Category: Projects (Page 1 of 5)

Featured Project: 3D animation – The Matrix by Jamie Gibb

8 October 2026 / fionastewart

This clip was created by Jamie for the 3D animation module. The task was to recreate an iconic scene from a film. Jamie’s choice of the slo-mo scene from The Matrix was a challenge to recreate, but he went back to original footage captured during the making of the film to see how the shot was put together and used this as inspiration for his version.

You can see more of Jamie’s work on his instagram – @jambon3d

Study from the original film to help with animating

Many thanks to Jamie for allowing us to share his work. The 3D Animation module is taken in year 3 by students of Digital Media and Interaction Design, Game Development and Animation for Games.

Featured project : The Emerald Hour by Ollie Reilly

8 October 2026 / fionastewart

Ollie created “The Emerald Hour” for the year 3 motion graphics module. The piece is a title sequence for a fictional Netflix series set in a luxury hotel in the 1920s. The art deco influence can clearly be seen in colour palette and visual design, which communicates the story using a clean graphic style and clever transitions. Some of Ollie’s pre-production work can be seen below.

Main Title Design

Storyboards and Style Frames show how the proposed clip will look

Many thanks to Ollie for allowing us to share his work. The Motion Graphics module is taken in year 3 by students of Digital Media and Interaction Design and Animation for Games.

Honours Project Exhibition Day – Congratulations Class of 2025!

29 May 2025 / fionastewart

Huge congratulations to our class of 2025, who presented their work at our exhibition day recently. Students of Digital Media and Interaction Design, Sound Design, Web Design and Development, UX Design and Animation for Games, demoed their projects to friends, family and industry experts, sharing all the fantastic work they have made this year. The showreel above features clips and posters from all the students that took part.

Look out for posts with more details of some of the projects soon and get in touch if you would like to be added to the invite list for next year!

Honours Project Exhibition Day – Wed 14th May 11 -12.30

30 April 2025 / fionastewart

Our year 4 students are putting the finishing touches to their Honours Projects ready to share them at the exhibition on the 14th May. Please drop in to Merchiston Campus between 11 and 12.30 to meet the students and see a huge range of projects. We’ll also be sharing their work here over the next few weeks.

Featured Honours Project: Mindscape VR by Anna LLompart Reus

10 June 2024 / fionastewart

For her honours project Anna Llompart Reus developed “Mindscape”, a Virtual Reality game developed with Unreal Engine 5, featuring six different levels. Mindscape aims to boost mental wellbeing among university students by intertwining Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Mindfulness in an immersive narrative. The project explores VR’s effectiveness compared to non-VR interventions, highlighting VR’s potential for enhanced immersion and interaction in mental health support.

Anna concluded that although further research is required to fully comprehend the impact of VR for wellbeing, her project indicated a promising avenue for digital mental health interventions.

The images below show some of the detail of the project and you can see more of Anna’s work here – ArtStation – Anna Llompart

Anna’s poster describes the process she followed during the project.

The Main hub that allows users to choose their path through the game

Soft lighting helps to create a calm atmosphere

Again, lighting was key to creating the calming atmosphere

Interiors contain lots of areas for users to explore

This post is part of a series celebrating the work the year 4 students have created for their honours projects. Thanks to Anna for allowing us to feature this work.

Featured Project: The Tourist by Manuel Herrera Reyes

10 June 2024 / fionastewart

“The Tourist” is a short animation created by Manuel Herrera Reyes, based on the idea that even Monsters like to post reviews about their travels. Manuel’s love of quirky characters and fairytales is clear throughout the film, which also features some other surprise characters, that even the Monster decides are not worth eating!

Map showing the environment where the story takes place.

“The Tourist” Main character design

Additional Character Designs

This work was created for the 2D animation module run by Fiona Stewart and Andrew McKelvey. Thanks to Manuel for allowing us to feature his work.

Featured Project: Kakapookie by Kateryna Fatnieva

10 June 2024 / fionastewart

Kakapookie is a short animation created by Kateryna Fatnieva for the 2D Animation module. The story features Kakapookie, who is based on the rare Kakapo, a ground dwelling parrot. In Kateryna’s story the bird turns out not to be quite as cute and cuddly as it looks! The illustrations were created using Illustrator before being animated in After Effects.

Character designs created in Adobe Illustrator

You can follow Kateryna on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/kateryna-fatnieva-6974621b5/

This work was created for the 2D animation module run by Fiona Stewart and Andrew McKelvey. Thanks to Kateryna for allowing us to feature her work.

Featured Project: Goodnight Sara by Rebecca Allen

10 June 2024 / fionastewart

Goodnight Sara is a short animation made by Rebecca Allen for her year 2 2D animation project. In the film Sara discovers that being tired and stressed can lead to unexpected consequences.

Initial Character design for Sara

Design for Sara’s bedroom

Rebecca created her characters and backgrounds in Procreate to give a hand-drawn feel before rigging and animating in After Effects.

You can see more of Rebecca’s work here – https://rebeccaallen0429.wixsite.com/rebecca-allen-media or on instagram @rebeccaallen.media

This work was created for the 2D animation module run by Fiona Stewart and Andrew McKelvey. Thanks to Rebecca for allowing us to feature her work.

Featured Honours Project: Suleyman the Magnificent by Johnny Viola

12 June 2023 / fionastewart

For his honours project, Johnny Viola investigated the use of motion graphics to increase engagement with history. The visuals used updated versions of colours and styles found in paintings of the period, giving the animation a rich texture that adds to the storytelling. Johnny also won a prize for this poster showcasing the work at the Honours poster day.

Visual Development – from sketch to final images

Poster explaining the background to the project

The poster explains the process Johnny followed to create the final motion graphic.

You can see more of Johnny’s work here –johnnyviola.com

This post is part of a series celebrating the work the year 4 students have created for their honours projects. Thanks to Johnny for allowing us to feature this work.

Featured Honours Project: Sensory Soundscapes by Ellen Scott

12 June 2023 / fionastewart

Sensory Soundscapes was created by Ellen Scott for her honours project and focussed on visualisation techniques within virtual reality (VR) experiences. The project offers a unique, interactive and fully multisensory experience that transports participants through three musical environments. Each environment explores a different musical genre and music visualisation technique that users experience in VR via the Oculus Quest 2 headset. The clip above shows a walkthrough of the project, while the images below show some of the interiors created in Unreal Engine.

Different environments were created to represent the different soundscapes

3 different bar interiors were created – this one shows the Jazz bar

The Tiki bar

Ellen’s poster explains the process followed to create the project.

You can see more of Ellen’s work here –https://ellenlarsonscott.wixsite.com/portfolio

This post is part of a series celebrating the work the year 4 students have created for their honours projects. Thanks to Ellen for allowing us to feature this work.

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