Production Techniques

GAIN EXPERIENCE IN THE CREATIVE INDUSTRY WITH A LEARNING PLACEMENT: MY TIME AT DISTANT FUTURE ANIMASTION STUDIO

by Michèle Jones|09 May 202209 May 2022|Animation, General Interest, Production Techniques, Productivity

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...

3D animation of the Distant Future Rocket on a launchpad trying to blast off

Be Like Elon, Embrace Reusability…

by Michèle Jones|13 September 202108 October 2021|Animation, Production Techniques, Video Marketing

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...

Computer screenshot of the Distant Future Rocket launch reuseable content project using Blender software.

A Blender in the Mix – Our Team Has Grown

by Michèle Jones|21 June 202121 June 2021|General Interest, Graduates, Production Techniques

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...

Animation Feedback Made Easier

by Michèle Jones|22 July 202019 May 2021|Animation, Production Techniques, Productivity

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...

Quick Tips For Motion Tracking

by Bill Beaumont|18 February 201621 May 2021|Production Techniques

Motion tracking can also be referred to as moving or camera solving, and it 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...