Animators at Freebrough Engineering College are hard at work on week two of a series of animation workshops with the University of Teesside’s Community Media Coordinator. Click here to see more images from the session.

[click on image to enlarge] Today was the final session of the Redcar and Cleveland Mind @ Skelton Civic Centre animation workshops. Several voice characterisation stars were discovered and the film is sure to be a hit when it premiere