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'Illusions' by Nica Harrison
Mar 10

'Illusions' by Nica Harrison

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"The film is done entirely in screen-printing technique, which means that all the frames were drawn by hand, turned into colour separations and screen printed on A3 sheets of paper, then scanned back in to create an animated sequence. More than 400…

The Making of 'Illusions'
Mar 09

The Making of 'Illusions'

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In the run up to the official public release of 'Illusions', a grad film animation by Nica Harrison, have a look at how the project was created. 'Illusions' will première on Friday 10th March, alongside a shop on Nica's own website, where you will …

Première: Illusions by Nica Harrison
Mar 06

Première: Illusions by Nica Harrison

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This Friday 10th March Animator and Printmaker Nica Harrison will release her gorgeous Grad Film ‘Illusions’ to the public for the first time. The film will premiere on her website at the end of the week, alongside her shop where all you lucky art…

Interview with Luke Foster
Feb 25

Interview with Luke Foster

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So what is it about photography that interests you as a creative output? I have always enjoyed documenting social events since a young age. My mum used to make home videos all the time and I guess I got it from there. I tried drawing, painting,…

Welcome Back!
Feb 08

Welcome Back!

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Well hello there fellow Artists, Designers and Art lovers. As some of you may have noticed, Dock has taken a bit of a hiatus over the last few months. As usual, the Christmas and New Year period took over most of our lives and it’s taken a month or so to r…

Ouseburn Valley: Newcastle's Creative Hub
Nov 22

Ouseburn Valley: Newcastle's Creative Hub

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In the 18th century, Ouseburn was the home of the industrial revolution on Tyneside, noted for glass making, pottery, lead mining and lime works. Once crossed by Hadrian’s Wall, the area was a hive of industry from the 17th century until the 1930s. By the m…

Interview with Seren Metcalfe
Nov 14

Interview with Seren Metcalfe

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So, in the past you've said your work tends to develop as you yourself develop, and in that it becomes self-explorative. Are you currently working within that same context? I think I definitely am still working in the same context. At the moment…

Jess Bentley's Dock Doodle
Nov 08

Jess Bentley's Dock Doodle

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One of our artists sketching just for us.

Event: Animation at The Pitt - 4th Nov, Edinburgh
Oct 31

Event: Animation at The Pitt - 4th Nov, Edinburgh

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Abigail Lamb, a Final Year Animation student at Edinburgh College of Art, tells us about the event herself and her coursemates have organised to bring you an evening of food, film and fun. The evening includes animations created by past and…

Première: Étude by Robert Duncan
Oct 28

Première: Étude by Robert Duncan

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Étude is one of Robert Duncan's Graduate Films from the Edinburgh College of Art Animation Programme. The film acts as a conversation between composer Laren Polic and the animator himself. "By continually responding to each other’s au…