Animator Paul Smith to reveal secrets of puppet animation in YerevanSeptember 10, 2010 - 16:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Animator Paul Smith will reveal the secrets of puppet animation during seminars to be held in Yerevan. “In my seminars, I’ll describe the technique of puppet animation, as well as Aardman studio methods in creation of animated films,” the animator told a news conference in Yerevan. “We’ll cover the use of special effects, talk about the importance of teamwork and methods of animation employed in a number of commercials we’ll watch together.” Wallace and Gromit plasticine puppets, the main characters in a series consisting of British animated short films by Aardman Animations were brought to Yerevan. Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. |