Edinboro Students Take Fourth Place in Global Animation Competition | New

EDINBORO – A team of animation students from the University of Edinburgh finished fourth in the National Competitive 24 Hour Animation Competition, hosted by world-renowned professional animation specialists.

Leah DeJohn, Abigail Frisch, Beau Henry, TK Kratz and Luke Shay, known as The Miraculous 12 – who created “The New Normal” from the official prompt, completed their submission in a record 12 hours. hours, which was number one. 1 in the United States. The team placed fourth overall out of 208 teams that competed in the 19th year of the competition.

The University of Edinboro sent six teams to the annual competition this year.

“They all did a great job, and we are very proud of them,” said Brad Pattullo, professor of art, animation and production at Edinboro. “We are blown away by the achievements of the winning team. These students are the best in their class and are very talented, motivated and hardworking. They have a bright future ahead of them. “

The 24 Hour Animation Competition, which was originally created to help animation students work collectively at precise speed, meet deadlines and make creative decisions under pressure, now has over 1,500 students from 71 schools and 11 countries.

“The Bidoofers”, a film by Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado in Brazil, took first place in the competition with 256 points. “InkPink” from Belas Artes University in Brazil finished second with 240 points. Seneca College in Toronto finished third with “Big Jug Juggalos”, while Capilano University in Vancouver completed the top five with “Prumboltar” and 233 points.

Teams of five animation students competed for 24 hours – October 15-16 – to design, animate and publish their 30-second video. Awards were presented to the top seven winning teams by a panel of industry professionals, including Alison Mann, Co-President of Fourth Wall Animation; Ira Owens, director of photography for Sucker Punch Productions; Alan Huynh, director / screenwriter for Netflix; Grace Babineau, Founder / Color Designer for Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network; Angela Abeyti, character / prop designer for Nickelodeon; Nathan Palm, Artist / Character Creator for DreamWorks; and Ryan Stapleton, writer for 20th Century Fox Animation.

Following their arrival, the Edinboro team won a prize worth $ 12,470, which includes $ 1,000 in cash ($ 200 to each student), five premium passes for CTN Animation Expo in California – one of the largest animation conventions in the United States, five masterclass seats with Disney animator John Pomeroy, one hour session with Walt Disney Animation Recruitment and Talent Development and prizes from Toon Boom, Sony Pictures, Animation Magazine and DreamWorks.

The annual competition is free to entrants and is funded by industry sponsorships. Previous sponsors included Bento Box, Toon Boom, Animation Magazine, Stuart NG Books, Netflix Animation, DreamWorks, Nickelodeon, Disney, Pixar, Sony Pictures Animation and others.

“While this competition sounds crazy, it’s a lesson in fast speed in animation production,” said Aubry Mintz, festival organizer and animation professor at Chapman University. “The best films are as good as finished student films that take over a year to produce. It is a chance to set personal goals and to work outside of a classroom structure.