Distant Future

We Are In The Digital Enterprise Top 100

by Distant Future|14 July 201914 August 2019|Industry Recognition

Digital Enterprise Top 100 Special Report The Digital Enterprise Top 100 is a special report that lists significant businesses in the Leeds City Region. So it is with great delight that we announce that Distant Future Animation Studio has made the list....

Distant Future wins Media Business of theYear

Media Business of the Year Win

by Distant Future|01 July 201914 August 2019|Awards

Distant Future scoops same award second year running We're Media Business of the Year again! The award was won at this month's Keighley & Airedale Business Awards. And it is the second consecutive year we've won in this category. The awards...

AR and VR in the future of storytelling

by Distant Future|11 March 201914 August 2019|VR

Is AR and VR the future of storytelling? We've been capturing imaginations for years - since stories were told around campfires. Soon, technology will allow audiences of the future to experience the world in a new and immersive way. ...

Keighley Film Festival 2018

by Distant Future|19 October 201815 August 2019|Awards

The setting for the Keighley Film Festival 2018 Keighley Film Festival 2018 takes place in a town with a deep heritage of creativity. It is obviously famous for the Brontë sisters. And it might have been the filming location of...

Keighley & Airedale Business Awards 2018

Business Award for Distant Future

by Distant Future|02 July 201815 August 2019|Awards

Business Award for Distant Future Last month's Business Award win meant Distant Future is the Keighley & Airedale Business Awards 2018 'Media Business of the Year'. This award was particularly pleasing because Director, Bill Beaumont, campaigned for the category the year before....

Last-minute project with Manto Films

by Distant Future|19 June 201815 August 2019|Production Companies

Last-minute project with Manto Films Recent last-minute project with Manto Films was the first co-production with this fantastic production company. We really enjoyed the project because it was a genuine challenge. Deliver animation in less than 48 hours? No problem!...

Tools of the trade

by Distant Future|28 June 201723 May 2019|General Interest

Screen time and how it affects your eyes. Working in computer animation, it's hard to know exactly how many hours we spend in front of the screens on our desks. But with the occasional evening or weekend shift, we can...

Finding your way into the animation industry

by Distant Future|05 December 201616 August 2019|Graduates

Choosing the right way in. We got an email today from somebody asking if university was the only route into the animation industry. We get letters like these every now and then, and reply whenever we can, and usually with...

5 quick tips for motion tracking success

by Distant Future|18 February 201623 May 2019|Production Techniques

What is Motion Tracking? Sometimes called match moving or camera solving, motion tracking has been used as a visual effects tool for over 30 years now. It was first used in 1985 for a series of adverts for National Geographic,...

All about the audio

by Distant Future|27 October 201523 May 2019|Audio

Why are effects so important? When it comes to effects work, the job has only been done right if the viewer doesn't notice you've done anything at all. And that certainly includes the often overlooked world of sound design. Everything...

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