Project Summary

The 24-hour Animation Contest is an annual worldwide event that first began in 2002 as a classroom challenge in Aubry Mintz’ CALArts courses. The contest is sponsored by huge names like Walt Disney Animation Studios, DreamWorks, Nickelodeon, Wacom and many more.

At the event, students gathered in groups of 5 to produce a short animated film within 24 hours, with absolutely no tolerance for late submissions. TThe theme of this year’s event was revealed as the timer started: love letter to animation, and why it’s not just for kids.

This is the first year UVU has taken part in this event. Participating in this competition gave these students huge advantages and it also lends great exposure for the animation program here at UVU. While the UVU teams didn’t get any prizes, they still managed to place in the top 100 out of over 400 teams. From UVU,  3 sophomores and 12 juniors participated in this competition. The unique structure helped students experience the entire animation process in a short amount of time, giving them the ability to analyze what is and isn’t productive within the pipeline, and also get a better understanding of how their future jobs might look.

Keyframes and Kompany

 

The Hallotweeners

 

The Node Warriors