{"id":510,"date":"2021-10-29T09:13:53","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T09:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/dmid\/?p=510"},"modified":"2021-10-29T09:17:51","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T09:17:51","slug":"new-signs-for-animation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/dmid\/2021\/10\/29\/new-signs-for-animation\/","title":{"rendered":"New Signs for Animation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NEW SIGNS FOR ANIMATION - BSL\" width=\"676\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XJgsawVkZaE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">We are excited to share with you \u201cNew signs for animation\u201d\u00a0 a short animated film, created to raise awareness of the issue surrounding the availability of Animation\/Games terminology for sign language users &#8211; both locally and abroad. The team, led by lecturer Jon Mortimer, consisted of two recent ENU graduates and four deaf artists, and was supported with funding from ENU\u2019s Public engagement fund.\u00a0 It helps\u00a0 to highlight the struggle students from the deaf community encounter trying to pursue a career in the animation or games sectors, due to a gap in available language.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cNew signs for animation\u201d, has recently been nominated for awards and continues to be considered for film festivals around the world:<b><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">[Nominated] Industry Excellence Awards, Storyboarding (Manchester Animation Festival)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.manchesteranimationfestival.co.uk\/iea-2021-nominations-announced\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\">https:\/\/www.manchesteranimationfestival.co.uk\/iea-2021-nominations-announced\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">[Nominated] Creative Edinburgh Awards &#8211; Commercial award\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.creative-edinburgh.com\/awards\/2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\">https:\/\/www.creative-edinburgh.com\/awards\/2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Finalist in the British Short film Awards 2021 &#8211; (1) Best Animated short film &amp; (2) Best Scottish Short film\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebritishshortfilmawards.co.uk\/2021-awards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"3\">https:\/\/www.thebritishshortfilmawards.co.uk\/2021-awards<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_513\" style=\"width: 686px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-513\" class=\"wp-image-513 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/dmid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2021\/10\/NEW_SIGNS_1-1024x540.jpg\" alt=\"A worried looking student sits at a desk\" width=\"676\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/dmid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2021\/10\/NEW_SIGNS_1-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/dmid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2021\/10\/NEW_SIGNS_1-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/dmid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2021\/10\/NEW_SIGNS_1-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/dmid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2021\/10\/NEW_SIGNS_1-1536x810.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/dmid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2021\/10\/NEW_SIGNS_1-676x356.jpg 676w, https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/dmid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2021\/10\/NEW_SIGNS_1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-513\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Still from the animation.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are excited to share with you \u201cNew signs for animation\u201d\u00a0 a short animated film, created to raise awareness of the issue surrounding the availability of Animation\/Games terminology for sign language users &#8211; both locally and abroad. 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