Retchy (aka Graeme Hawkins) is an animator, vj and sound designer based in Dundee, Scotland. He graduated from Norwich University College of the Arts with an MA in animation and sound design in 2008, went on to work on Sylvain Chomet’s The Illusionist and is now attempting to go freelance with his idiosyncratic, experimental approach to animation. His work varies from projection mapping, to music videos, to abstract experimental short films, to vj-ing and live puppetry performances, to creative and effective sound design.

He is currently working on a bespoke vj performance for singer/songwriter Esperi, while at the same time trying to refine the 3D Zoetrope technique he’s been developing into a short piece of ‘visual music’. He’s always on the lookout for interesting projects, collaborations and comissions, so check out http://www.retchy.com and drop him a line…

Retchy Showreel ‘09 from Retchy on Vimeo.

Courtney Pure is currently a traditional animation student at the School of Visual Arts, New York. Most of her works are hand drawn animations mixed with motion graphics. Her films have evolved from short 30 second pieces like “Pee Real Bad’ and “Seeds” to longer more developed pieces like the street art inspired film “Street Dimensions” below.

In addition to school, Courtney is doing freelance jobs in graphic design and illustration but hopes to find and prepare for animation jobs in the near future. Courtney’s next work is entitled “The Train Thief” which is inspired by a true story of an interesting train ride home. To view more updates on future projects and other works check out www.cpureimages.blogspot.com

Street Dimensions from Courtney Pure on Vimeo.

Josh is a multimedia artist from Melbourne, Australia. Quirk, cuteness and colour are three words he feels describe his work the best, which range from pen and ink drawings to digital animation. He says “It’s been a real kick so far to be able to do absolutely everything in my animation pieces, from the script to the backgrounds through to even the music, recording and mixing.”

Josh’s inspirations take many forms; pop art, nature, old video games and music are his usual suspects. For example his most recent animation started with the idea that he wanted a rather slapstick chase scene, the music for which would you believe actually came to him in a dream. He goes on to say “When I awoke in the middle of the night, I quickly whistled the melody into my mobile phone recorder so that the next day I could remember it and play it properly on guitar.”

A very talented creative, check out more of his work www.joshlegood.com

Showreel ‘10 from Josh Le Good on Vimeo.

Culinian Chronicles: Joys of the Simple from Josh Le Good on Vimeo.

Stella graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2006 from the Tasmanian School of Art in Australia and her short films and animations have screened internationally and on national Triple J TV (Australia). Since moving to the UK in March ‘09 Stella has worked as a marshal on Ricky Gervais’ film Cemetery Junction, a promotional artist for Jacques Fath Paris at London Fashion Week and made a music/fashion video for Milan Fashion Week. Her illustrations have been published by HarperCollins, Mercier Press and Black Dog Publishing and she’s currently working on music videos, most recently for US band Hey Marseilles. Check out more of her work here: http://vimeo.com/user2694874

The Beast from Stella Macdonald on Vimeo.

Hey Marseilles – From A Terrace from Stella Macdonald on Vimeo.