Michèle Jones

Concept Art sketches
GAIN EXPERIENCE IN THE CREATIVE INDUSTRY WITH A LEARNING PLACEMENT: MY TIME AT DISTANT FUTURE ANIMASTION STUDIO
Scarlett has recently completed a voluntary learning placement with us here at Distant Future. Here is what she had to say about the process of finding a placement and developing her creative skills at the studio… For many of us...
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3D animation of the Distant Future Rocket on a launchpad trying to blast off
Be Like Elon, Embrace Reusability…
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Have you seen the Distant Future animations we have been posting on social media over the last 2 weeks? If you have then you have been seeing examples of an exciting new service Distant Future now offers you – Reusable...
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Be creative with a lightbulb doodle being written on some pale green paper
When It All Goes Quiet – Creativity Makes a Comeback
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A long time ago (September 2013) in a studio far, far away (Shipley, West Yorkshire), we decided to take a break from the usual day-to-day client work and set our first ever, Creative Challenge. One person opened their head and...
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Computer screenshot of the Distant Future Rocket launch reuseable content project using Blender software.
A Blender in the Mix – Our Team Has Grown
Our team has grown!  We’re really excited that Tom Roddis has joined the Distant Future Animation Studio team as our Blender Artist. Tom has joined us directly from graduating in a Visual Communications degree which he studied at Leeds Arts...
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Group of people voicing their feedback
Animation Feedback Made Easier
At Distant Future we constantly look for new tools and tricks to improve our work, increase efficiency and make our process better for everyone we work with.  A couple of years back we started to use Vimeo’s Review Tools feature...
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Save Time and Money Using Animation
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Over the past few years, video has taken over the marketing world with many marketers considering it to be the most effective type of content on websites and social media.  Studies have found that using video increases engagement, is more...
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Covid-19 Stamp
Help for freelancers and self-employed in the creative industries
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With so much information coming from the news media and being spread across social media about the effect the Covid-19 pandemic is having on everyone’s livelihood, we know it is a very worrying time for the self-employed and freelancers in...
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Female eorker looking very happy and unstressed at her work desk
Working a Four-Day Week
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Companies around the world have been trying out four day working weeks and say it’s made their staff happier, healthier and more productive.  The whole idea has been getting a lot of coverage recently and whole countries (namely Finland and...
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